Alex PIGMAN

6 days ago | techxplore.com | Alex PIGMAN |Andrew Zinin

For Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the world has split into two camps: those with deep enough pockets to invest in artificial intelligence behemoths, and everyone else waiting to see where the AI revolution leads. The generative AI frenzy unleashed by ChatGPT in 2022 has propelled a handful of venture-backed companies to eye-watering valuations.

2 weeks ago | energy-daily.com | Alex PIGMAN |Daniel Stublen

Trump attends memecoin gala as protesters slam 'crypto corruption' By Alex Pigman and Daniel Stublen Washington (AFP) May 23, 2025 US President Donald Trump hosted a closed-door dinner for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin Thursday, as sign-holding protesters outside and Democratic opponents decried the event as blatant "corruption." The unprecedented melding of US presidential power and personal business took place at Trump's golf club outside Washington, where Trump flew by...

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Glenn Chapman |Alex PIGMAN

MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States: Google on May 20 said it was beefing up online searches with even more generative artificial intelligence, as it presses on with embracing AI despite fears for its ad-based business model. CEO Sundar Pichai, speaking at the company's annual developers event, said Google's search engine would feature a new AI mode, as he boasted that "decades of research" were reaching fruition with the new technology.

1 month ago | barrons.com | Alex PIGMAN

Shares in Google parent Alphabet plunged more than eight percent on Wednesday after Apple executive Eddy Cue testified in federal court that Google's search traffic on Apple devices declined last month for the first time in over two decades. Cue, Apple's senior vice president of services, told the Washington antitrust trial that Google was losing ground to AI alternatives like ChatGPT and Perplexity.

1 month ago | japantoday.com | Alex PIGMAN

The massive EU fine against TikTok last Friday marks the latest setback for the popular Chinese-owned social media platform, which has more than one billion users. Here is a closer look at TikTok:Born in China TikTok's surge from niche video app to global powerhouse is one of the most significant shifts in digital entertainment since the advent of social media.