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Cloud-Computing Providers See Generative AI as Business Driver
Cloud-Computing Providers See Generative AI as Business Driver
March 27, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The three largest cloud-computing providers reportedly see generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a business driver. Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google have been putting the technology...

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Google Invites Public to Test Its Bard AI Tool
Google Invites Public to Test Its Bard AI Tool
March 21, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Google is inviting users to try out Bard, its entry into the generative AI race. Writing on the Google blog, company officials said access to the artificial...

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Bank Stocks Dive but CE 100 Index Ekes Out 0.8% Gain
Bank Stocks Dive but CE 100 Index Ekes Out 0.8% Gain
March 20, 2023  |  Connected Economy

No surprise – this past week was all about the banking sector. Investors fled banks, worried about how bad the contagion would get in the...

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Big Tech Firms Publish Monthly Active Users Data for EU
Big Tech Firms Publish Monthly Active Users Data for EU
February 17, 2023  |  Regulation

Big tech companies have released monthly active users (MAU) numbers to comply with a regulation. Reuters reported Friday (Feb. 17) that the firms released the numbers because...

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It’s Google’s Bard vs Microsoft and ChatGPT for the Future of AI
It’s Google’s Bard vs Microsoft and ChatGPT for the Future of AI
February 07, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Battle lines are being drawn in the new artificial intelligence-powered search struggle between Microsoft and Google, and how that spills over into commerce will make...

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Meta Platforms, C3 AI Lead CE 100 Index Up 4.4%
Meta Platforms, C3 AI Lead CE 100 Index Up 4.4%
February 06, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Earnings season is here. So is AI mania. To that end, the CE 100 Stock Index was up 4.4% through the past week, buoyed by...

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Google’s New Focus on AI Includes $300M Anthropic Investment
Google’s New Focus on AI Includes $300M Anthropic Investment
February 05, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Google is investing around $300 million in artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic. The tech giant announced a partnership with Anthropic in a news release Friday...

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Alphabet Sees Google as ‘Core Part’ of Everyday Commerce
Alphabet Sees Google as ‘Core Part’ of Everyday Commerce
February 02, 2023  |  Google

Digital advertising headwinds have hit Alphabet — but the firm sees potential in cementing Google’s place in everyday commerce. Advertising revenue for the fourth quarter...

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Google Parent Alphabet Cutting 12K Jobs in ‘Different Economic Reality’
Google Parent Alphabet Cutting 12K Jobs in ‘Different Economic Reality’
January 20, 2023  |  Big Tech

Google parent Alphabet is cutting 12,000 jobs as it adjusts to the current macroeconomic environment. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in a Friday...

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