Big Tech

Google Wants to Turn Its Devices Into App-Killers With AI
Google Wants to Turn Its Devices Into App-Killers With AI
October 05, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The generative artificial intelligence (AI) arms race has a new weapon: hardware devices. Google on Wednesday (Oct. 4) revealed a host of gen AI powered...

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Google and Microsoft Spar Over Training Rights to AI Data
Google and Microsoft Spar Over Training Rights to AI Data
October 03, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Training data is the key competitive moat when it comes to generative artificial intelligence (AI). The winner-take-most dynamics of digital tech’s operational ecosystem create network...

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To Understand Big Tech’s AIs, Follow Their Data Trails
To Understand Big Tech’s AIs, Follow Their Data Trails
September 29, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The ability of some of the largest and most valuable businesses in the world to differentiate their generative artificial intelligence (AI) products is inherently limited....

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This Week in AI: Chatbots, the CIA and Limitless Voice
This Week in AI: Chatbots, the CIA and Limitless Voice
September 29, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The fastest human can’t even sniff the 50 mile-per-hour (mph) top speed of a gazelle.  But on a level field, even the fastest gazelle will...

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Does Meta’s 3.59 Billion Users Give It Competitive AI Moat?
Does Meta’s 3.59 Billion Users Give It Competitive AI Moat?
September 29, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Big Tech’s artificial intelligence (AI) arms race shows no signs of slowing to a cold war. At least not any time soon, while there are...

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Microsoft Eyed Apple Deal to Make Bing Default Search Engine on Safari
Microsoft Eyed Apple Deal to Make Bing Default Search Engine on Safari
September 28, 2023  |  Big Tech

Microsoft reportedly considered investing billions of dollars in a deal with Apple in 2016, aiming to make Microsoft’s Bing search engine the default on Apple’s...

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EU General Court Partially Suspends DSA Rules for Amazon
EU General Court Partially Suspends DSA Rules for Amazon
September 28, 2023  |  Amazon

The European Union (EU) General Court has reportedly partly suspended a European Commission (EC) decision that required Amazon to publish a detailed database of advertisements...

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Epic Games Requests Supreme Court Review of Apple App Store Ruling
Epic Games Requests Supreme Court Review of Apple App Store Ruling
September 27, 2023  |  Legal

Epic Games, the creator of the popular game Fortnite, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a judge’s ruling from 2021 that stated Apple’s App...

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EC Commissioner Says DMA Doesn’t Compromise Security and Privacy
EC Commissioner Says DMA Doesn’t Compromise Security and Privacy
September 26, 2023  |  Regulation

Following a recent meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, European Union (EU) Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton called on the tech giant to open up its ecosystem of hardware and software to...

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