The tech world is alive with headlines about the new leap in performance Google is offering with the launch of Gemini 3. Benchmarks, token processing speeds and ‘human’ conversational fluency, however, are just a facade. The real revolution – and…
Ukraine has taken the strategic decision to build its own Large Language Model (LLM). The project, implemented by the Ministry of Digital Transformation in partnership with operator Kyivstar, aims to create a system based on the open Gemma architecture from…
Ruben Dalfovo, Investment Strategist at Saxo, writes in an analysis that for years Warren Buffett’s history with Google was a cautionary tale. He openly admitted that not buying their shares was a serious mistake, even though he saw the company…
It is rare in the world of tech giants for the CEO of a company gaining 46 per cent on the stock market this year to publicly invoke the spectre of the ‘irrational euphoria’ of the dotcom bubble era. However,…
Google no longer has time for lab experiments. Tuesday’s launch of the Gemini 3, just eleven months after the debut of the previous generation, signals a fundamental shift in strategy in Mountain View. While executives at the conference were keen…
The regulatory front against Google in Europe has just gained strength. The regional court in Berlin (Landgericht Berlin) has ruled that the conglomerate must pay a total of €572 million in damages to two German price comparison sites for abusing…
Alphabet (Google) has submitted a settlement proposal to the European Commission regarding its adtech business, in an attempt to avert the spectre of forced divestment. This is in response to September’s €2.95 billion fine and the tough stance of regulators,…
The generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) revolution has created an insatiable demand for computing power, fundamentally changing data centre architectures. Traditional processors (CPUs), for decades the heart of computing, have become the bottleneck for language-based models (LLMs) and other GenAI systems.…
Google and PayPal have announced a multi-year strategic partnership that goes beyond the standard integration of payment methods. The new agreement focuses on two key areas: the use of Google’s artificial intelligence to enhance PayPal ‘s services and deeper integration…
There are moments in the history of technology that redefine the limits of possibility. The mastery of fire, the invention of printing, the digital age – each of these eras was sparked by a fundamental discovery. Today we stand on…
In Silicon Valley, it is said that failure is not a shame, but a badge of honour; proof that one had the courage to take risks. It’s a convenient narrative, but there is a grain of truth behind it. Even…
The European technology business is at the heart of a strategic paradox. On the one hand, thousands of companies – from startups to corporations – are basing their critical operations on cloud infrastructure provided by US hyperscalers such as Amazon…
Apple is in preliminary talks with Google to use its Gemini AI model to fundamentally overhaul its Siri voice assistant. This move, albeit at an early stage, signals growing pressure on the Cupertino-based company to catch up in the field…
Video conferencing, once a niche tool for global corporations, has become a cornerstone of business communication over the past few years. The rapid transformation towards remote and hybrid working, accelerated by global events, has permanently changed the working landscape, making…
Google has just pulled off another manoeuvre in the race for dominance in artificial intelligence, acquiring key employees of start-up Windsurf and licensing its technology to generate code. The deal doesn’t involve a share acquisition, but amounts to $2.4 billion…
Google is consistently expanding Flow, its artificial intelligence-assisted video creation tool. The latest update to the Veo 3 brings the long-awaited voice generation feature, which allows users to add speech to home videos created from their own images. Users can…
Google is once again on the radar of EU regulators. This time it’s about the AI Overviews feature – artificial intelligence-generated summaries that rank highest in search results. According to a group of independent publishers, this tool – while innovative…
OpenAI – the company that has put ChatGPT at the centre of the global AI revolution – is expanding its hardware facilities by reaching for computing chips from… competitors. As reported by Reuters, the company has begun leasing TPUs (Tensor…
Alphabet, the owner of Google, has announced an appeal against a US federal court decision on alleged monopolistic practices in the online search and advertising segment. This is the next instalment in a years-long clash with the Department of Justice,…
Google has unveiled SynthID Detector, a new portal for detecting AI-generated content. It is an extension of its earlier AI image tagging technology, which now also includes text, audio and video. The new tool analyses whether content generated by models…
The HPE Primera disk array recently had its premiere. I talked about this innovative solution with Michał Zajączkowski, CEO of HPE and Krzysztof Kowalczyk, Hybrid IT Sales & PreSales Leader, HPE. I invite you to read more. Przemysław Kucharzewski, BrandsIT:…