Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has sought to reassure investors and the wider technology industry about the company’s position in the rapidly intensifying artificial intelligence race, pointing to strong second-quarter performance and continued momentum across key parts of the business. Pichai described the current period as an “exciting moment” for Google as the company...
Tesla is facing increasing pressure on its core automobile business as Chief Executive Elon Musk pushes the company toward a future built around artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, robotaxis and humanoid robots. The shift comes at a critical moment for the electric vehicle maker, with its latest quarterly performance highlighting growing concerns over profitability, rising investment...
Microsoft has announced a landmark multi-billion-dollar investment in French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI, marking one of the most significant technology partnerships in Europe’s rapidly expanding AI sector. The agreement is expected to strengthen Europe’s position in the global artificial intelligence race while providing Mistral AI with the financial resources, computing infrastructure, and strategic support...
A US federal judge has granted final approval to a landmark $1.5 billion settlement resolving a class-action copyright lawsuit brought by authors against artificial intelligence company Anthropic, bringing one of the most closely watched legal battles over the use of copyrighted books in AI development to a major conclusion. The settlement, approved in federal court...
Indian-origin British lawmaker Kanishka Narayan has retained his position as the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, emerging as a key figure in the country’s efforts to shape policy around one of the fastest-changing areas of technology. Narayan’s continuation in the AI portfolio comes as the new British government begins assembling its ministerial...
Meta is reportedly in advanced discussions with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic over a potential compute lease agreement valued at nearly $10 billion, a move that could significantly strengthen the company’s AI capabilities amid intensifying global competition in generative artificial intelligence. If finalized, the agreement would rank among the largest AI infrastructure deals in the technology...
Users of Anthropic’s AI platform experienced unexpected disruptions after reports emerged that the company’s Claude Fable service displayed a “usage credits are required” error, preventing access for several customers. The issue quickly drew attention across online communities, with affected users expressing confusion over why the service appeared to be unavailable despite having active access or...
The European Union has intensified its efforts to regulate the dominance of major technology companies by requiring Google to make certain search-related data more accessible to competing artificial intelligence-powered search services. The move represents one of the most significant enforcement actions under the bloc’s new digital competition framework and reflects growing concerns over the influence...
China has taken another significant step in the global artificial intelligence race with the launch of Kimi K3, a new large language model (LLM) featuring an unprecedented 2.8 trillion parameters. The model represents one of the largest openly available AI systems developed to date and highlights the country’s growing ambition to compete with leading AI...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is facing fresh legal scrutiny after a group of former employees filed a lawsuit alleging that the company’s artificial intelligence-assisted layoff process disproportionately affected workers who were on maternity leave or medical leave. The case has intensified concerns about the growing use of artificial intelligence in...