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AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest players

Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations

EU targets Big Tech dependence with 'made-in-Europe' drive

The European Commission proposed laws on Wednesday to boost domestic cloud, AI and semiconductor industries and cut reliance on U.S.

The world’s biggest tech companies are betting big on computers that control themselves

The world’s biggest tech companies are betting big on computers that control themselves

UK orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI scraping for search summaries

British competition regulators have mandated that Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their content scraped for AI overviews

Microsoft reveals new quantum chip made with AI, says it will have systems by 2029

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new quantum computing chip that it redesigned with the help of AI, saying it now believes it will have commercially

EU cloud rules to curb Big Tech's access to strategic tenders, draft document shows

The European Union plans to propose strict criteria for cloud computing services in highly critical state tenders that could

Apollo, Blackstone work on $36 billion debt deal for Anthropic, Bloomberg News reports

Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are working to bring in additional investors for about $36 billion debt financing tied to AI startup Anthropic PBC's efforts to expand its AI

US charges Google engineer with insider trading on Polymarket

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Federal prosecutors charge Google engineer for allegedly using insider info to make $1.2 million on Polymarket

Federal prosecutors charge Google engineer for allegedly using insider info to make $1.2 million on Polymarket

Europe's push to break Big Tech's grip tempered by internal debate

European leaders are divided on how far to go in curbing Big Tech as they weigh momentous decisions over giving EU firms preferential access to mobile

AI is changing the internet forever. Here’s how

AI is changing the internet forever. Here’s how

Google appeals US court ruling on search monopoly

Alphabet's Google on Friday appealed a Washington federal judge's ruling that it holds illegal monopolies in online search and related advertising. 

Google, Meta, TikTok hit by EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams

Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok were hit with complaints from European Union consumer groups on Thursday for allegedly failing to protect

IPO-bound SpaceX's board is stacked with Musk empire loyalists

SpaceX's IPO filing reveals a board deeply embedded in Elon Musk's broader business network, with directors tied to Tesla, Google, PayPal and venture firms that have financed

Google rejects UK union recognition but offers talks via conciliation body

Google said it had rejected a request from two British unions for voluntary recognition but would negotiate with them via a state-backed conciliation service,

Google announces slew of AI advances, including a personal AI assistant coming soon

Google is introducing a range of new AI tools, including an AI assistant called Gemini Spark, which proactively performs tasks for users

Google is making its biggest change to the search bar in years

Google is making its biggest change to the search bar in years

Apple criticises EU measures to help AI rivals access Google services

Apple on Wednesday echoed Google's criticism of EU antitrust regulators' efforts to force the search giant to help AI rivals access its services, warning

Google in talks with SpaceX for Suncatcher orbital data center project

Alphabet's Google on Tuesday said it has been in discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX and others regarding future launches for its Project Suncatcher, an orbital data center project.

Google has bit more time to address concerns in EU investigation, EU Commission says

EU regulators are giving Alphabet's Google a little bit more time to sooth their concerns after a previous proposal from the company fell short, the European Commission

Google offers changes to spam policy to avert EU antitrust fine

Alphabet's Google has offered to change its spam policy criticised by publishers, according to a European Commission document seen by

Apple to let users choose rival AI models across iOS 27 features, Bloomberg News reports

Apple will allow users to select from third-party artificial intelligence models for tasks such as generating and editing text and images, across its iOS 27 features, Bloomberg News

Alphabet closes in on Nvidia's spot as world's biggest company

Alphabet is on the cusp of overtaking Nvidia as the world's most valuable company, riding on a record stock rally fueled by its artificial intelligence efforts

Microsoft, Google and xAI to give US government early access to AI models for security checks

Microsoft, Google and Elon Musk’s xAI agreed to give the U.S. government early access to new artificial intelligence models for national security

Pentagon reaches agreements with top AI companies, but not Anthropic

The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven AI companies to deploy their advanced capabilities on the Defense

Meta shares fall on concerns over AI spending, legal scrutiny

Meta Platforms raised its annual capital spending forecast on Wednesday, signaling plans to pour billions more into artificial intelligence

Alphabet revenue tops expectations on record quarter for cloud unit

Alphabet topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday, as enterprise spending on artificial intelligence delivered the best

Alphabet's first-quarter profit soars as Google's big AI bets help push stock to new highs

Google’s transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., which on Wednesday announced another quarter of the stellar growth that helped to more than double its already lofty market value during the past year

Alphabet investors push for safeguards on use of its cloud, AI tech

A group of Alphabet shareholders are pressing the company to explain how it governs and controls the use of its technology and cloud services by

Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

Australia is proposing to tax digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok on a part of their revenue to pay for news reporters

Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, The Information reports

Alphabet's Google joined a growing list of technology firms to sign a deal with the U.S.

Microsoft, OpenAI change terms of deal so startup can court Amazon and others

Microsoft and OpenAI renegotiated a pact that let Microsoft exclusively sell the ChatGPT creator's artificial intelligence models,

Google gets pointers from EU regulators on helping AI rivals access services

Alphabet's Google was given pointers by EU antitrust regulators on Monday on how to help online search rivals and artificial intelligence developers

US Supreme Court grapples with 'geofence' warrants in crime probes

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Google to invest up to $40 billion in AI rival Anthropic

Google-parent Alphabet will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, as the tech giant deepens its partnership with the artificial intelligence startup that is also its rival in the

China's DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook up world markets last year, has launched preview versions of its latest major update

China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?

China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?

Brazil regulator approves deeper probe into Google's news content use

Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE approved on Thursday a recommendation to deepen investigations into the use of journalistic content by Alphabet's Google, which would

TSMC shows smaller, faster chips without a pricey new tool from ASML 

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In the AI era, Apple's strengths may become its constraints

Apple built its empire on control.

Microsoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences

Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software on cloud computing services provided by Amazon,

Google, Pentagon discuss classified AI deal, the Information reports

Alphabet's Google is negotiating an agreement with the Department of Defense that would allow the Pentagon to deploy its Gemini AI models in classified settings, the Information

Gucci-owner Kering aims to launch luxury Google glasses next year, CEO says

Kering aims to launch smart glasses under the Gucci brand in partnership with Google next year, CEO Luca de Meo told Reuters, becoming

Investors press Amazon, Microsoft and Google on water, power use in US data centers

Google should allow third-party search engines access to data, EU says

The European Commission has proposed that Google allow third-party search engines to access its search data, including that of artificial intelligence chatbots with

Broadcom signs long-term deal to develop Google’s custom AI chips

Broadcom said on Monday it has signed a long-term agreement with Google to develop and supply future generations of custom artificial intelligence chips and other components for

Intel and Google to double down on AI CPUs with expanded partnership

Intel and Google have expanded their partnership to advance the use of artificial intelligence-focused central processing units and to develop custom infrastructure processors, as

Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions

Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to one of several rulings condemning its tactics as an illegal monopoly

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that