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US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an ill...
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Google to Appeal Against Part of US Court's Decision in Monopoly Case
Alphabet's Google plans to appeal against the "adverse" portion of the court decision in DoJ's monopoly case. On Thursday U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges.
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ByteDance Confirms US Talks on TikTok After Trump Gives 75-Day Extension for Deal to Save App
ByteDance confirmed it’s in discussions with the US government about plans to keep TikTok running in the US. For the second time now, US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for the Chinese company to divest the app’s American operations. The latest extension permits the president to give a “one-time extension of not more than 90 days.
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Anthropic Upgrades Claude AI Chatbot With Web Search Capability
Anthropic announced the rollout of the web search functionality for Claude on Thursday. The San Francisco-based AI firm released the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot in March 2023, but so far, it could not access the Internet to find real-time information, and only had to rely on its internal knowledge database.
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Google's AI Overviews Erode the Internet, US EdTech Firm Chegg Says in Lawsuit
Chegg, an online education company that offers textbook rentals, homework help, and tutoring has filed a lawsuit against Google. In the lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., Google is co-opting publishers' content to keep users on its own site, erasing financial incentives to publish.
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Meta to Allow Rival Ads Providers to List on Facebook Marketplace After EU Antitrust Fine
Meta Platforms will allow rival classified ads service providers to post listings of their ads on Facebook Marketplace. Calling it the Facebook Marketplace Partner Progam, Meta said the scheme is a response to the EU competition watchdog even as it challenged the fine in court.
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Researchers Discover DeepSeek Has Links to Chinese Telecom Firm Banned in US: Report
DeepSeek’s source code has reportedly revealed the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s connection with a Chinese telecommunication provider. As per the report, a cybersecurity firm has uncovered code that could be used to send data being added to the web client of DeepSeek to China Mobile. The code reportedly relates to the account creation ...
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OpenAI’s Trademark Filing Suggests Plans for AI Devices and Humanoid Robots
OpenAI might be planning to move to the hardware space and build artificial intelligence (AI) devices, including humanoid robots. The San Francisco-based AI firm filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week and listed a large number of consumer gadgets that the company might build in the near future.
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DeepSeek-R1 AI Model Said to Be Powered by Huawei Chipsets
DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model is being hosted on China-based Huawei’s ModelArts Studio platform. While the Chipmaker has not detailed the chipsets being used to power the AI model, a tipster claimed that it is being run using the Ascend 910C GPUs. The leak has led to speculations on whether the Chinese AI firm also trained its mo...
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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Gov, a Self-Hosting Platform for US Government Agencies
OpenAI introduced a new version of ChatGPT for US Government agencies on Tuesday. Dubbed ChatGPT Gov, this is a self-hosting platform that agencies can deploy within their internal cloud environment. The San Francisco-based AI firm stated that this version of the chatbot will also adhere to all the privacy, security, and compliance requirements of ...
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OpenAI Releases Operator AI Agent in Preview, Can Independently Perform Tasks on the Web
OpenAI released its first artificial intelligence (AI) agent, Operator, on Thursday. Currently available as a research preview, the agent comes with a dedicated web browser. It is a general-purpose AI agent that can autonomously perform tasks online based on prompts given by the user. The AI firm said the tool can be used to book tickets online, re...
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TikTok Restores Service After US Ban, Thanks Incoming President Donald Trump
TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US. TikTok’s public thanks to Trump, the day before he takes office, comes at a tense moment in US-China relations. Trump has said he intends to place tariffs on China but has also indicated he hopes to have more direct co...
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OpenAI Could Reportedly Launch Advanced AI Agents Soon as CEO Schedules Meeting With US Officials
OpenAI might be getting close to releasing its first artificial intelligence (AI) agent. Sam Altman, the company CEO, has reportedly scheduled a briefing with US officials on January 30 where he might showcase the capabilities of its AI agents. The AI firm has been rumoured to be working on an AI agent called the Operator for quite some time now, a...
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora Services Now Fully Operational After Suffering a Major Outage
OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT services suffered a major outage on Thursday in the US and some other regions. As per reports registered on an online outage monitor, the outage began roughly around 1:30pm ET on December 26 (12:00am IST, December 27). The outage also affected the AI firm’s API service, as well as the text-to-im...
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Google Offers to Loosen Search Deals With Apple, Other Firms in US Antitrust Case Remedy
Google urged US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington to move cautiously in deciding what the company must do to restore competition, after his ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising.
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US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an ill...
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Google to Appeal Against Part of US Court's Decision in Monopoly Case
Alphabet's Google plans to appeal against the "adverse" portion of the court decision in DoJ's monopoly case. On Thursday U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges.
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ByteDance Confirms US Talks on TikTok After Trump Gives 75-Day Extension for Deal to Save App
ByteDance confirmed it’s in discussions with the US government about plans to keep TikTok running in the US. For the second time now, US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for the Chinese company to divest the app’s American operations. The latest extension permits the president to give a “one-time extension of not more than 90 days.
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Anthropic Upgrades Claude AI Chatbot With Web Search Capability
Anthropic announced the rollout of the web search functionality for Claude on Thursday. The San Francisco-based AI firm released the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot in March 2023, but so far, it could not access the Internet to find real-time information, and only had to rely on its internal knowledge database.
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Google's AI Overviews Erode the Internet, US EdTech Firm Chegg Says in Lawsuit
Chegg, an online education company that offers textbook rentals, homework help, and tutoring has filed a lawsuit against Google. In the lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., Google is co-opting publishers' content to keep users on its own site, erasing financial incentives to publish.
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Meta to Allow Rival Ads Providers to List on Facebook Marketplace After EU Antitrust Fine
Meta Platforms will allow rival classified ads service providers to post listings of their ads on Facebook Marketplace. Calling it the Facebook Marketplace Partner Progam, Meta said the scheme is a response to the EU competition watchdog even as it challenged the fine in court.
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Researchers Discover DeepSeek Has Links to Chinese Telecom Firm Banned in US: Report
DeepSeek’s source code has reportedly revealed the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s connection with a Chinese telecommunication provider. As per the report, a cybersecurity firm has uncovered code that could be used to send data being added to the web client of DeepSeek to China Mobile. The code reportedly relates to the account creation ...
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OpenAI’s Trademark Filing Suggests Plans for AI Devices and Humanoid Robots
OpenAI might be planning to move to the hardware space and build artificial intelligence (AI) devices, including humanoid robots. The San Francisco-based AI firm filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week and listed a large number of consumer gadgets that the company might build in the near future.
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DeepSeek-R1 AI Model Said to Be Powered by Huawei Chipsets
DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model is being hosted on China-based Huawei’s ModelArts Studio platform. While the Chipmaker has not detailed the chipsets being used to power the AI model, a tipster claimed that it is being run using the Ascend 910C GPUs. The leak has led to speculations on whether the Chinese AI firm also trained its mo...
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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Gov, a Self-Hosting Platform for US Government Agencies
OpenAI introduced a new version of ChatGPT for US Government agencies on Tuesday. Dubbed ChatGPT Gov, this is a self-hosting platform that agencies can deploy within their internal cloud environment. The San Francisco-based AI firm stated that this version of the chatbot will also adhere to all the privacy, security, and compliance requirements of ...
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OpenAI Releases Operator AI Agent in Preview, Can Independently Perform Tasks on the Web
OpenAI released its first artificial intelligence (AI) agent, Operator, on Thursday. Currently available as a research preview, the agent comes with a dedicated web browser. It is a general-purpose AI agent that can autonomously perform tasks online based on prompts given by the user. The AI firm said the tool can be used to book tickets online, re...
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TikTok Restores Service After US Ban, Thanks Incoming President Donald Trump
TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US. TikTok’s public thanks to Trump, the day before he takes office, comes at a tense moment in US-China relations. Trump has said he intends to place tariffs on China but has also indicated he hopes to have more direct co...
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OpenAI Could Reportedly Launch Advanced AI Agents Soon as CEO Schedules Meeting With US Officials
OpenAI might be getting close to releasing its first artificial intelligence (AI) agent. Sam Altman, the company CEO, has reportedly scheduled a briefing with US officials on January 30 where he might showcase the capabilities of its AI agents. The AI firm has been rumoured to be working on an AI agent called the Operator for quite some time now, a...
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora Services Now Fully Operational After Suffering a Major Outage
OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT services suffered a major outage on Thursday in the US and some other regions. As per reports registered on an online outage monitor, the outage began roughly around 1:30pm ET on December 26 (12:00am IST, December 27). The outage also affected the AI firm’s API service, as well as the text-to-im...
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Google Offers to Loosen Search Deals With Apple, Other Firms in US Antitrust Case Remedy
Google urged US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington to move cautiously in deciding what the company must do to restore competition, after his ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising.
