Tag: Google
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
Google Signs $3B Hydropower Deal With Brookfield
Google has entered into the world’s largest corporate hydropower deal, securing up to 3 GW of electricity from Brookfield’s hydropower plants in Pennsylvania. The...
Google Loses Major Ad Tech Antitrust Case
In a major setback for Google’s advertising business, a U.S. federal judge has ruled that the tech giant illegally monopolised parts of the online...
Google Launches Ironwood AI Chip
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, on Wednesday introduced its newest artificial intelligence chip—Ironwood—a seventh-generation processor designed to boost the performance of AI...
DEI Hiring Goals Dropped by Google
Google has decided to end its diversity-based hiring targets and is currently reviewing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. This move reflects a...
Palona AI Launches Emotionally Smart Sales Agents
A trio of former engineering leaders from Google, Meta, and Samsung have launched Palona AI, a groundbreaking startup focused on creating emotionally intelligent AI-powered...
Apple Seeks Role in Google’s U.S. Antitrust Trial Over Search Engine Agreements
Apple has formally requested to participate in Google’s upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, arguing it cannot rely on Google to adequately defend...
