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Google to pay $700 mln to US consumers, states in Play store settlement
Google will pay $700 million and revamp its Play app store to allow for greater competition as part of an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers.
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Alphabet soars as Wall Street cheers arrival of AI model Gemini
Alphabet shares ended 5.3% higher on Thursday as Wall Street cheered the launch of Gemini.
$1 trillion valuation club
ChatGPT one year on: From viral AI bot to OpenAI’s boardroom battle
We asked ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral chatbot, how it felt on its first birthday.
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Google DeepMind AI reveals potential for thousands of new materials
4:05 PM UTC – November 29, 2023 LONDON (Reuters) – Google DeepMind has used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the structure of…
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Amazon’s AWS appeals to corporate customers with new chatbot, AI safety measures
Amazon is trying to lure big corporate customers to it AWS cloud computing service with a new chatbot for businesses.
Alphabet
EU lawmakers back rules forcing Big Tech to tackle child pornography
EU lawmakers agreed to draft rules requiring Google, Meta and other online services to identify and remove online child pornography.
$86 billion valuation
Microsoft emerges as big winner from OpenAI turmoil with Altman on board
Microsoft emerged on Monday as the big winner of the upheaval at OpenAI, hiring ousted CEO Sam Altman and other key staff of the startup.
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Spotify to use Google’s AI to tailor podcasts, audiobooks recommendations
Spotify expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to use large language models to help identify a user’s listening patterns across podcasts and audiobooks.
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Microsoft, Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status
Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services.
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Meta and Snap must detail child protection measures by Dec. 1, EU says
Meta and Snaphave been given a deadline to give more information on how they protect children from illegal and harmful content.