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AI startup SandboxAQ adds Nvidia, Google as backers, raises additional $150 million

By Krystal Hu SandboxAQ, a startup drawing on quantum computing techniques to develop quantitative artificial intelligence models for enterprises, said it has raised $150 million from new investors

AI startup SandboxAQ adds Nvidia, Google as backers, raises additional $150 million
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Google Gemini executive Sissie Hsiao to step down

Alphabet's Google is replacing Sissie Hsiao, who led the development of the artificial intelligence chatbot Bard, now known as Gemini, the company told staff in its AI division on

Google Gemini executive Sissie Hsiao to step down
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Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers' class action

Google has agreed to pay $100 million in cash to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers by failing to provide promised discounts and charged

Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers' class action
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Google, Apple hit by EU regulatory crackdown

Google was hit with two charges of breaching landmark EU rules on Wednesday, while Apple was ordered to help rivals connect with its iPhones and iPads, as Europe's

Google, Apple hit by EU regulatory crackdown
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European Union lays out how Apple must open its tech up to competitors under bloc's digital rules

The European Union on Wednesday outlined that steps that Apple must take to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to work better with competing technologies

European Union lays out how Apple must open its tech up to competitors under bloc's digital rules
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Google's $32 billion deal for Wiz accelerated under Trump, sources say

Less than a year after Google's plans to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz fell apart, executives were able to ink a deal in a flurry of

Google's $32 billion deal for Wiz accelerated under Trump, sources say
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Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company's history

Google has struck a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in what would be the tech giant’s biggest-ever acquisition at the same time it’s facing a potential breakup of its internet empire

Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company's history
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Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favored white and Asian employees

Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher

Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favored white and Asian employees
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Google makes its biggest-ever acquisition

Google makes its biggest-ever acquisition

Google makes its biggest-ever acquisition
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Google parent Alphabet's biggest ever buyouts

-Alphabet will buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion, in a deal that represents the Google parent's biggest acquisition ever.

Google parent Alphabet's biggest ever buyouts
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Story on Google expanding Reddit partnership withdrawn

A story on Google expanding its partnership with Reddit was based on outdated information and has been withdrawn. There will be no substitute.

Story on Google expanding Reddit partnership withdrawn
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Google preparing to partner with Taiwan's MediaTek on next AI chip, Information reports

Alphabet's Google is preparing to partner with Taiwan's MediaTek on the next version of its AI chips, Tensor Processing Units, that will be made next year, the Information reported on

Google preparing to partner with Taiwan's MediaTek on next AI chip, Information reports
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Amazon, Google sign pledge to support tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050

Major companies such as Amazon and Google on Wednesday signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world's nuclear energy capacity by 2050, on the sidelines of the CERAWeek

Amazon, Google sign pledge to support tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050
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Google introduces new AI models for rapidly growing robotics industry

Alphabet's Google launched two new AI models tailored for robotics applications on Wednesday based on its Gemini 2.0 model, as it looks to cater to the rapidly growing robotics industry.

Google introduces new AI models for rapidly growing robotics industry
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UK antitrust body raises concerns about Apple and Google's mobile browsers

Britain's antitrust regulator said its inquiry group had found the mobile browser market, dominated by Apple and Google, was not working well for consumers and

UK antitrust body raises concerns about Apple and Google's mobile browsers
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Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains

Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains

Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
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US drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case

The U.S.

US drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case
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US House panel issues subpoena to Google parent Alphabet

The Republican-majority U.S.

US House panel issues subpoena to Google parent Alphabet
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Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator

Google has informed Australian authorities it received more than 250 complaints globally over nearly a year that its artificial intelligence software was used to make

Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator
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Google tests an AI-only version of its search engine

Alphabet's Google launched an experimental version of its search engine on Wednesday that completely eliminates its classic 10 blue links in favor of an AI-

Google tests an AI-only version of its search engine
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Google leans further into AI-generated overviews for its search engine

Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from smaller competitors

Google leans further into AI-generated overviews for its search engine
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Alphabet's Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm, source says

Alphabet's Google met with President Donald Trump's government last week and urged them to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, according to a person familiar with

Alphabet's Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm, source says
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Canada regulator to impose fee on Google for online news law's operating costs

A Canadian regulator said on Wednesday it will impose a fee on Google to recover the cost of enforcing a law that requires large internet platforms to pay for news

Canada regulator to impose fee on Google for online news law's operating costs
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Alphabet's Google cuts some cloud division staff, Bloomberg reports

Alphabet's Google cut employees in its cloud division, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Alphabet's Google cuts some cloud division staff, Bloomberg reports

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