A new lawsuit alleges OpenAI and Microsoft use newspaper content without permission. Conflicts between creators and Big Tech intensify as AI adoption grows.
Google and Microsoft show stronger cloud revenue growth than Amazon: Generative AI is changing the cloud playing field, giving Microsoft and Google an advantage
Adoption of AI in banking chatbots gathers steam this year: A survey finds that 3 in 10 credit union respondents plan to invest in AI-powered chatbots in the coming months. That’s a more aggressive rate than their rival community banks.
Companies are baking genAI into several different aspects of their social strategies and workflows. But it’s already delivering dividends during content creation, especially because demand for content is sky-high.
Advertisers accuse Meta’s AI of wasting their entire ad budgets: The Advantage+ Shopping Campaign isn’t living up to promises and points to a dubious future for AI agents.
OpenAI and Google are gunning to get their chatbots on the iPhone: Apple is contemplating a deal with AI companies on generative AI. It doesn’t signal defeat.
It’s focusing on genAI cloud services in finance, marketing, and sales. The company’s reputation for security could make it the leader in sovereign AI clouds.
Regulating AI is a high priority for legislators all over the world, and the US federal government has yet to pass comprehensive legislation tackling the issue.
Microsoft ramps up AI strategy, boosting revenues across the board: Ethical challenges and cybersecurity risks loom as AI reshapes tech landscape.
Google’s and Microsoft’s Q1 reports stoke generative AI frenzy: They both have at least one key advantage over rivals like Meta and startups in the AI race.
Moderna, OpenAI make genAI pact: Pharma execs have taken a mostly cautious approach with AI. But new market pressures will drive more accelerated adoption of the tech.
iPhone sales plunge 25% in China, slipping to fifth place as local brands like Huawei dominate. AI features could fuel a rebound, but genAI iPhones are still months away
Nurses protest AI in healthcare: Concerns center on a perceived rush to implement untested, unregulated tech. This piles on nurses’ laundry list of issues with their employers—the pressure is mounting on hospitals to respond.
Snapchat has found its groove again: The company’s Q1 earnings beat expectations, with strong revenue and subscription growth.
Its investment could strengthen the device ecosystems for AI integration and its focus on talent and supplier proximity could boost the local economy
Reddit tries to boost revenues with an AI ad format: Dynamic Product Ads could help with ad relevance but could also turn off already disgruntled users.
Big Tech Q1 earnings reveal that generative AI investments are a longer-term bet as diversified companies look to cloud and services for more immediate growth.
Meta posted Q1 earnings that beat estimates on Wednesday, but its shares slumped on disappointing Q2 guidance as it outlined plans for heavy AI investments.
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Google tells employees to work faster to earn their keep: The generative AI marketplace shakeup and increasing regulation are causing stress at the company. Layoffs aren’t helping.