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1 day ago | techrepublic.com | Aminu Abdullahi

Image: MR/Adobe StockIn a surprising twist at Google’s ongoing antitrust trial, an OpenAI executive revealed that the company would be interested in buying Google’s Chrome browser if regulators force its sale. The bombshell statement came as the U.S. government pushes for drastic measures to break up Google’s dominance in online search. Nick Turley, head of product for ChatGPT, testified in court on Tuesday that OpenAI would jump at the chance to acquire Chrome if it ever hits the market.

3 days ago | techrepublic.com | Aminu Abdullahi

Screenshot from LinkedIn Learning course Nano Tips for Advancing Your Career with Sho Dewan. Image: LinkedIn LearningWith an estimated 70% of job-related skills expected to change in the next five years according to LinkedIn data, this is a timely opportunity to upskill and stay ahead of the curve.

5 days ago | techrepublic.com | Madeline J. Clarke

Skip to content Published April 18, 2025 Learn about how Copilot Studio’s computer use agents bring the system new functionality and more benefits to users. Copilot Studio’s new computer use feature for AI automation. Image: Microsoft Microsoft announced this week that a new computer use feature is coming to Copilot Studio. Computer use will allow users to build AI-driven agents capable of interacting with their desktop and browser applications, as long as the third-party system it uses has a...

5 days ago | techrepublic.com | J.R. Johnivan

Image: iStock/BeeBrightA bipartisan report, recently issued by the US Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), accuses DeepSeek of a series of subversive, illegal, and immoral practices. Moreover, the tech giant NVIDIA is also catching the ire of US government officials for supplying DeepSeek with the chips needed to create the AI models.

6 days ago | techrepublic.com | Aminu Abdullahi

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman. Image: Creative CommonsOpenAI has rolled out two new AI models, o3 and o4‑mini, that can literally “think with images,” marking a big step forward in how machines understand pictures. These models, announced in an OpenAI press release, can reason about images the same way they do about text — cropping, zooming, and rotating photos as part of their internal thought process. At the heart of this update is the ability to blend visual and verbal reasoning.