The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the de-facto federal privacy regulator, said on Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposal to make Alphabet’s Google share search data with competitors includes adequate safeguards to protect users’ privacy. The proposal is part of a range of measures the DOJ says are necessary to open up the online
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Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Amsterdam-based AppSignal, which develops an app monitoring tool that it says is used by 2,000+ organizations, raised a $22M Series A led by Elsewhere Partners — Application monitoring startup AppSignal B.V. said today it’s looking to expand its market presence beyond Europe after closing … Source link
OpenAI might be working on introducing more duration-based subscription plans. A tipster shared strings of code from the ChatGPT app and found mentions of weekly and lifetime subscriptions for the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. These tiers could be part of the ChatGPT Plus plan. Notably, the pricing details of the tiers are currently unclear. The
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Ryan Autullo / Bloomberg Law: Google agrees to pay Texas $1.4B to settle two lawsuits claiming it tracks Texans’ personal location and maintains their facial recognition data without consent — Google will pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to resolve two privacy lawsuits claiming the tech giant tracks Texans’ personal location … Source link
OpenAI announced a new initiative on Wednesday aimed at helping countries outside of the US build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Dubbed OpenAI for Countries, the initiative is part of the Stargate Project that it announced in January. While Stargate Project is primarily focused on developing AI infrastructure in the US, the new initiative will help
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Eddy Cue’s disclosure of Apple’s plan to shift its browser to AI systems had a clear goal of downplaying the importance of Apple’s search deal with Google — Apple Inc. made an unusual pitch in its bid to save a lucrative search partnership with Alphabet Inc.’s Google … Source link
Google is adding a new quality-of-life improvement to Gemini. On Monday, the company rolled out an update which now allows users to upload up to 10 images or files in one go. Earlier, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot capped the limit at one image or file per prompt. The new feature is available on both
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Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: DoorDash plans to acquire New York-based hospitality tech company SevenRooms for $1.2B in cash, set to close in H2 2025; SevenRooms works with 13,000+ clients — DoorDash Inc. is buying hospitality tech company SevenRooms Inc. for $1.2 billion, hours after confirming its plans … Source link
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation driven by AI technology could soon impact 40 percent of the global workforce, according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report highlights that by 2033, AI could become a multi-trillion-dollar market. However, the economic growth could be highly concentrated, leading to
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Bloomberg: Sources: Microsoft remains the biggest holdout among investors in OpenAI’s restructuring, and is seeking assurance that changes will protect its $13.75B stake — After months of public pressure, OpenAI walked back part of its effort to create a more conventional for-profit company … Source link