Alphabet, the parent company of Google, discussed the possible effects of AI on its advertising business in its annual financial report that was released last week. It was pointed out that the firm might have some spare capacity due to its massive field commitments. Sundar Pichai, CEO, also informed stakeholders
Adding to the recent spate of layoffs in the US tech and telecom industries, T-Mobile is planning to terminate the employment of approximately 400 workers in the state of Washington. According to local broadcaster KING 5, state filings reveal that the corporation intends to permanently eliminate 393 positions across various
In the wake of discovering who else had lost their jobs in the most recent round of layoffs, Pinterest fired two engineers. Consequently, they went against the company's stated privacy and policy guidelines. As part of a larger reorganisation associated with an increased emphasis on artificial intelligence, Pinterest
Google has petitioned a magistrate to delay the requirement for the company to disclose data to competitors, including OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. According to court documents, Google is contesting a decision that it has an unlawful monopoly in online search. District Judge Amit Mehta of Washington declared in 2024
According to The Economic Times, OpenAI and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the biggest software services exporter from India, are in advanced negotiations to collaborate on the development of artificial intelligence compute infrastructure in India. According to the report, which cited people with knowledge of the matter, the two businesses will
According to top executives at the firms on 20 November, Alphabet's Google and venture capital company Accel will collaborate to finance a minimum of ten early-stage Indian AI startups. This will be the first time the U.S. tech giant has done so. The action comes as a
According to various media reports, omnichannel eyewear retailer Lenskart has allowed independent developers and consumer apps to use its smartglass platform to create use cases tailored to India. The smartglass project is internally referred to as "B by Lenskart". In order to facilitate cross-category integration, Lenskart will make
According to reports, Apple is getting ready to include Google's Gemini AI model into a redesigned Siri, marking a rare partnership between two of the tech industry's most competitive rivals. This is a surprising turn in the AI arms race. The new Siri, which is a
Following allegations that millions of email credentials had been compromised, Google has refuted accusations of a significant security breach at Gmail. The business stressed that the accusations were not based on a fresh attack against Gmail but rather on a misinterpretation of previously stolen material that was making the rounds
The Economic Times reported that Google, a prominent US tech company, has leased over 617,000 square feet of office space at Atrium Place in Gurugram, one of the biggest office space agreements of 2025. The building, which was created in collaboration with DLF and Hines, represents Google's
Alphabet's market value plummeted by $150 billion on 21 October as a result of OpenAI's release of ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser. This was one of the biggest one-day market reactions to a tech product launch this year. A mysterious six-second movie showcasing browser tabs
According to Bloomberg News on 15 October, which cited sources with knowledge of the situation, Apple's Ke Yang, the recently hired CEO spearheading an initiative to create an AI-driven online search similar to ChatGPT, is leaving to join Meta. According to the story, Yang was only a few
The ruling Congress government in Karnataka has come under fire from opposition parties after Andhra Pradesh and Google inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 14 to build a top-notch AI data centre in Visakhapatnam. More than one lakh jobs are anticipated to be created by the $15 billion
According to reports, Google intends to invest $15 billion, or around INR 88,774.2 crore, to construct a data centre cluster with a 1 GW capacity spread across three campuses in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. According to sources cited by ET, the cluster will have three data centre campuses with
To identify and address security vulnerabilities in its artificial intelligence (AI) systems, Google has started a new incentive programme. The organisation is rewarding those who find significant flaws that have the potential to cause actual harm with incentives of up to $30,000 (about INR 26 lakh). Rogue actions—situations
According to a CNBC story, Google has let go of over 100 workers in design-related positions. Employees in the cloud division's "platform and service experience" and "quantitative user experience research" teams, as well as a few other departments, were impacted by the layoffs that
According to Business Insider, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has expressed concerns about the expanding trend of flexible employment once more, stating that it may be eroding the tech industry's competitive advantage. Schmidt said in an interview with the "All-In" podcast that working from home hinders
Apple Inc. intends to increase rivalry with OpenAI and Perplexity AI Inc. by releasing its own AI-powered web search service the following year. According to a report by Bloomberg, the corporation is developing a new system that will be incorporated into the Siri voice assistant. This technology is internally referred
Since password hackers have carried out a considerable number of "successful intrusions", Google has advised the majority of its 2.5 billion Gmail users to reset their passwords and improve account security. Users are being advised to adopt additional security measures, such as two-factor authentication, if they haven&
A big update that Google has revealed for Android might drastically affect how apps are deployed on the platform. The business will mandate that verified developers register all apps on certified Android devices beginning in September 2026. Users will no longer be able to sideload programs from unidentified or unconfirmed
According to the news portal Times of India, Google, a multinational computer giant, is preparing to resume in-person interviews after Sundar Pichai, the company's CEO, said that artificial intelligence (AI) had rendered virtual recruiting unreliable. Sundar Pichai on AI’s Impact on Virtual Hiring According to Pichai, Google
Former Google executive Mo Gawdat issued a warning on the Diary of a CEO podcast, stating that middle-class livelihoods would soon be destroyed by artificial intelligence (AI). He predicted that automation driven by AI would end all occupations, from podcasters to software engineers and CEOs, and that the disruption would
Genie 3, a revolutionary development in AI-powered world models, was recently unveiled by Google DeepMind. With just one text prompt, this latest version can instantly produce dynamic, highly complex 3D environments. It will remember where you left off this time. A major advancement in simulations, agent training, and generative media,
The Competition Commission of India's (CCI) antitrust verdict against Google over its Play Store policy was partially supported by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) March ruling, which Google has challenged in the Supreme Court. "We have appealed the NCLAT's recent ruling