Google has been the fastest to monetize its AI platforms, signing deals with large enterprises such as Samsung and India’s homegrown oil-to-telecom major Reliance Industries Ltd, among others—its market growth is a clear reflection of these deals. Source link
The target startups must be a part of Accel’s Atoms accelerator programme – an early-stage support initiative for Indian and Indian-origin founders. Accel started the Atoms programme back in 2021 and has so far invested in nine AI companies through the accelerator. These are: Anko, BPR Hub, dubdub.ai, FinSynth, HighRev.ai, Ripik.ai, Rocket (formerly known as … Read more
\Google’s massive $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz gained significant momentum after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in January, with executives from both companies accelerating negotiations amid expectations of a more favorable regulatory environment under the new administration. According to Reuters reporting, Google not only sweetened its original $23 billion offer from July to $32 … Read more
Google has announced a slew of new features in India, including Lens in Maps. Google said that the features aim to build a richer and more comprehensive map localised for the needs of Indian users. Here are the new features: Eco-friendly commute using Maps Google has also revealed that a new fuel-efficient routing feature coming … Read more
It’s become clear, just over a week in, that Microsoft’s new ChatGPT-powered Bing has some problems. Users have had creepy, unsettling exchanges with Bing, resulting in Microsoft limiting some features. Win or lose, though, Microsoft Bing has successfully pushed Google towards much-needed innovation. Despite the hype, the launch of Microsoft’s grand entrance into the world … Read more
Google CEO, Sundar Pichai has asked employees to spend 2 to 4 hours on improving Bard, Google’s recently-released AI chatbot, reported Business Insider (BI) citing a leaked company-wide email. Bard is the company’s AI chatbot that Google intends to integrate into search. The email indicates urgency in Google’s approach in order to win the next … Read more
The revamping of Microsoft’s second-place search engine could give the software giant a head start against other tech companies in capitalizing on the worldwide excitement surrounding ChatGPT, a tool that’s awakened millions of people to the possibilities of the latest AI technology. Along with adding it to Bing, Microsoft is also integrating the chatbot technology … Read more
Dehumanizing. Gut-wrenching. Slap in the face. Betrayed. Tech workers are using all sorts of emotional phrases to describe the layoff wave that has gripped the industry and become the talk of the business world. “I’m shocked and hurt and still processing,” Katie Olaskiewicz, a former human-truths strategist at Google, wrote on LinkedIn last week shortly … Read more
The Pentagon announced that up to $9 billion worth of cloud-computing contracts were awarded to Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft. In a statement, the U.S. Department of Defense said, “The purpose of this contract is to provide the Department of Defense with enterprise-wide, globally available cloud services across all security domains and classification levels, from … Read more