Fiona Jackson

Bristol

Technology Reporter, UK and EMEA at TechRepublic

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CEO Says Sharing Search Data Would Be 'De Facto Divestiture'

1 week ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Image: FinnishGovernment/FlickrGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday told a US federal court that forcing the company to license its user data on search behavior to rivals would amount to “de facto divestiture of search.” He appeared as a witness to the Department of Justice’s ongoing antitrust trial, where the government accused Google of unlawfully maintaining its monopoly in search and search advertising through exclusionary deals and business practices.
Google to Cut Bonuses for Underperforming Staff Under New Rewards Framework

1 week ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

Image: Sundry Photography/Adobe StockGoogle has significantly changed the way it rewards its top-performing employees. According to a company email seen by Business Insider, employees who score well on their annual review will be eligible for bigger bonuses and equity. Conversely, those viewed as under-delivering could see these perks slashed.
UK Drafts Crypto Law in Line With US Regulations Though Not Europe

1 week ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Image: HM TreasuryThe UK government has published draft legislation that will bring cryptoassets under the remit of existing financial regulations, aligning with the US. This deviates from the EU approach of creating a standalone framework for the industry, which crypto businesses may find more restrictive.
23 Apple AirPlay Vulnerabilities 'Could Have Far-Reaching Impacts'

2 weeks ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

Security researchers identified 23 vulnerabilities in Apple’s AirPlay Protocol and AirPlay Software Development Kit. The vulnerabilities, collectively dubbed “AirBorne,” could expose devices to remote code execution (RCE) attacks. Such exploits could allow bad actors to take full control of Apple and third-party devices over a local network without any user interaction.
Duolingo to Replace Human Contractors With Bots, Become 'AI-First'

2 weeks ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

Duolingo has just validated fears about artificial intelligence taking jobs, announcing it will replace contracted employees with bots.
IBM's Investing $150B in US Over 5 Years, Focusing on These Tech Commitments

2 weeks ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

IBM has announced plans to invest $150 billion in the United States over the next five years to boost the economy and cement its position as a global technological leader. More than $30 billion will be allocated towards research and development, focusing on mainframes and quantum computing. Strengthening US innovation through mainframes and quantum computingMainframes are powerful back-end servers that organisations use to process large amounts of data and run critical applications.
Huawei Challenges NVIDIA in China with New AI Chip

2 weeks ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

Image: SteveAllenPhoto999/Envato ElementsHuawei is nipping at the heels of NVIDIA with its new advanced artificial intelligence processor, the Ascend 910D. The product is expected to rival the US chipmaker’s H100, which has been banned from sale in China since October 2023. The Chinese hardware giant is preparing to ship samples of Ascend 910D to tech companies in late May, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The AI chip will be tested for technical feasibility before being released to customers.
Anthropic CEO: “We Do Not Understand How Our Own AI Creations Work”

2 weeks ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei. Image: AnthropicThe startup Anthropic is one of the most talked about AI companies in the world; its recent valuation was $61.5 billion. In an essay by its CEO Dario Amodei, he wrote, “People outside the field are often surprised and alarmed to learn that we do not understand how our own AI creations work.
Anthropic CEO: “We Do Not Understand How Our Own AI Creations Work”

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Fiona Jackson

7 hours agoChatGPT’s image generation tool is now available to all users, making visual content faster and cheaper to create than ever before. For freelancers, sellers and marketers, this opens up new ways to make money by offering creative services without heavy equipment, large teams or costly software. The …
Amazon and NVIDIA Will Not Stop Building AI Data Centres, Execs Say

2 weeks ago | techrepublic.com | Fiona Jackson

Image: AmazonAmazon and NVIDIA have no plans to slow down the construction of data centres to support artificial intelligence workloads, executives from the two companies have declared. This comes as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs spark concerns that rising tech prices will reduce demand for AI.

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