Big Tech

Tech Giants Unite to Upskill Workforce for AI 
Tech Giants Unite to Upskill Workforce for AI 
April 04, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Tech heavyweights like Google and Microsoft have formed a task force to skill-up workers for the artificial intelligence (AI) era, addressing the urgent need for AI-savvy...

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US: Microsoft Deprioritized Enterprise Cybersecurity, Culture Needs an Overhaul
US: Microsoft Deprioritized Enterprise Cybersecurity, Culture Needs an Overhaul
April 04, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Digital transformation is no longer just a business strategy — it’s an operating model that nearly the entire global business world is running on. And...

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Amazon Expands Investment in AI Firm Anthropic to $4 Billion
Amazon Expands Investment in AI Firm Anthropic to $4 Billion
March 27, 2024  |  Investments

Amazon made an additional $2.75 billion investment in Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence company to $4 billion. The new investment joins the initial investment of...

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Microsoft Bing Head to Step Down Amid AI Push
Microsoft Bing Head to Step Down Amid AI Push
March 26, 2024  |  Personnel

The head of Microsoft’s Bing search engine and ad business is reportedly leaving that role. Mikhail Parakhin’s departure — the subject of a Monday (March...

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EU Set to Investigate Apple, Google Compliance With DMA
EU Set to Investigate Apple, Google Compliance With DMA
March 21, 2024  |  Regulation

The European Commission (EC) is reportedly set to launch full-scale investigations of tech giants Apple and Google, looking into their compliance with the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA). The probes...

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Report: DOJ’s Apple Antitrust Suit Could Land Thursday
Report: DOJ’s Apple Antitrust Suit Could Land Thursday
March 21, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

The Justice Department’s antitrust suit against Apple could reportedly arrive as soon as Thursday (March 21). That’s according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources familiar with the...

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Tracking Big Tech’s Responses to the EU’s DMA Gatekeeper Requirements
Tracking Big Tech’s Responses to the EU’s DMA Gatekeeper Requirements
March 20, 2024  |  Regulation

Under the EU’s Digital Market Act (DMA), which is intended to increase competition in the digital economy, Big Tech innovations — coming from both the...

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DeepMind Founder to Head Microsoft Consumer AI Group
DeepMind Founder to Head Microsoft Consumer AI Group
March 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft has reportedly named DeepMind Co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to head its consumer AI unit. The tech giant has also hired most of the staff of Suleyman’s Inflection AI startup, Bloomberg News reported...

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Will Apple Add Google-Powered AI to the iPhone?
Will Apple Add Google-Powered AI to the iPhone?
March 18, 2024  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly in discussions to add Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) engine to the iPhone. The talks were reported Monday (March 18) by Bloomberg News,...

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