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US Edtech Company Claims Google's AI Overviews 'Hollowing Out' the Internet
Chegg, a US-based educational technology company, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that its AI-generated overviews are siphoning traffic and undermining publishers' financial incentives, Reuters reports.The lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., contends that Google's AI is co-opting publishers' content to keep users
TechCrunch
Google launches a free AI coding assistant with very high usage caps
Google is introducing a new, free version of its Code Assist AI programming assistant to aggressively compete with GitHub Copilot.
CNBC
Chegg sues Google for hurting traffic with AI as it considers strategic alternatives
The online education company has tapped Goldman Sachs as it studies options such as going private or getting acquired.
Bloomberg
Chegg Sues Alphabet, Saying Google AI Prompted Business Review - Bloomberg
Chegg Sues Alphabet, Saying Google AI Prompted Business Review  Bloomberg
CNBC
Robinhood says SEC dismissed crypto unit investigation in latest sign of easier regulation for industry
The Securities and Exchange Commission is dropping its investigation into Robinhood's crypto arm, the company said Monday.
TechCrunch
Chegg sues Google over AI search summaries
Chegg is only the latest publisher to take issue with Google’s efforts to inject Google Search with AI. A number of news outlets claim they’ve seen an impact on traffic from Google’s AI summaries in ...
Bloomberg
MongoDB Buys Voyage AI for $220 Million to Bolster AI Search - Bloomberg
MongoDB Buys Voyage AI for $220 Million to Bolster AI Search  Bloomberg
Bloomberg L.P.
Google Wins Salesforce Cloud Deal in Bid to Counter Microsoft
The contract, worth $2.5 billion, is emblematic of how big tech companies are forging alliances to offer a broader menu of AI products.
SCMP
US demands EU antitrust chief clarify rules reining in Big Tech
US House Judiciary chairman Jim Jordan also took a swipe at EU’s Digital Markets Act requirements, saying some of them could benefit China.
ARPU
EU to Charge Google with Breach of Big Tech Rules
Alphabet's Google is expected to be charged with violating the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Reuters reports.The European Commission's move comes as the EU navigates tensions with the US over tech regulation, with US President Donald Trump backing American tech companies lobbying
Bloomberg L.P.
OpenAI Bans Accounts Appearing to Work on a Surveillance Tool
OpenAI recently banned several accounts that had been using ChatGPT to write sales pitches and debug code for a suspected social media surveillance tool that likely originated in China, the company ...
SiliconANGLE
Dropbox’s stock slides on weak forecast and stalled customer acquisition
File-sharing company Dropbox Inc. delivered fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s estimates, but its revenue growth was painfully slow and guidance for the current quarter came ...
Reuters
Lenovo quarterly results smash estimates, says DeepSeek's AI tech will drive growth - Reuters
Lenovo quarterly results smash estimates, says DeepSeek's AI tech will drive growth  Reuters
ARPU
Microsoft Develops AI Model for Video Game Creation
Microsoft has announced the development of a new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to assist in video game development, Reuters reports. This initiative, called Muse, is a collaboration with Ninja Theory, a game developer under Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios.The push for AI-driven tools comes as development costs
Digi Times
Siemens streamlines design flows for TSMC 3DFabric technologies
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the readiness of an automated and certified workflow for TSMC's InFO packaging technology, leveraging Siemens' advanced packaging integration solutions.
TechCrunch
Sanas taps AI to change call center workers’ accents in real time - TechCrunch
Sanas taps AI to change call center workers’ accents in real time  TechCrunch
Reuters
Amazon to stop support for communications service Chime next year
Amazon said it would stop support for its unified communications service, Chime, next year and will not accept new customers beginning Wednesday.
MIT Technology Review
A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers
Microsoft has long been working on an alternative that could cut down on the overhead by using components that are far more stable. These components, called Majorana quasiparticles, are not real ...
Bloomberg L.P.
Microsoft Unveils Quantum Computing Chip For Future Data Centers
Microsoft Corp. announced its first quantum computing chip, a major step in the company’s effort to produce devices that might someday solve problems beyond the reach of modern computers.
TechRadar
HP acquires Humane AI assets and the AI pin will suffer a humane death - TechRadar
HP acquires Humane AI assets and the AI pin will suffer a humane death  TechRadar
VentureBeat
Replit and Anthropic’s AI just helped Zillow build production software—without a single engineer
Replit partners with Anthropic's Claude and Google Cloud to enable non-programmers to build enterprise software, as Zillow and others deploy AI-generated applications at scale, signaling a shift in ...
Bloomberg
Tencent Shares Touch Three-Year High After DeepSeek Trial Begins - Bloomberg
Tencent Shares Touch Three-Year High After DeepSeek Trial Begins  Bloomberg
ARPU
Spotify to Launch Super Premium Tier with AI-Powered Features and Concert Ticket Access
Spotify is reportedly working on a new super-premium tier called "Music Pro," offering enhanced features and experiences for its most dedicated fans, Bloomberg reports. This move, expected to launch later this year, marks Spotify's first major price differentiation strategy, offering a range of packages and plans
SCMP
Tencent testing DeepSeek to add China’s hottest AI technology to its Weixin super app
Beta users can click an ‘AI Search’ option within Weixin to access DeepSeek, in addition to Tencent’s Hunyuan foundational model.
LA Times
Google and Meta used to champion DEI efforts. Why Big Tech is pulling back
Tech companies, facing legal risks and a new political climate, are scaling back, cutting or rethinking efforts focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
CNBC
Dell shares pop on report of $5 billion deal for AI servers for Elon Musk's xAI
Elon Musk's high-valued artificial intelligence startup relies on Nvidia chips, and is reportedly buying a hefty amount from Dell.
Reuters
Dell nears deal to sell $5 billion in AI servers to xAI, Bloomberg News reports - Reuters
Dell nears deal to sell $5 billion in AI servers to xAI, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters
Axios
News publishers sue Cohere for copyright and trademark infringement - Axios
News publishers sue Cohere for copyright and trademark infringement  Axios
Reuters
Microsoft Corp
Google's head of public policy in India, Sreenivasa Reddy, has quit, a company ... news website The Information reported on Wednesday, with the AI startup racing to catch up with Microsoft-backed ...
ARPU
Datadog's Profit Outlook Dims as Enterprise Spending Falters
Datadog, a provider of cloud security services, forecast 2025 revenue and profit below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares tumbling in premarket trading, Reuters reports. The company cited sluggish customer spending as enterprises grapple with economic uncertainty and tighten budgets.The New York-based company's forecast, released Thursday, reveals