๐.๐. ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed its final remedy proposal in its antitrust showdown with Google, demanding the tech giant sell off its Chrome browser and halt payments to partners for search engine favoritism.
The filing, lodged Friday, accuses Google of wielding โunrestricted powerโ to stifle competition, cementing its near-90% U.S. search dominance through exclusive contracts.
The DOJโs push follows a 2023 trial and an August 2024 ruling by Judge Amit Mehta, who declared Google an illegal monopoly in search and text ads.
While earlier calls to divest Android and AI investments have been dropped, the DOJ insists Chromeโs saleโalong with assets needed for a clean breakโis non-negotiable.
Google must also notify regulators of new search or ad partnerships. Google slammed the proposal as overreach that threatens consumers and innovation, vowing an appeal as courtroom arguments loom in April.
๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง-๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has launched trials of its first self-designed chip aimed at training artificial intelligence systems, a strategic step to reduce its dependence on NVIDIA and slash soaring AI infrastructure costs.
The social media giant, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, is testing the chip in a small-scale deployment, with plans to scale up if successful.
The move is part of Metaโs broader push to manage its hefty 2025 budgetโprojected at $114 billion to $119 billion, including up to $65 billion for AI-related capital spending.
The company aims to deploy the chip for training recommendation systems by 2026, with ambitions to later support generative AI tools like its Meta AI chatbot.
๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข-๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ.
Google has launched a new AI-driven feature for Gmail, powered by its Gemini bot, that automatically detects event details in emails and adds them to Google Calendar with a single click.
Rolling out now to Workspace business, enterprise, and education users, as well as Google one AI Premium subscribers, the โAdd to Calendarโ button appears alongside emails Gemini identifies as event-related.
Clicking it triggers a sidebar prompt to confirm or edit the event before itโs seamlessly added to your calendar.
Building on Googleโs earlier non-AI tools for auto-adding appointments or travel plans, this update streamlines the process.
In testing, the feature accurately spotted two distinct events in a single email, though it prompted for confirmation rather than auto-adding as Google suggested.
While an edit button wasnโt offered in the sidebar, users can tweak details directly in Calendar after creation.
The rollout enhances productivity for Gmailโs power users, marrying AI convenience with practical functionality.
๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ค : ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ.
Chinese startup DeepSeek AI Launched in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the company claims its R1 reasoning model matches OpenAIโs o1, while its Janus Pro multimodal AI outstrips Stable Diffusion and DALL-E 3โall built with fewer resources despite U.S. chip export curbs.
Its AI app has surged to the top of the App Store, forcing sign-up restrictions amid โmalicious attacks.โ
Microsoft is fast-tracking DeepSeek AIโs R1 onto Azure, while OpenAI probes if its data fueled the rivalโs rise. The U.S. is mulling bans on government devices, and South Korea and Italy have already blocked the app over data concerns.
With claims of using one-tenth the power of Metaโs Llama 3.1, DeepSeek could reshape AIโs economic and environmental stakes.
๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ.
Apple has hit the brakes on its highly anticipated Siri overhaul, admitting that the smarter, more personalized version of its virtual assistant is taking โlonger than we thought.โ
Initially teased at Worldwide Developers Conference,WWDC last year with promises of context-aware capabilities and app-integrated actions, the features were expected this spring.
Now, spokesperson Jacqueline Roy says they wonโt arrive until sometime in the โcoming year,โ leaving the timeline vague.
Some in Appleโs AI team fear the project might need a complete rebuild, with a โtrue modernizedโ Siri possibly delayed until iOS 20.
Recent Siri updatesโconversational tweaks, ChatGPT integration, and typing optionsโarenโt enough to offset the disappointment. Appleโs been pressed for clarity, and weโll update as answers emerge.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐จ.
Orange Burkina Faso S.A has completed an upgrade of its mobile money platform to Comviva's next-generation mobiquity Pay, representing a significant advancement in digital payment capabilities for Orange Money users in the country.
The new platform features an open architecture and API-first approach that will enable Orange to rapidly scale its payment services while ensuring smooth ecosystem integration and enhanced interoperability.
Security has been strengthened through robust authentication and authorization modules along with improved session management capabilities to provide better fraud prevention.
Christophe Yikirega Baziemo, CEO of Orange Money Burkina Faso, emphasized that Orange Money is a key growth driver for economic and social development in the country, highlighting the platform's microservices architecture and open design as enablers for ecosystem expansion and innovative customer services.
Rajesh Chandiramani, CEO of Comviva, noted that his company has been Orange's trusted partner for over a decade, managing platform design and technical operations.
The upgrade, described as the first of its kind at this scale in the region, leverages Comviva's experience with large-scale migrations, having completed over 30 transitions in the past decade.
The new cloud-native solution offers a comprehensive suite for digital money, wallets, and payments with a true-fixed cost model that ensures business continuity without unexpected expenses.
๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ญ-๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐.
The UKโs Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has terminated its investigation into Microsoftโs partnership with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
Launched in December 2023, the probe examined whether Microsoftโs multi-billion-dollar investment and influence over OpenAIโparticularly after the dramatic firing and rehiring of OpenAI boss Sam Altmanโconstituted a merger requiring review.
The CMA concluded that while Microsoft holds significant sway over OpenAIโs commercial policy, it does not fully control the AI firm, meaning the partnership does not fall under UK merger rules.
Critics, including digital rights group Foxglove, slammed the decision as evidence of a โdefangedโ regulator under pressure from a pro-growth government agenda.
The CMA defended its ruling, noting it reflects legal limits, not an endorsement of the partnershipโs competitive impact.
