EU regulator orders Google to sell part of ad-tech business
Competition commission accuses firm of favouring its own services to detriment of rivals
Yorick Wilks obituary
Computer scientist and pioneer of natural language processing – teaching AI to communicate
As the AI industry booms, what toll will it take on the environment?
Tech companies remain secretive over the amount of energy and water it takes to train their complex programs and models
Google and Facebook urged by EU to label AI-generated content
Call comes amid moves to combat disinformation from Russia, while Twitter is warned to comply with new digital content laws
‘We’re mowed over’: colossal data centers are taking over the US countryside
New developments for cloud computing could threaten civil-war era and post-emancipation historical sites in rural Virginia
AI will be everywhere, but its rise will be mundane not apocalyptic
To understand how ChatGPT will infiltrate the world, cast your mind back to Google’s decision to map the entire planet
Tech stocks surge as wave of interest in AI drives $4tn rally
Shares in some firms involved in AI technology more than double in value as traders bet on massive growth in industry
‘There was all sorts of toxic behaviour’: Timnit Gebru on her sacking by Google, AI’s dangers and big tech’s biases
The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. But after decades working with technology companies, she knows all too much about discrimination
US supreme court reinforces immunity for Google and Twitter in win for tech behemoths
Justices avoid weighing in on law which shields internet companies from lawsuits over content posted by their users
Google Pixel 7a review: the best mid-range phone gets even better
Fast, slick screen, competition-beating camera and great software is hard to beat combo at this price
Google’s Bard AI chatbot launches in Australia with vow to develop it ethically
Company says its AI programs will include watermarks and metadata identifying AI-generated content as ChatGPT rival rolls out in more than 180 countries
Google launches Pixel Fold, Tablet and 7a Android devices
Firm’s first folding phone announced with cheaper smartphone and tablet smart display hybrid
Google launches new AI PaLM 2 in attempt to regain leadership of the pack
Company says ‘next generation language model’ will outperform other artificial intelligence systems on some tasks
TechScape: AI is feared to be apocalyptic or touted as world-changing – maybe it’s neither
Too much discourse focuses on whether AIs are the end of society or the end of human suffering – I’m more interested in the middle ground
Why is Google stonewalling regulation in Brazil?
As dozens of countries debate adopting greater regulation, the tech giants are growing aggressive