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Microsoft, Alphabet, Other AI Companies Urged to Prioritize Security Measures for New Technologies

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The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday urged CEOs of several artificial intelligence (AI) companies to prioritize security measures, combat bias, and responsibly roll out new technologies. Democratic Senator Mark Warner raised concerns about potential risks posed by AI technology. “Beyond industry commitments, however, it is also clear that some level of regulation … Read more

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Reaps $226 Million Compensation in 2022 Amid Layoffs

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Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million (roughly Rs. 1,850 crore) in 2022, more than 800 times the median employee’s pay, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. Pichai’s compensation included stock awards of about $218 million (roughly Rs. 1,800 crore), the filing showed. The pay disparity comes … Read more

Google Requests US Court to Dismiss Lawsuits Over Its App Store Policies

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Alphabet‘s Google asked a court late Thursday to toss out several allegations made by Epic, Match and U.S. state attorneys general about how the search and advertising giant runs its app store for Android phones. Google’s motion is the company’s latest bid to end costly and time-consuming antitrust lawsuits. It has also asked a federal … Read more

Alphabet to Consolidate Google Brain, DeepMind AI Research Units in Race to Keep Up With Rival ChatGPT

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Alphabet is combining Google Brain and DeepMind, as it doubles down on artificial intelligence research in its race to compete with rival systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. The new division will be led by DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and its setting up will ensure “bold and responsible development of general AI”, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai … Read more

Samsung Considers Replacing Google With Microsoft’s Bing as Devices’ Default Search Service: Report

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Microsoft’s Bing may replace Alphabet’s Google as the default search service on Samsung Electronics devices, according to a New York Times report Sunday. Suwon-based Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone maker, is considering making the switch, putting at risk roughly $3 billion (roughly Rs. 2,44,810 Crore) in annual revenue for Google, the report said. Bing’s threat to … Read more

Google to Argue Against Allegations of US Antitrust Law Violations Over Search Engine Dominance

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Google will likely argue Thursday that the US Justice Department’s allegations that it broke antitrust law to build and maintain its dominance of search are flawed and that its lawsuit should be thrown out, according to court filings. The government, which filed its lawsuit in the waning days of the Trump administration, will likely defend … Read more

Indian Startups Demand Probe on Google for Bypassing Antitrust Directive, Charging High Service Fee

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Top startups in India have called on the country’s competition watchdog to launch an inquiry into Alphabet’s Google for allegedly bypassing an antitrust directive by charging a high service fee for in-app payments, a filing shows. The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) filing marks the latest tussle between Google and Indian startups, which have … Read more

Apple Wins Against British Antitrust Regulator’s Decision to Investigate Its Mobile Browser

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Apple won its appeal against the decision by Britain’s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Regulator the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet‘s Google in mobile browsers, and … Read more

Google Sanctioned Again by US Court for Taking Too Long to Comply With Ruling

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A US court has sanctioned Google for a second time in recent days, after a judge in a decision unsealed on Wednesday said the Alphabet unit took too long to comply with a ruling last year in a data-privacy class action. The order from US Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen in San Jose, California, stems … Read more

Meta, Google Defend Brazilian Law That Absolves Companies From Responsibility for Content Posted by Users

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Meta Platforms and Alphabet Google appeared before Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday to defend a law that says internet companies are not responsible for content that users post unless the companies are subject to a court order. The companies are appealing a 2017 lawsuit by a Brazilian woman who wanted Facebook to remove a profile and … Read more