The startup OpenAI on Tuesday said it is beginning to release a powerful artificial intelligence model known as GPT-4, setting the stage for human-like technology to proliferate and more competition between its backer Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O…
Dozens of German publishers report Google to media regulator
More than 40 German publishers have turned to media regulators in a deepening anti-discrimination dispute over the Google News Showcase (GNS) search engine programme. Since the start of the year, complaints from mainly the local and regional publishers were addressed…
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after 9 years
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down after nine years in the role. In a blog post, she said she had “decided to start a new chapter focused on my family, health and personal projects I’m passionate about. “YouTube’s chief…
Google chatbot blunders as AI battle with Microsoft heats up
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank. The search engine giant is rushing into the space after the bot ChatGPT caught the…
Microsoft hopes AI can save Bing from Google search hegemony
Senior Microsoft executives on Tuesday unveiled plans to use AI capabilities to improve its struggling online search engine Bing, and its internet browser Edge. It’s hoping to offer more competition to market leader Google’s Search function and Chrome web browser.…
Google unveils its ChatGPT rival
Google on Monday unveiled a new chatbot tool dubbed “Bard” in an apparent bid to compete with the viral success of ChatGPT. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and parent company Alphabet, said in a blog post that Bard will be…
Google CEO defends job cuts in animated town hall as employees demand clarity on process
Days after Google announced the largest round of layoffs in the company’s 25-year history, executives defended the job cuts and took questions from a concerned workforce during a town hall meeting on Monday. Google CEO Sundar Pichai led the company…
Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs
Google’s parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took “full responsibility” for the cuts, in an internal email. The cuts will affect…
Wordle: The most Googled word globally and in the US in 2022
Americans dug for new word definitions in Google this year, looking up terms like tacit, cacao and foray, driven by a nearly singular pursuit – Wordle. The word Wordle itself crowned the top spot as Google’s most searched term globally…
Mavin Records’ “Overloading (Overdose)”, most trending 2022 YouTube music video
YouTube has announced that Mavin Records’ “Overloading (Overdose)” has emerged the most trending music video on Youtube for 2022. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications Manager, West Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Kola-Ogunlade said other most trending music videos…
