Generative AI

Google begins rollout of Bard chatbot

A waitlist has been established for users over 18 for the new Bard chatbot from Google, as the search company looks to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT

AI & Machine Learning

Bard AI chatbot’s wrong answer leads to drop in Alphabet shares

An error made by the new Bard AI chatbot from Google, included in promotional material, has led to an eight per cent fall in Alphabet shares

Releases & Updates

Google to make 12,000 employees redundant

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced in a company memo that around 12,000 employees in the US will be made redundant, as big tech continues to take cost-cutting measures

Legislation & Regulation

Google hit by record €4bn fine for EU Android market dominance

Media & Marketing

£20bn claim addressed to Google for depriving publishers of ad revenue

AI & Machine Learning

Google suspends engineer who says chatbot is sentient