openai Legal AI Startup Harvey Reaches $1.5 Billion Valuation After $100M Raise OpenAI-backed legaltech startup Harvey secures $100 million in a Series C round led by Google's GV to expand its AI tools for lawyers. The new funding brings the company's total valuation to $1.5 billion.
google Google Releases Gemma 2 Open Source Models That Rival Larger AI Google DeepMind open-sources Gemma 2, a family of small language models that use knowledge distillation to outperform competitors of similar size and rival models twice as large.
google Google I/O 2024 Ushers In the Gemini Era With Seven Major AI Upgrades Google uses its I/O 2024 keynote to unveil Project Astra and weave Gemini AI into nearly all of its products. The company mentions artificial intelligence 121 times during a two-hour presentation focused entirely on the future of its technology.
google Google I/O 2024 Focuses Entirely on AI With No Hardware Reveals Google skips hardware at I/O 2024 to spotlight major AI advancements like Project Astra and deeper Gemini integration across its services.
google Google Rolls Out AI Overviews to All US Search Users Google is bringing AI Overviews powered by a custom Gemini model to all US users, aiming to handle complex research and planning tasks automatically. The feature promises quick, synthesized answers while driving more traffic to diverse websites.
alphabet Alphabet CEO Pichai Highlights AI Strategy After Surpassing $300 Billion Revenue Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai details the company's strong Q1 2024 performance and outlines a six-point strategy to capture the next wave of AI innovation. The tech giant showcases rapid growth from Search, YouTube, and Cloud as it consolidates its AI research under Google DeepMind.
google Google Workers Protest $1.2B Project Nimbus Cloud Contract With Israel Google employees stage office sit-ins to demand an end to Project Nimbus, a joint cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. Workers fear the artificial intelligence and technology services are being used to cause harm during the ongoing war on Gaza.
artificial intelligence AI Giants Clash Over Accessibility as Open and Closed Models Diverge Major tech companies are taking drastically different approaches to AI accessibility, with OpenAI removing login requirements for free users while Google considers paid AI search features. Meanwhile, a growing divide over open-source versus closed-source models sparks legal and ethical debates.
nvidia NVIDIA Unveils Blackwell GPU Architecture for Enterprise AI Acceleration NVIDIA introduces its new Blackwell GPU platform at GTC 2024, promising significant performance upgrades for generative AI. Major cloud providers plan to adopt the architecture later this year.
google Google Unveils Gemini 1.5 with Record-Breaking One Million Token Context Window Google introduces Gemini 1.5, a next-generation AI model that processes up to one million tokens and matches Ultra 1.0 performance using less computing power.
discord Discord Lays Off 170 Employees Amid Brutal Start to 2024 Discord joins Unity and Twitch in a wave of early 2024 tech and gaming layoffs by cutting 17% of its staff. The ongoing cuts highlight a grim trend that heavily impacts the industry just days into the new year.
artificial intelligence Major Tech Firms Shift Focus to AI Product Integration Big technology companies are prioritizing the integration of existing AI models into consumer products rather than developing entirely new foundational models. Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI are leading this charge with major app launches and hardware updates.
tech layoffs Tech Sector Starts 2024 With New Wave of Layoffs Fueled by AI Major technology companies like Google and Amazon are kicking off 2024 with a fresh round of layoffs. The ongoing job cuts raise concerns that the rise of generative AI is permanently altering the industry's growth trajectory.
google Google Apologizes After Gemini AI Generates Historically Inaccurate Images Google issues an apology after its Gemini AI tool creates historically inaccurate depictions, including showing diverse Nazi soldiers and Founding Fathers. The company admits its attempt to offer a wide range of people misses the mark.
google Google's Mid-Size Gemini 1.5 Pro Rivals GPT-4 with Million-Token Window Google releases Gemini 1.5 Pro, a mid-size model that matches GPT-4 capabilities while introducing a groundbreaking million-token context window. The model achieves this efficiency and performance through an advanced Mixture-of-Experts architecture.