OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is Big Tech’s spiciest move away from Nvidia
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OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is Big Tech’s spiciest move away from Nvidia

Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending.   OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference...

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google • Jul 16 1m read
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With this new update, Google is expanding AI Mode beyond answering questions and into completing tasks across the apps they use regularly....

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Gemini Omni and personal avatars in Google Vids make video creation easier than ever....

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Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions....

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Now, when users navigate to Google Images, they'll see a "For You" gallery of images tailored to their interests and browsing history. ...

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Google Images is turning 25. Here’s a look back at some major milestones — and new ways to explore and create visual content....

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Some of the new features are powered by Google's Gemini AI assistant, which reflects the the tech giant's broader push to integrate Gemini across its ...

google • Jul 13 1m read
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google • Jul 10 1m read
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We’re announcing new capabilities in Managed Agents in Gemini API so developers can build reliable, production-ready agents....

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Google, the New York Jobs CEO Council and Urban Assembly hosted an AI summit for 150 education and industry leaders....

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Google UK shares its latest Economic Impact Report and how to enable more people to unlock the benefits of AI-powered technologies....

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Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on you...

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A Google expert explains what it means to take a full-stack approach to AI and why it’s been the foundation of our AI work for so long....

google • Jun 29 1m read
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Top AI researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are leaving Google for Anthropic, following departures from top scientists Noam Shazeer and John ...

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