Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian says Google realised long back that the most problematic AI infrastructure thing that was going to happen was...

Google Cloud's CEO revealed the company foresaw AI's massive energy needs as a critical bottleneck years ago. They are now ...

Google’s answer to the AI arms race — promote the guy behind its data center tech

Amin Vahdat has been promoted to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO ...

Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, ...
Computer Weekly

Interview: Meet the competition lawyer taking Microsoft to task over its cloud licensing tactics

Microsoft's approach to cloud licensing has been labelled anti-competitive and cost-prohibitive to enterprises by regulators, ...

Amazon Races to Beat Nvidia and Google with Trainium3 —AI Costs May Finally Drop

Amazon unveiled its Trainium3 chip and the multimodal Nova 2 Omni model at re:Invent, intensifying the AI race.
Bleeping Computer

Google Search is now using AI to create interactive UI to answer your questions

In a move that could redefine the web, Google is testing AI-powered, UI-based answers for its AI mode. Up until now, Google AI mode, which is an optional feature, has allowed you to interact with a ...
Phys.org

Delhi's cloud seeding effort fails to ease smog, raises questions on effectiveness

India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move.
The Verge

Google Earth’s expanded AI features make it easier to ask it questions

Gemini will now connect different Google Earth AI models for ‘trusted tester’ users. Gemini will now connect different Google Earth AI models for ‘trusted tester’ users. is a NYC-based AI reporter and ...
GeekWire

AWS outage hits major apps and services, resurfacing old questions about cloud redundancy

AWS experienced a widespread outage early Monday that disrupted major sites and services. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services is showing “significant signs of recovery” after a ...
Variety

Google Cloud Gaming Boss Jack Buser on How AI ‘Tipped the Scale’ This Year, What Was Learned From Stadia’s End

About 90% of game developers have now incorporated AI into the video-game production process, according to Google Cloud gaming chief Jack Buser, a fact the tech giant exec said “was not true a couple ...
BGR

Google Maps May Soon Answer Conversational Questions Just Like Gemini

Chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini are great for making travel plans. Just type your prompt with detailed instructions, and the AI will offer all the information you need about your trip, including ...
Android Authority

Confused about the latest Google Home changes? Google just answered your top questions

Google has answered some key questions about its latest Home announcements. The company has clarified availability details for Gemini for Home and decoded its new Google Home Premium subscriptions. To ...