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Alphabet debuts beefed-up AI search, chatbot

Alphabet debuts beefed-up AI search, chatbot

Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday showed how it is building on artificial intelligence across its businesses, including a beefed-up Gemini chatbot and improvements to its prized search engine as it races to compete with AI rivals. The flurry of announcements underscores Google's efforts to refresh

OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT

OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT

Reddit has partnered with OpenAI to bring its content to popular chatbot ChatGPT, the companies said on Thursday, sending the social media platform's shares up 12 per cent in extended trade. The deal underscores Reddit's attempt to diversify beyond its advertising business, and follows its recent

Alphabet to spotlight AI innovations at developer conference

Alphabet to spotlight AI innovations at developer conference

Alphabet is expected to announce on Tuesday how it is building on artificial intelligence across its businesses, a day after OpenAI demonstrated a new AI model that can work with sound and images in addition to text. The annual I/O developer event is typically when Alphabet showcases its late

OpenAI unveils new version of ChatGPT

OpenAI unveils new version of ChatGPT

OpenAI has unveiled the latest version of the tech which underpins its AI chatbot ChatGPT. It’s called GPT-4o, and it will be rolled out to all users of ChatGPT, including non-subscribers. It is faster than earlier models and has been programmed to sound chatty and sometimes even flirtatiou


OpenAI to announce ChatGPT product improvements Monday

OpenAI to announce ChatGPT product improvements Monday

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI plans to announce on Monday updates to its flagship chatbot as its most advanced AI model GPT-4, which "feels like magic," CEO Sam Altman said on X on Friday. The company said on X that it will hold a livestream conference on Monday at 10am PT (1700 GMT) to "demo some updates

Ransomware payments increase 500pc in 2023: Report

Ransomware payments increase 500pc in 2023: Report

Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, recently released its annual ‘State of Ransomware 2024’ survey report, which found that the average ransom payment has increased 500 per cent in the last year. Organisations that paid the ransom reported

Meta resolves trademark lawsuit filed by US investment firm

Meta resolves trademark lawsuit filed by US investment firm

Meta Platforms has resolved a trademark lawsuit filed by investment firm Metacapital Management over the tech giant's name change from Facebook. In a court filing, the companies told the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday that they had agreed to a settlement in princ

Microsoft hit with $242m US verdict in Cortana patent lawsuit

Microsoft hit with $242m US verdict in Cortana patent lawsuit

Microsoft must pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million, a federal jury in Delaware said on Friday after determining that Microsoft's Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent. The jury agreed with IPA after a week-long trial that Microsoft's voice-recognition technology vio

Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications

Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the US this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications, reports AP. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on

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