Alphabet hails ‘once-in-a-generation’ AI opportunity as revenue rises
Shares surge after tech giant issues first ever dividend and posts revenue of $80.5bn, up 15% since last year, despite staff turmoil
The big tech firms want an AI monopoly – but the UK watchdog can bring them to heel
Microsoft, Meta and Google are snapping up small players in the burgeoning industry – but the Competition and Markets Authority is demanding fair play
Google fires 28 staff after protest against firm’s contract with Israeli government
Google workers linked to No Tech for Apartheid denounce ‘flagrant act of retaliation’ in dispute over $1.2bn cloud contract
Child sexual abuse content growing online with AI-made images, report says
More children and families extorted with AI-made photos and videos, says National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Google blocking links to California news outlets from search results
Tech giant is protesting proposed law that would require large online platforms to pay ‘journalism usage fee’
From boom to burst, the AI bubble is only heading in one direction
No one should be surprised that artificial intelligence is following a well-worn and entirely predictable financial arc
UK has real concerns about AI risks, says competition regulator
Concentration of power among just six big tech companies ‘could lead to winner takes all dynamics’
AI race heats up as OpenAI, Google and Mistral release new models
Launches within 12 hours of one another, and more activity expected in industry over summer
If costs force Google to charge for AI, competitors will cheer
AI is not only scarily expensive to run, it is also antithetical to the advertising that is Google’s bread and butter
Google considering charge for internet searches with AI, reports say
Cost of artificial intelligence service could mean leaders in sector turning to subscription models
Wearable AI: will it put our smartphones out of fashion?
Portable AI-powered devices that connect directly to a chatbot without the need for apps or a touchscreen are set to hit the market. Are they the emperor’s new clothes or a gamechanger?
Meta and Google accused of restricting reproductive health information
Report claims posts on abortion and contraception have been deleted while misinformation on the feeds of social media users in Africa, Latin America and Asia has not been tackled
EU investigates Apple, Meta and Google owner Alphabet under new tech law
Technology groups face hefty fines if they are found guilty of breaching Digital Markets Act
Google fined €250m in France for breaching intellectual property deal
Watchdog accuses US tech firm of not negotiating in ‘good faith’ with publishers over use of their content
Australian eSafety commissioner puts tech companies on notice over reports terror-related content still being shared
Julie Inman Grant has asked companies including Google, Meta and Telegram to explain how they are taking action against violent and extremist material