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OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome

If adopted by the 400 million weekly active users of ChatGPT, OpenAI's browser could put pressure on a key component of rival Google's ad-money spigot.

 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan, February 3, 2025; illustrative.
  Google co-founder Sergey Brin at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos in 2017.

Google co-founder slams UN as 'antisemitic' in internal forum - report

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The best companies to work for; How many high-tech employees are already using AI?

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Listening to the text: Google launches a narration creation platform – and it's amazing


Report: Samsung on the way to split from Google – and collaborate with Perplexity

Samsung is close to reaching an agreement with the AI company Perplexity, which may lead to the replacement of Google's digital assistant Gemini on the company’s future flagship devices.

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Searching everything on Google? A revolution is coming – here’s what it will look like

At Google I/O, Google revealed the next-gen search engine that analyzes, summarizes, and acts. Available worldwide starting this week, it promises to reshape the future of online search.

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NotebookLM: The feature the whole world is talking about is now also available in Hebrew

Google is upgrading NotebookLM with Audio Overviews in Hebrew and over 50 additional languages.

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The separation from Android on the way? Chinese smartphones prepare for an era without Google

Following the renewed tensions between the U.S. and China, Chinese smartphone manufacturers are preparing for the day when they will no longer be able to use Android and Google services.

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Despite the surge in usage: Google's Gemini still lags behind ChatGPT

Despite the surge in the number of Gemini users, Google is still struggling to close the gap with ChatGPT, which leads with 600 million active users per month.

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Internet earthquake: Will Google’s browser move to its biggest rival?

OpenAI’s Head of Product sparked a massive uproar with a statement regarding a potential acquisition of Chrome from tech giant Google.

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DeepMind UK staff plan to unionize and challenge deals with Israel links

Media reports that suggest Google is selling its cloud services and AI technology to the Israeli defense ministry have caused disquiet among employees, according to the report.

DeepMind logo is seen in this illustration taken February 16, 2025.

Google tries to speak dolphin: New artificial intelligence may enable conversation with the marine

Google unveiled DolphinGemma, a unique AI model aiming to understand and mimic dolphin communication. It has already managed to generate dolphin-like acoustic sequences.

 The dolphin being studied is of the Stenella frontalis species. Complex communication signals

Google’s new brain open to all: The advanced Gemini 2.5 released to the public

With Gemini 2.5’s public release, Google promises major updates. Over the same weekend, OpenAI faced heavy server loads due to a new feature it launched, highlighting intense AI competition.

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Google launches Gemini 2.5: A “thinking” AI with advanced edge capabilities

Unveiled months after Gemini 2.0, the new model excels in code, math, and science. It handles vast data, works with discretion, and understands context and complexity.

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Google announces new AI aimed at communicating with dolphins

The system, called DolphinGemma, has already managed to generate dolphin-like acoustic sequences and is based on data collected over four decades in the wild.

Stenella frontalis.