Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech companies create an industry group to develop high-speed, low-latency hardware for AI model training. This could present a future rival to market-leader Nvidia.

ChatGPT’s first major leap into enterprise: PwC partners with OpenAI, adding 100,000 users and becoming its first resale partner, signaling unprecedented enterprise AI adoption.

AI is revolutionizing B2B SEO. Many AI tools are included in established SEO tools. The tools are integrated into SEO tasks, including keyword research, competitive analysis, and performance tracking. This helps marketers gain deeper data insights into user search patterns and behaviors, which can inform more-effective SEO strategies.

Klarna shows genAI's potential in transforming marketing: Tools enable efficiency and innovation but need ethical guidelines and human oversight.

Vox and The Atlantic are the latest publishers to partner with OpenAI: Struggling publishers will get exclusive access to OpenAI tech in exchange for content licensing.

Google rushes to fix bizarre AI search results: It’s hardly the first time that generative AI has gone off the rails, but it could undermine Google’s core business model.

xAI raises $6 billion to challenge OpenAI, which announced a new AGI safety committee. Rivalries could intensify as AI companies continue to take on the personalities of their founders.

Eating one small rock per day grants health benefits: At least, that’s what Google’s AI Overviews told some users in a major gaffe for its search strategy.

Disrupted search capabilities for ChatGPT, Copilot, and DuckDuckGo indicate potential infrastructure issues. Continued system outages could drive users to competing AI products.

The Ai Pin maker is looking for a buyer and valuing itself at up to $1 billion. Technical issues, leadership changes, and fierce competition challenge its market potential.

GenAI uses 33x more energy than specialized software: It’s taxing energy grids globally, raising concern that efforts to make it more sustainable aren’t up to par with AI advancement.

OpenAI and News Corp sign a $250 million deal, allowing AI access to top news content. Other news outlets are pushing back on AI.

An AI-powered Alexa will be a subscription service, enabling it to compete with multimodal chatbots. Its install base is an advantage, but privacy will be at the top of users’ minds

The FCC turns its eye toward AI regulation: The agency proposes rules that would require disclosure of AI use in political ads following deepfake scandals.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss the capabilities (good and bad) of OpenAI's new GPT-4o, what the disbanding of the companies "superalignment" team means, and whether we're witnessing the birth of the next super app. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Jacob Bourne and Gadjo Sevilla.

Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI used a voice similar to hers after she rejected an offer to be its AI voice—it’s the latest conflict between Big Tech and creators protecting their copyright and likeness

Anthropic makes a breakthrough in AI safety research: It comes on the heels of OpenAI losing key safety researchers and bodes well for Anthropic’s marketplace reputation.

Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs promise AI advancements and improved performance aimed at competing with Apple’s MacBooks and iPads. AI is tech’s latest proving ground.

TikTok World unleashes a slew of updates: The video platform taps creators and AI to court new ad dollars and keep apace with Meta.

Ad execs say AI campaigns increase revenues: While executives are jazzed about AI’s potential, anxiety swims in the workforce and public.