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How Google put together the pieces for its AI comeback
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesWhen ChatGPT launched in 2022, Google was caught flatfooted, but the launch of Gemini 3 and the Ironwood AI chip this month has experts raving about Alphabet's AI comeback. Google kicked off…
The future will be explained to you in Palo Alto
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous.…
Social media users report Netflix outage as ‘Stranger Things’ returns
A Netflix logo is on display at the Lucca Comics & Games 2025 event, one of Europe's largest pop culture conventions, as stars and creators of "Stranger Things" series launch Season 5, in Lucca, Italy, October 31, 2025. Claudia Greco…
GM tech executive shakeup continues on software team
The software team at General Motors has now lost three top executives in the past month as the automaker — with its new chief product officer at the helm — combines its disparate technology businesses into one organization.
Baris…
Uber rolls out driverless robotaxis in Abu Dhabi
Driverless WeRide robotaxis for Uber.Courtesy: UberUber on Wednesday rolled out fully driverless rides in its fourth market, launching the service in Abu Dhabi in partnership WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company. The ride-hailing…
The weight of Nvidia’s crown
Jensen Huang is interviewed by media during a reception for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, at St James' Palace November 5, 2025 in London, England, U.K.Yui Mok | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images
Uneasy lies the…
Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’
Italian company Bending Spoons flew largely under the radar — until last month. In a span of 48 hours, the company announced the acquisition of AOL and a massive $270 million raise, quadrupling its valuation to $11 billion, up from…
Nvidia says its GPUs are a ‘generation ahead’ of Google’s AI chips
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp |…
China’s Pony.ai plans to triple global robotaxi fleet by the end of 2026
Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company Pony.ai said Tuesday it plans to triple the size of its robotaxi fleet by the end of next year as its pace of growth — and aspirations — accelerates.
The company, which has about 961…
Alibaba shares rise as AI drives cloud sales jump
Alibaba showcase its AI technology application achievements from Alibaba Cloud at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on July 26, 2025.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAlibaba could ramp up spending on…
A risky alpha bet in markets to revive AI trade
A Google cloud logo is seen at the announcement of Google's biggest-ever investment in Germany on November 11, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Alphabet on Monday resuscitated the artificial…
Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts
Google has partnered with Accel to find and fund India’s earliest-stage AI startups in a first-of-its-kind collaboration for the Google AI Futures Fund, launched earlier this year.
On Tuesday, Accel and Google announced a partnership…
OpenAI temporarily blocked from using ‘Cameo’ after trademark lawsuit
OpenAI will not be allowed use the word "cameo" to name any products or features in its Sora app for a month after a federal judge placed a temporary restraining order for the term on the AI startup.U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee…
US banks scramble to assess data theft after hackers breach financial tech firm
Several U.S. banking giants and mortgage lenders are reportedly scrambling to assess how much of their customers’ data was stolen during a cyberattack on a New York financial technology company earlier this month.
SitusAMC, which…
A turnaround in sentiment for U.S. markets may be in the cards
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images
Last week on Wall Street, two forces dragged stocks lower: a set of high-stakes numbers from Nvidia and the…
Some hope after last week’s U.S. market rout
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images
Last week on Wall Street, two forces dragged stocks lower: a set of high-stakes numbers from Nvidia and the…
Roblox CEO interview gets heated over child safety
Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki joined The New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast to discuss the gaming platform’s new age verification feature — but he seemed to get frustrated at the number of questions focused on child safety.
The interview…
Microsoft faces uphill climb to win in AI chatbots with Copilot
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build AI Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024.Adek Berry | AFP | Getty ImagesOn Microsoft's earnings call last month, CEO Satya Nadella boasted about the company's artificial…