Big Tech Google North America November 21, 2024 US authority pushes for Google to offload Chrome The US Department of Justice argued Google must divest its Chrome web browser to end the company’s anti-competitive conduct in search, but offered potential behavioural remedies which would allow it to hang onto the Android mobile OS. By Chris Donkin
AI & Cloud Europe Google November 20, 2024 CMA clears Anthropic, Google partnership The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority decided Alphabet-owned Google’s investment in AI player Anthropic did not merit a full-blown investigation under merger rules. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Google Microsoft November 4, 2024 Enterprise cloud spend tracks upwards Synergy Research Group credited generative AI for driving a 23 per cent year-on-year rise in enterprise outlay on cloud services in Q3, though noted the market was softer in 2023. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Google November 1, 2024 OpenAI challenges Google with ChatGPT Search OpenAI threw down the gauntlet to search giant Google by taking the wraps off a ChatGPT Search model it stated provides more in-depth answers. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Google Middle East and North Africa October 31, 2024 PIF, Google Cloud partner on Saudi AI hub Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund reached an agreement with Google Cloud to build an AI hub for joint research on Arabic language models and Saudi-specific applications. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Google North America October 30, 2024 Google Cloud revenue tops $11B in Q3 Google parent Alphabet reported revenue of $88.2 billion in Q3, up 15 per cent from $76.9 billion in the comparable period of 2023, driven by its cloud and search divisions. By Mike Robuck
Google Qualcomm October 23, 2024 Qualcomm, Google gen up automotive sector Qualcomm and Google committed to create the de-facto platform for in-vehicle generative AI (genAI) under a sweeping new arrangement involving the Snapdragon Digital Chassis, the search giant’s cloud service and Android Automotive OS. By Michael Carroll
