Google lays off more staff during critical period: It joins other tech firms in a new round of layoffs, intensifying concerns about further reductions despite improved market performance.
Producing the Pixel 8 in India taps into the country’s booming 5G market and its smartphone manufacturing prowess, potentially luring other manufacturers.
Investors’ love of generative AI gets extreme: Balancing genAI’s potential with risks will yield better outcomes for society and the economy.
Amazon expands drone delivery tests for prescription medications in Texas, potentially revolutionizing time-sensitive deliveries and sparking wider interest in the tech’s future.
Amazon bows to Microsoft’s AI-software dominance: It invests $1 billion in Microsoft 365 licenses in an unexpected collaboration, showcasing the AI-enhanced productivity push.
Startups are riding the generative AI wave, but for how long? While genAI startups thrive with revenue and funding, profitability may remain elusive, risking a sector-wide setback in 2024.
Generative AI implementation in marketing is well underway. Now, marketers’ concerns have shifted from how to use generative AI to what the technology means for consumer data and privacy, if models are trustworthy, and where human oversight comes in.
Companies continue to make headcount cuts to counter inflation and economic uncertainty, while opportunities abound for high-caliber tech workers in emerging markets.
iPhone 15 sales dip 4.5% in China, highlighting waning demand. Geopolitical tensions and local competition affect sales.
GenAI ignites $2.4 trillion growth in US tech sector: Tech giants’ valuations have boomed over AI, but rapid growth sparks concerns over profitability, ethics, and potential government regulations.
ChatGPT knows who we are: Chatbots’ ability to gather sensitive information from mundane conversations poses privacy risks and could get worse as models advance and gain multimodal capabilities.
TikTok contests a €345 million data privacy fine in Europe as it faces scrutiny over child privacy and misinformation spread. Mounting lawsuits could dampen growth.
AI could be a ticking time bomb for the economy: The SEC chair is warning about significant financial fallout from the technology. Regulators and researchers need to act.
Microsoft-owned Minecraft surpasses 300 million copies sold and remains a top-selling game with 175 million monthly users. It could be a template for future gaming success.
A Google researcher helps crack the million-word AI prompt code: Researchers develop an AI processing advancement that could revolutionize AI’s capabilities, though real-world application is uncertain.
The chipmaker is cutting 1,258 roles after revenues and income plunge. The move counters smartphone sales declines and helps fund AI growth.
Google’s Bard chatbot makes false claim about the Israel-Hamas war: It’s an example of what a group of Googlers are concerned about regarding the company’s genAI direction.
GM drives tech evolution with connected car API: With a groundbreaking API, it aims to standardize automotive app development across various vehicle lines for enhanced consumer experiences.
Firefly AI rivals DALL-E and Midjourney but solves the copyright problem by using Adobe’s vast asset library. AI inclusion could boost Adobe subscriptions.
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition could boost Xbox offerings, though recent blockbusters remain exclusive elsewhere—for now.