BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google Cloud on Monday ramped up its criticism of Microsoft’s cloud computing practices, saying its rival is seeking a monopoly that would harm the development of emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence. Microsoft and Amazon have recently attracted scrutiny in Britain, the European Union and the United States over their market power in cloud computing. Google trails a distant third behind the two leaders. … Source link

(Bloomberg) — The stock market lost steam near record highs as traders braced for a barrage of economic data and remarks from Federal Reserve speakers that will help shape the outlook for interest rates. Most Read from Bloomberg Wall Street is also keeping a close eye on how the market absorbs heavy Treasury and corporate sales amid month-end positioning. US yields rose after Monday’s auctions of two-year and five-year government notes. Meantime, blue-chip companies are expected to sell… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc. is falling amid renewed fears that the Google owner’s missteps in artificial intelligence are putting its search business at risk. Most Read from Bloomberg The stock dropped as much as 4.4% Monday following last week’s pause of a Google image generation feature that drew criticism over inaccurate historical depictions of race. Alphabet shed more than $70 billion from its market value. Problems with AI tools may fuel the perception that Google is “an unreliable… Source link

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) -Google plans to relaunch in the next few weeks its AI tool that creates images of people, which it paused last week after inaccuracies in some historical depictions, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said on Monday. Alphabet’s Google began offering image generation through its Gemini AI models earlier this month. Some users, however, flagged on social media that it generated historical images which were sometimes inaccurate. “We have taken the feature offline… Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the Mexican border in Texas on Thursday after congressional talks on a deal to rein in illegal migration collapsed. The visits underscore immigration’s central importance in the 2024 presidential race and how much both Biden and Trump are seeking to use the nation’s broken system to their political advantage. Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, an area that… Source link

Google Maps on Wear OS gets new public transit directions Google Wallet passes are also finally available on Wear OS OnePlus Watch 2 pioneers new battery-saving notifications system If you own a Wear OS smartwatch, Google has just revealed some new treats that are headed to your wrist – including a useful new Google Maps feature to make your journeys a little smoother. Announced during MWC 2024, which has also seen the arrival of watches like the OnePlus Watch 2 and Xiaomi Watch 2, the new… Source link

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Google announced that several AI-powered features will be available on Android devices. ED JONES Google unveiled several new AI-powered features for Android users. Google Messages will now have access to the company’s Gemini chatbot and custom “photomojis.” Other updates include auto-generated photo descriptions and message summaries while driving. Starting this week, Android users are getting access to some new… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Stock market today: Stocks little changed following record-setting week  Yahoo Finance Source link

Microsoft reportedly tried to sell Bing to Apple in 2018 – but failed. The sale was unsuccessful because Apple had concerns about Bing’s search quality, advertising unit and monetization capabilities, according to a document in Google’s antitrust case against the U.S. Justice Department. Google argues that the failed sale highlights that Bing lost out because it is an inferior search engine, not because Google has made the search market unfair for its competitors, per CNN.

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Google Maps fail led to grueling trek through wilderness, say tourists. Anadolu/Getty Images Two tourists said Google Maps mistakenly guided them into the Australian wilderness. The German pair told 9News it took them more than a week to find their way out. A spokesperson for Google said the path has been removed from the map. A pair of German tourists say Google Maps mistakenly led them into the Australian… Source link