Bing’s bot has poor boundaries: Users reported inaccuracies and unhinged rants by Microsoft’s AI-search engine. Rushing product releases instead of properly testing before deployment could hurt AI safety and investment.
Tech layoffs hit Twilio, LinkedIn, Ford, and Yahoo: We could be facing a secondary wave of cost-cutting in the tech field. The good news is opportunities are open in other industries.
Big cloud courts Southeast Asian enterprises: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are facing stiff competition in the region as China’s big cloud offers deep discounts. More lackluster earnings could be ahead.
Neeva’s AI search with sources: AI is heating up the search market and opening the playing field for smaller contenders. Results quality will trump speed to market.
Google has more than just Microsoft to worry about: As consumers give other search interfaces a try, that could ding Google’s search empire.
Streaming media apps might have to pay up: European regulators could require data-heavy businesses to pay for network expansion and maintenance. This cost will inevitably lead to price increases for subscribers.
Espionage threatens to undermine chip ban: Tech companies are getting their hands dirty in geopolitics. If they help build weapons, a public that despises war might sour on consumer spending.
Ransomware attacks against healthcare networks escalate: 3 million patients in California are the latest victims of a growing threat that has hit 66% of healthcare organizations worldwide.
‘The most powerful tool for spreading misinformation’: A study shows how AI chatbots could make society’s disinformation problem significantly worse. It’s in tech companies’ best interest to guard against it.
Walmart is scaling back its tech hub footprint: The retailer is closing three of its US tech hubs and requiring tech workers to come into the office at least two days a week.
GM eyes cheaper domestic production: The automaker agreed to use GlobalFoundries chips exclusively in its vehicles. The strategy could be replicated by other companies seeking to lower domestic manufacturing costs.
Is AI-powered search profitable and sustainable? Scaling up commercial generative AI comes with high energy and environmental costs, adding to social concerns. Half-measures on the issue could damage market reception.
The latest in satellite internet news: Satellite internet investments are starting to take off and demonstrating how the technology can be effective in serving rural areas. Can increased competition bring down costs?
The new tool, Shopify Magic, uses AI to help merchants generate product descriptions. So far, Amazon has stayed quiet on generative AI, giving Shopify the chance to gain a competitive edge. But it may not last for long if Amazon decides to get in on the AI craze.
Twitter suffers global outage: Users were left twiddling their thumbs as they were logged out without explanation or unable to follow accounts and send messages, all signs of a fraying infrastructure.
Big Tech’s ChatGPT hangover: Microsoft’s bold deployment of ChatGPT has left the rest of Big Tech in a tricky position. Generative AI promises to be lucrative but with serious pitfalls.
Another code red over AI, this time from economists: There’s rising concern about generative AI’s effect on the human workforce. The uncertainty should pique policymakers’ interest in a recessionary environment.
On today's episode, we discuss how concerning Google's drop in search ad revenues is, the likelihood of Google getting broken up by the US Department of Justice, and the main reason YouTube is struggling. "In Other News," we talk about which cookie alternatives are emerging as favorites and the significance of Microsoft adding ChatGPT's AI technology to its search engine, Bing. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Evelyn Mitchell.
The Information Age 2.0 is upon us: Google’s latest product updates illustrate the movement to embed AI into our information sources. The changes will strain computation and energy resources.
Layoffs spike in startup world: January is the go-to time for downsizing, but this one was especially bad. The bloodletting may taper off in the coming months.