During its annual I/O developer event held in Mountain View, California, Google’s parent company Alphabet disclosed its latest strides in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technology across its various ventures. CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that the company is introducing AI Overviews to all users in the United States this week, following an extensive period of public … Read more
“For India and other emerging countries, technology shifts are opportunities to catch up or leap ahead,” Pichai said. India was unlikely to match developed countries in personal computing penetration, but in mobile adoption, more people gained access than in previous generations, Pichai elaborated. Many people skipped landlines and went straight to cellular phones. With each … Read more
Google I/O 2024 event commenced with a flurry of announcements centered around the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, took to the stage to unveil the latest developments surrounding the Gemini AI, highlighting its evolution over recent months and its promising trajectory for the future. Among the major reveals was the … Read more
Google unveiled a significant update to its search engine at its annual developers conference, signaling a shift towards favoring artificial intelligence-generated responses over traditional website links. The move, announced on Tuesday, promises to streamline the search process for users while potentially disrupting the flow of internet traffic and revenue for website owners. The revamped search … Read more
Fund of funds (FoFs) that invest in overseas exchange traded funds (ETFs) will stop accepting fresh inflows from 1 April as the mutual fund industry is close to hitting its $1-billion limit to invest in overseas ETFs. However, investors can still diversify globally as some international funds have headroom to invest in international stocks. These … Read more
Elon Musk on Friday announced that his artificial intelligence startup xAI will launch the latest version of its Grok-1.5 chatbot for the social media platform X. The enhanced version of Grok AI chatbot will be available for X users from next week and should exceed current AI technology in all metrics, Elon Musk said. The … Read more
Google has transformed travel planning and personalized shopping experiences with its latest update, leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to cater to users’ needs more efficiently. The Search Generative Experience (SGE) feature, recently unveiled by Google, is set to streamline vacation planning processes, offering tailored itineraries for trips. Exclusive to English-speaking users in the … Read more
In a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for the betterment of humanity, Google has partnered with Apollo Hospitals in India to pioneer early disease detection. Now, Google researchers are setting their sights on another pressing global challenge: flood prediction. Their efforts are outlined in a recent research paper published … Read more
In recent weeks, some of the best-known players in artificial intelligence have intensified their efforts to gain dominance in the AI space. Anthropic, a startup backed by Google and Amazon, launched Claude 3 Opus. Google launched Gemini, but is back to the drawing board after facing complaints. Meta is spending billions to create AGI, or … Read more
Renowned tech mogul Elon Musk has sparked a heated debate over the potential dangers of what he terms “woke AI,” cautioning against the implications of programming artificial intelligence with a focus on forced diversity. Musk took to X to express his concerns, emphasizing the potential risks associated with AI algorithms prioritizing diversity initiatives, citing Google’s … Read more