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Banks in talks to lend $15 billion for Anthropic data center backed by Google, WSJ reports

Data-center developer Nexus Data Centers is in advanced talks to raise $15 billion for a Texas campus tied to Anthropic, with Alphabet's Google offering financial guarantees and

Banks in talks to lend $15 billion for Anthropic data center backed by Google, WSJ reports
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Google rivals line up seeking damages after record $1 billion EU fine

A decades-long crackdown on Google's business practices in Europe is entering a costly new phase, as the loss of the first case

Google rivals line up seeking damages after record $1 billion EU fine
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Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion financing for data center, WSJ reports

Nvidia is in talks to provide roughly $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. 

Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion financing for data center, WSJ reports
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Verizon signs deal with Google worth over $1 billion

Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said on Friday the company has secured a deal with Google, valued at more than $1 billion, to provide dark fiber connectivity for the search engine giant's

Verizon signs deal with Google worth over $1 billion
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EU countries to restore interim measure on allowing Big Tech to fight online child pornography

EU countries endorsed a proposal on Thursday to reintroduce a temporary measure allowing Google, Meta and other online platforms to detect and remove

EU countries to restore interim measure on allowing Big Tech to fight online child pornography
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IBM buys HRL Laboratories in shift to two-track quantum computing strategy

IBM has agreed to buy HRL Laboratories, a private quantum computing research lab jointly owned by Boeing Co and General Motors, the company said on

IBM buys HRL Laboratories in shift to two-track quantum computing strategy
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Google's Q2 earnings of $112.11B beat Wall Street's expectations on AI boom

Google parent company Alphabet Inc. posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, a sign that it’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree is paying off so far

Google's Q2 earnings of $112.11B beat Wall Street's expectations on AI boom
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US lawmakers urge Trump to act against EU tech rules, suggest trade probes

A group of 25 U.S. lawmakers has written to U.S.

US lawmakers urge Trump to act against EU tech rules, suggest trade probes
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Alphabet's Gemini delay, spending worries loom over earnings

Alphabet faces heightened scrutiny from investors as a delay in the launch of a model key to its AI ambitions adds to worries over the

Alphabet's Gemini delay, spending worries loom over earnings
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Google and Apple are clashing with the EU over the future of AI assistants

Google and Apple are clashing with the EU over the future of AI assistants

Google and Apple are clashing with the EU over the future of AI assistants
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US probes Samsung for alleged infringement of Netlist's memory-chip patents

U.S. trade regulators have launched a probe into Samsung Electronics' memory chips and products sold by Google, Nvidia, Broadcom and Super Micro Computer that use them following a

US probes Samsung for alleged infringement of Netlist's memory-chip patents
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Google required to open up to AI, search engine rivals under EU-mandated changes

Alphabet's Google will have to help OpenAI and other AI rivals as well as online search engine competitors access its services to comply with EU rules

Google required to open up to AI, search engine rivals under EU-mandated changes
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EU forces Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI companies

The European Union has issued new rules for Google, requiring it to share search data and open its Android system to rival AI companies

EU forces Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI companies
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YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury verdict that faulted them for users' social media addiction

YouTube has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles

YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury verdict that faulted them for users' social media addiction
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Nobel laureates among more than 200 experts urging action on AI's economic impact

More than 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates and researchers at OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, have called for governments and technology leaders to

Nobel laureates among more than 200 experts urging action on AI's economic impact
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Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles

Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
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UK to regulate cloud service providers Microsoft, Google and others to protect financial stability

Britain has designated cloud service providers Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle as critical third-party suppliers to its financial sector, bringing them under direct

UK to regulate cloud service providers Microsoft, Google and others to protect financial stability
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Big Tech joins Calgary Stampede oil bash, as Canada courts data centers

Big Tech has joined the party at the Calgary Stampede, a sign of growing interest in Canada from U.S.-based hyperscalers as the province of Alberta

Big Tech joins Calgary Stampede oil bash, as Canada courts data centers
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YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'

A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online

YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'
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Goldman Sachs hires Google's Evan Kotsovinos as partner, division engineering head

Goldman Sachs said on Monday that Evan Kotsovinos has joined the banking giant from Google as a partner and head of asset and wealth management engineering.

Goldman Sachs hires Google's Evan Kotsovinos as partner, division engineering head
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Google disrupts NetNut proxy network used in malware operations

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it weakened a network of internet-connected devices being used to conceal and route malicious online traffic, acting against the NetNut

Google disrupts NetNut proxy network used in malware operations
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Google loses fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine

Alphabet's Google on Thursday lost its long-running fight against a record EU antitrust fine for using its Android mobile operating

Google loses fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine
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US in talks with AI companies for voluntary model standards, FT reports

The U.S. government is in advanced talks with AI companies to create voluntary standards for the release of new models, with an announcement possible as soon as next week, the

US in talks with AI companies for voluntary model standards, FT reports
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Indonesia sentences Gojek founder to 10 years in prison in controversial graft case

An Indonesian court on Tuesday ruled that Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of tech firm Gojek and a former education minister, was guilty

Indonesia sentences Gojek founder to 10 years in prison in controversial graft case