Microsoft expands its AI empire abroad
"Microsoft calls on external partners, whereas Google relies more on its in-house teams," said Goldman.
"Microsoft calls on external partners, whereas Google relies more on its in-house teams," said Goldman.
While the rollout of Gemini helped boost Alphabet's share price, it came under fire after inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions. Google then paused its image generation capabilities.
Google Cloud introduces upgrades to AI offerings, emphasizing safety and control for businesses. CEO showcases Gemini model's capabilities in creating ads, fighting cyber threats. Enhancements target accuracy and business adoption, aiming to compete with Amazon and Microsoft.
Cisco, Accenture, Eightfold, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, Microsoft, SAP lead the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium to analyze AI's impact on 56 key ICT job roles, recommending inclusive training programs to equip a large workforce with AI skills.
Google introduces Vids, an AI video tool in Workspace suite for quick collaboration. Vids offers AI-generated storyboards, real-time collaboration, and professional video creation features. It will be available to Gemini for Workspace subscribers.
Google plans to offer the Arm-based central processing unit (CPU) called Axion via Google Cloud. The company said it has superior performance to x86 chips, and general-purpose Arm chips in the cloud.
What is AGI? Not to be confused with the similar-sounding generative AI - which describes the AI systems behind the crop of tools that "generate" new documents, images and sounds - artificial general intelligence is a more nebulous idea.
According to a report in the Financial Times, Google is looking at a variety of options, including incorporating AI-powered search features to its premium subscription services, which already provide access to its new Gemini AI assistant in Gmail and Docs
DeepMind CEO cautions against AI investment hype, comparing it to crypto fervor. Major tech companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft exercise caution in promoting AI due to limitations. SEC warns against false AI claims by investment advisers.
The upcoming iOS 18 update is being called the iPhone’s biggest makeover ever, and AI could be at the heart of it all. Don’t be surprised, though, if Apple still doesn’t utter the two magic words as frequently as Google, Microsoft and Meta do.
Apple is reportedly in discussions to integrate Google's Gemini artificial intelligence system into the iPhone, as per sources familiar with the matter. Talks are underway for Apple to potentially license Gemini from Google to enhance upcoming iPhone features this year. The negotiations, kept private, signify a significant move that could reshape the AI sector.