Google, Microsoft Bet Big On GAI In Q1

mediapost.com Alphabet and Microsoft reported earnings on Thursday. Both had a better-than-expected Q1 2024. Alphabet reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Google CEO…

Microsoft cloud growth accelerates on back of AI push

cnbc.com Microsoft shares rose as much as 5% in extended trading on Thursday after the software maker issued fiscal third-quarter results that outdid Wall Street's expectations.…

DeepMind Patent Adds to Robotic AI Ambitions

thedailyupside.com DeepMind wants to make sure its AI models know the world around them. Google’s AI division filed a patent application for a way to generate a “model of a target environment”…

UK competition watchdog steps up scrutiny of big tech’s role in AI startups

theguardian.com The UK competition watchdog has stepped up its scrutiny of big tech involvement in artificial intelligence startups, asking for comment on three deals by Microsoft and…

Sundar Pichai admits the generative AI boom took Google by surprise

aol.com None Google's CEO Sundar Pichai says the sudden public interest in AI surprised the company. • None During an event at Stanford University, Pichai said he had a "different…

It looks like Microsoft's ex-Bing boss just threw shade at Mustafa Suleyman

aol.com None Parakhin wrote it's "hard to disagree" when an X user said "we need you." • None The comment was in response to a post quoting Suleyman's recent TED Talk that was…

AI Assistant Users Could Develop An ‘Emotional Attachment’ to Them, Google Warns

decrypt.co Virtual personal assistants powered by artificial intelligence are becoming ubiquitous across technology platforms, with every major tech firm adding AI to their services…

Opening Bell: 3.20.24

dealbreaker.com Is Microsoft Building an Unassailable Lead in A.I.? [DealBook]Microsoft hired a former Google executive to run its consumer A.I unit. Mustafa Suleyman co-founded DeepMind, a…

3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Are Screaming Buys in April

finance.yahoo.com Artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated the tech world over the last year, skyrocketing countless stocks. However, AI is by no means a new concept. So you might be…

If You Invested $10,000 in Alphabet 10 Years Ago, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

finance.yahoo.com There's no denying Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) potent position in tech. The company's $1.9 trillion market cap makes it the fourth most-valuable company in the…

Google consolidates AI-focused DeepMind, Research teams

aol.com Google announced on Thursday that it will consolidate a pair of its internal teams that are focused on building models. CEO Sundar Pichai wrote a blog post on the company's…

Google squashes AI teams together in push for fresh models

theregister.com Google is consolidating the various teams working on generative AI under the DeepMind team in a bid to accelerate development of more capable systems. The decision, handed…

Trump's hush-money trial is set to heat up

businessinsider.com Chelsea Jia Feng/BI/Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter…

Google maps ethical challenges of AI agents

axios.com Giving more autonomy to AI-powered assistants offers tantalizing benefits — along with fresh ethical dilemmas we're only beginning to explore, Google DeepMind researchers…

Google goes all in with AI as it merges research teams

siliconrepublic.com Google is combining its research teams and its various product teams, to speed up its AI research and bring more AI-powered features to its users. Google is making some…

Google Consolidates AI-Building Teams Across Research and DeepMind

pymnts.com Google is consolidating the teams that focus on building artificial intelligence (AI) models across Google Research and Google DeepMind. All this work will now be done…

Google streamlines structure to speed up AI efforts

ft.com Teams tackling artificial intelligence models unified under leadership of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis

Google just made a huge company shakeup. Here's who's gaining power

aol.com None Google is merging more parts of the company in an effort to move faster in AI. • None Google's DeepMind chief has gained more power, while the head of Pixel will also…

Microsoft aims to triple datacenter capacity to fuel AI boom

theregister.com Microsoft is looking to significantly expand datacenter space to service expected AI demand, tripling the rate at which it adds capacity early in its next financial year.…

Google unveils internal reorganizations, including an AI-focused Platforms and Devices group overseeing Pixel, Android, Chrome, and more, led by Rick Osterloh

theverge.com AI is taking over at Google, and the company is changing in big ways to try to make it happen even faster. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced substantial internal…

Microsoft has become an academy for AI talent that other companies are now poaching

aol.com While few CEOs like to brag that they’re “shameless about stealing great ideas,” as Apple cofounder Steve Jobs once said, they’re less reticent when it comes to poaching…

Satya Nadella just tried to show everyone who's boss in AI, again

aol.com None Satya Nadella is hoping to prove he's the shrewdest dealmaker in AI. • None Microsoft just put $1.5 billion in UAE firm G42 while getting it to divest its China ties. •…

AI optimists crowd out doubters on the TED stage

axios.com Some of the biggest names in tech took to the TED stage this week to reiterate the boundless possibilities of AI, with only brief nods to its risks and few new ideas for…

Psst, hey. It's the NSA. You want some AI security advice?

theregister.com The NSA has released guidance to help organizations protect their AI systems and better defend the defense industry. The Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), titled,…

Trying to win the AI war is going to be expensive. Really, really expensive

aol.com None The AI war is going to be really, really, really expensive. • None His prediction signals just how much money tech giants will have to spend to make AI smarter. Winning…

Google will pump more than $100B into AI, says DeepMind boss

theregister.com Google will eventually invest $100 billion in AI, according to DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. The chief of DeepMind, which Google acquired in 2014, made his prediction on…

Microsoft invests $1.5B in UAE AI outfit G42

theregister.com The splurge is intended to deliver AI solutions using Azure across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. According to Microsoft, the agreement is backed by assurances…

DeepMind Head: Google AI Spending Could Exceed $100 Billion

pymnts.com Google’s top AI executive says the company’s spending on the technology will surpass $100 billion. While speaking Monday (April 15) at a TED Conference in Vancouver,…

What's up with AI lately? Let's start with soaring costs, public anger, regulations

theregister.com The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has issued its seventh annual AI Index Report, which reports a thriving industry facing growing…

Riding the AI Wave: Why Microsoft Stock Remains a Worthy Portfolio Play

investorplace.com There’s no denying it. Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) investments in generative artificial intelligence technology turned out to be brilliant, forward-looking moves. Whether you…

What is artificial intelligence (AI)?

livescience.com Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to any technology exhibiting some facets of human intelligence, and it has been a prominent field in computer science for decades. AI…

Google DeepMind wants to make AI a part of soccer

aol.com None TacticAI suggests strategies for corner kicks, based on an analysis of over 7,000 set pieces. • None DeepMind developed the tool with Liverpool FC, known for its…

Fetch, SingularityNET, and Ocean To Merge Assets and Forge Shared ‘Tokenomic Network’

thedefiant.io The three projects hope to accelerate decentralized AI development. Three top web3 projects targeting the burgeoning artificial intelligence sector are joining forces. On…

U.K.'s antitrust watchdog sounds the alarm over Big Tech AI grip as it uncovers an 'interconnected web'

fortune.com Britain’s antitrust watchdog warned that investments in artificial intelligence by the likes of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Apple Inc., and Microsoft Corp. warrant deeper…

Study takes issue with DeepMind AI’s material discovery claims

siliconrepublic.com The study claims there is ‘scant evidence’ the DeepMind AI found compounds that ‘fulfill the trifecta of novelty, credibility, and utility’, but DeepMind stands by its…