Microsoft's Bing and Edge escape EU's antitrust grip, yet AI upgrades fail to dent Google's search supremacy: Regulatory relief in Europe points to a sober market reality.
With OpenAI’s new GPT Store, an Apple App Store-like interface that opened earlier this month, SEO professionals can share their own custom versions of ChatGPT with premium subscribers. But these collaborative innovations aren’t without their challenges. Generative AI can’t do everything, and it can be hard to vet new tools in the store.
Productizing AI, diversifying businesses, and efficiency and consolidation could prepare the tech sector for a surge in profitability.
Nvidia-Equinix partnership threatens Big Tech’s AI domination: It could give companies ownership over their AI ambitions, potentially cutting reliance on major cloud providers.
Anthropic trains 'Evil Claude,' exposing AI risks: The startup’s safety research points to potentially serious societal risks from current generative AI models, not just future ones.
The world’s leading agencies want more AI. Are ad jobs safe? Publicis Groupe is the latest giant to invest in the tech, but humans aren’t obsolete just yet.
2023’s 5G sales slump could rebound in 2024, spurred by AI data centers and private 5G demand and driving the telecom sector’s diversified investment and growth.
Google quickens the pace on AI tool deployment: It has grand ambitions to be the clear generative AI frontrunner this year. The path to the top entails courting consumers.
Microsoft moves to reduce reliance on OpenAI with new AI team: It’s targeting the industry’s AI cost-effectiveness problem, which could give it a key advantage in the race.
To improve the shopping journey, 86% of adults worldwide want AI to help with product research or information, according to October 2023 IBM data.
On today’s episode of The Banking & Payments Show podcast, we discuss the most important banking trends that we expect to see in 2024. We examine the big headlines from our Banking Trends to Watch in 2024 report, such as risky banking as a service partnerships, the social media players pushing the boundaries of banking, the disruption caused by AI and new developments with digital wallets. In a new segment called "Place Your Bets," using a total of 10 points, we allocate points to different trends to predict their likelihood of coming true. Listen to the conversation with guest host Marcus Johnson and our analysts Tiffani Montez and David Morris.
Post-pandemic slowdowns and layoffs have developers contemplating unionization. Meanwhile, AI use in game creation gains ground, creating more uncertainty in the sector.
More layoffs at Google, this time at X moonshot division: It’s part of a broader restructuring to boost revenue, develop AI, and spin off viable startups. It could hinder innovation.
Startup’s genAI model beats Meta’s Llama 2: 01.AI’s open-source model could shake up the sector. With AI profitability uncertain, the outlook might be winner takes all.
AI and technology advances increase risks of disinformation in an election year. Officials scramble to identify threats, but the damage could already be done.
Google isn’t prepared for the coming influx of AI content: The company said it doesn’t distinguish between AI and human-made articles on Google News.
TikTok users will soon employ AI to make their own tunes: An AI-powered music tool could help TikTok increase engagement and strike industry deals.
Nearing a $1 trillion valuation, Meta rebounds with a strategic shift, reversing its post-pandemic slump and signaling a potential AI-driven Big Tech revival.
Cloud rivalry heats up as prices surge in the region. AWS’ investments could alter the landscape and boost economies in time for wider AI adoption.
AI subscriptions surge. Will people pay? The technology is expensive for tech companies to run, and they need to turn a profit. Ads are an option, but hallucinations make it sketchy territory.