Google only just rolled out AI summaries in search results — and now they’re getting ads. In an update on Tuesday, Google says it will soon start testing search and shopping ads within AI Overviews for users in the US, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, in the example shared by Google, the search engine’s AI overview lists a
We’ve been hearing rumblings for moths now that Microsoft was working on so-called “AI-PCs.” At a pre-Billed event, the company spelled out its vision, Engadget reported. Microsoft is calling its version of Copilot+ PCs, which CEO Satya Nadella described as a “new class of Windows PCs.” These contain hardware designed to handle more generative AI Copilot processes locally, rather than
Apple Inc. has faced its share of challenges during Tim Cook’s tenure, but none may be bigger than the one its contending with now: the need to come from behind and win in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reported. As chief executive officer, Cook successfully steered Apple away from a potential rut after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011. He navigated
A former senior employee at OpenAI has said the company behind ChatGPT is prioritizing “shiny products” over safety, revealing that he quit after a disagreement over key aims reached a “breaking point” The Guardian reported. Jan Leike was a key safety officer at OpenAI as its co-head of superalignment, ensuring that powerful artificial intelligence systems adhered to human values and
OpenAI has signed a deal for access to real-time content from Reddit’s data API, which means it can surface discussions from the site within ChatGPT and other new products. It’s an agreement similar to the one Reddit signed with Google earlier this year that was reportedly worth $60 million, The Verge reported. The deal will also “enable Reddit to bring
Brussels has opened an in-depth probe into Meta over concerns it is failing to do enough to protect children from becoming addicted to social media platforms such as Instagram, Financial Times reported.
Netflix’s cheaper, ad-supported tier has amassed 40 million global monthly users, the company said Wednesday. That’s nearly double the 23 million figure the streaming giant shared in January, CNBC reported. The company also said it would launch its own advertising platform and no longer partner with Microsoft for that technology. The tech giant will remain a programmatic advertising partner, but