Alphabet is asserting itself as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), signaling to Wall Street that the Google parent is now ahead of rivals like OpenAI, a marked turnaround from a year ago when investors perceived it as lagging behind. The company’s first post-earnings call since the launch of its Gemini 3 model underscored confidence […]
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YouTube outage resolved after affecting thousands globally
Reports of YouTube being down started circulating late on Friday, with users across the globe experiencing difficulties accessing the platform. According to Downdetector, over 11,000 complaints were registered within just 30 minutes, highlighting the widespread nature of the outage. Read More: Court orders block of 27 major YouTube channels in Islamabad Users reported issues with loading videos, […]
Google warns US visa holders against international travel
Alphabet’s Google has cautioned some employees on US visas against traveling internationally due to extended delays at embassies and consulates, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing an internal email. The advisory specifically targets staff who require a visa stamp to re-enter the United States, warning that leaving the country could result in a prolonged stay […]
Meta in talks to buy Google AI chips, challenging Nvidia dominance
SAN FRANCISCO: Meta Platforms is reportedly in discussions with Google to purchase billions of dollars’ worth of the Alphabet-owned company’s AI chips for use in its data centers starting in 2027, according to The Information. The deal could also include renting Google’s chips as early as next year. Read More: Meta hid evidence linking social media […]
Anthropic expands partnership with Google for $10B AI chip deal
Anthropic has deepened its collaboration with Google in a massive new deal that will give the AI startup access to up to one million of Google’s advanced tensor processing units (TPUs) — artificial intelligence chips valued at tens of billions of dollars. The agreement, announced Thursday, provides Anthropic with over one gigawatt of computing capacity, […]