After more than a decade of leaving Big Tech largely to itself, US antitrust enforcers have cranked up the heat, with several high-profile cases underway that could radically change the way the industry's giants do business.Launched under both the Trump and Biden administrations, five major cases from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are moving forward against major US technology companies -- including two against Google that could see the company split...
Samsung sold 60.1 million units in Q1 - more than any other manufacturer. Apple took the top spot for the first time last year with strong iPhone sales. Now competition with Android makers like Xiaomi is heating up
The New York Times published an op-ed the other day in defense of warrantless government surveillance titled “Government Surveillance Keeps Us Safe.” Big Brother himself couldn’t have come up with a better title.The piece begins with this claim: “This is an extraordinarily dangerous time for the United States and our allies.” Let me start here by asking New York Times editors, why this is a such an extraordinarily dangerous time for the United States and our allies. You said that Donald Trump...
Microsoft and Google, in collaboration with Thorn and All Tech Is Human, have announced new child safety commitments for generative AI features in their various AI software products.
In a major win for the Dutch tech industry, chip giant ASML intends to remain and further expand in the Netherlands. The chip machine manufacturer has signed a non-binding letter of intent with the City Council of Eindhoven, eyeing a potential expansion at the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC), west of the city. Located at Eindhoven’s Brainport region — a major tech and innovation hub in Europe — BIC is dedicated to the high-tech manufacturing industry. For ASML, BIC represents an...
A slew of blue-chip results on both sides of the Atlantic will dominate the corporate news agenda this week, alongside key US economic data set to bolster the case for higher-for-longer interest rates.
Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables. It’s part of a broader push to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. Google is
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables. It’s part of a broader push to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. Google is
Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables, the company said Thursday. It’s part of a broader plan to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company.
Just a few weeks before Google I/O 2024, the company announced a major reorganization that will combine the hardware and Android teams into one division, along with other changes.