Category: Google Inc

Can a Tech Giant Be Woke?

Microsoft, once again a juggernaut thanks to artificial intelligence, wants to be seen as an ethical employer. Is there a catch?
Can Redditors Revive the I.P.O. Market?

The market for new listings has been rough for investors, but the social media company believes it has a secret weapon in its prospectus: its users.
Nvidia and an AI ‘Tipping Point’ Ignites a Market Rally

Amid blowout earnings, the chipmaker Nvidia predicted the start of a “10-year cycle” of growth fueled by artificial intelligence.
Nvidia’s A.I. Gains Will Be in Focus Today

Wall Street is closely watching the semiconductor giant’s earnings report, as questions swirl over its massive stock market valuation on the back of the boom in artificial intelligence.
Inside the Funding Frenzy at Anthropic, One of A.I.’s Hottest Start-Ups

The company raised $7.3 billion over the last year, as the lure of artificial intelligence changes Silicon Valley deal-making.
In Big Election Year, A.I.’s Architects Move Against Its Misuse

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta and other key developers are acting to prevent the technology from threatening democracies, even as their tools become more powerful.
South Korea’s Antitrust Enforcers Aimed at Big Tech. Then Came the Backlash.

The government pledged to protect South Korean online platforms from marketplace giants, but online business circles are crying foul play.
The Year Chatbots Were Tamed

A year ago, a rogue A.I. tried to break up my marriage. Did the backlash help make chatbots too boring?
Google Joins Effort to Help Spot Content Made With A.I.

The tech company’s plan is similar to one announced two days earlier by Meta, another Silicon Valley giant.
Google Retires A.I. Chatbot Bard and Releases Gemini, a Powerful New App

As it races to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google has retired its Bard chatbot and released a more powerful app.
Why Is Big Tech Still Cutting Jobs?

Profits are up and the economy is strong. But the tech industry faces two challenges — dealing with a frenetic work force expansion in the pandemic and building A.I.
Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me.

A start-up called Perplexity shows what’s possible for a search engine built from scratch with artificial intelligence.