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Microsoft Hosts Developer Conference as Focus Grows on AI Profits Microsoft has already spent $64 billion (roughly Rs. 5,46,718 crore) this year, much of it on data centers needed for AI-based services such as Copilot used in its popular Microsoft 365 applications. But there are signs that Microsoft is reworking its relationship with OpenAI and seeking to become a neutral arms dealer in the AI race.

Google I/O 2025: From AI to Android XR, Here's What to Expect From Google's Annual Developer Conference on May 20 Google I/O 2025, the company's annual developer conference, will kick off on Tuesday and we can expect the company to announce new AI-powered features coming to Gemini AI, Google search, and Project Astra, as well as additional details related to the Android 16, Wear OS 6, and Android TV 16 updates at the Google I/O live event.

Microsoft to Support Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol to Power Multi-Agent Workflows: Report Microsoft is reportedly planning to adopt Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) to let multiple artificial intelligence (AI) agents work together. As per the report, the Redmond-based tech giant said that it is focusing on multi-agent workflows and improved memory capability of its agents. The adoption of Anthropic’s MCP standard could be announced at the Micro...

Google One Hits 150 Million Subscribers With Help of AI Google One subscription service recently crossed 150 million subscribers In 2024, Google introduced a $19.99 a month plan with access to AI capabilities unavailable for free users. The company continues to offer Google One subscription tiers for file storage, but without most AI features, at lower prices.

Netflix Unveils AI-Powered Feature That Will Blend Ads With Shows and Movies Netflix unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) for its advertisers at its Upfront event on Wednesday. The streaming platform is heavily investing in its new in-house ad platform dubbed Netflix Ads Suite, and it showcased some of the features and tools that advertisers can leverage. The company also unveiled several ad formats to help its clients reach their desir...

Meta Asks Judge to Rule that FTC Failed to Prove its Monopoly Case Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission's case that accuses it of illegal social media monopoly. Meta is now presenting its own evidence at the trial, which may run into June.

Amazon Trims Jobs in Devices and Services Unit Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit. Amazon trimmed some Alexa-related jobs in 2023 and has been conducting small cuts to various groups in recent months,

Google DeepMind Unveils AlphaEvolve, a Coding Agent Designed to Reduce AI Hallucinations Google DeepMind announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) coding agent on Wednesday that can enhance the capabilities of AI models. Dubbed AlphaEvolve, it is designed to discover and optimise algorithms across complex computing and mathematical tasks. The powerful AI system is built on the Mountain View-based tech giant’s Gemini models, and it combines outputs ge...

OpenAI Expands GPT-4.1 AI Models With Advanced Coding Capabilities to ChatGPT OpenAI announced the expansion of the recently released GPT-4.1 series of artificial intelligence (AI) models to ChatGPT. These models were so far exclusive to the company’s application programming interface (API), but on Thursday, the San Francisco-based AI firm said that they will also be available within the chatbot. In particular, the GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini mo...

Stability AI and Arm Release Lightweight Tex-to-Audio Model Optimised for Fast On-Device Generation Stability AI developed a new text-to-audio generation artificial intelligence (AI) model in partnership with Arm. Announced on Wednesday, the new model is dubbed Stable Audio Open Small, and it is said to generate short audio samples using text prompts. The London-based AI firm said that the model is lightweight and is optimised to run entirely on Arm CPUs.

Microsoft to Lay Off Around Three Percent of Workforce in Organisation-Wide Cuts Microsoft said on Tuesday it was laying off less than three percent of its workforce, or around 6,000 employees. The cuts will be across all levels and geographies and are likely the largest since Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees in 2023.

Google Facing at Least EUR 12 Billion in Civil Claims Across Europe Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union. The complaints blame Google for stealing their customers. Google denies that any of the European civil suits have merit.

Amazon's New Vulcan Robots for Fulfilment Centres Have a ‘Sense of Touch’ Amazon introduced a new warehouse-focused robot last week that can carefully manipulate a wide range of objects. Dubbed Vulcan, the new class of robots feature force feedback sensors that allow it to understand the amount of force it is applying while picking an object or pushing a cart. These robots will be used in the tech giant’s fulfilment centres globally and a...

Microsoft Expands Copilot Pages to All Users, to Offer a Collaborative Space for Creative Projects Microsoft is expanding Copilot Pages to all users globally. Announced last week, the new artificial intelligence space is a multiplayer collaborative space where the chatbot and humans can work together to edit and create content and documents. Copilot Pages was first introduced in September 2024 as part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot for enterprises. The Redmond-based ...

ChatGPT’s Deep Research Feature Can Now Connect With GitHub Repositories ChatGPT is getting a new feature that will enable users to connect their GitHub repository with the chatbot. Announced on Friday, the new feature is part of the Deep Research agent. OpenAI said the new feature will allow the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to prepare comprehensive reports based on the user’s and others’ repositories.

Google Identifies Lostkeys, a Russian Malware That Can Steal Specific Files and Directories Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) shared a report about a new piece of malware last week. The new malware, dubbed Lostkeys, is described as a data theft malware and is said to be linked with the Russian threat group Coldriver. Lostkeys is considered dangerous because it is being spread at the end of a multi-step chain that starts with a lure website.

Researchers Unveil LegoGPT AI Model That Can Build Physically Stable Design of Lego Structures LegoGPT, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can generate three-dimensional (3D) Lego structure designs, was unveiled by researchers recently. The new AI model is an open-source project to determine whether AI models can generate structures that are consistent with real-world physics and are consistently stable. The researchers have shared details of how the...

US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an illegal monopoly in the...

OpenAI Said to Be Working on Weekly and Lifetime ChatGPT Subscription Plans OpenAI might be working on introducing more duration-based subscription plans. A tipster shared strings of code from the ChatGPT app and found mentions of a weekly and a lifetime subscription for the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. These tiers could be part of the ChatGPT Plus plan. Notably, the pricing details of the tiers are currently unclear.

TRAI Recommends Five-Year Satellite Spectrum Allocation as Starlink Nears Entry TRAI has recommended allotting satellite spectrum for commercial communication services for five years. The recommendations come as Elon Musk is working towards launching Starlink in India.