Mark Bergen
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Microsoft to Invest €4 Billion In French Cloud And AI Services
Microsoft Corp. plans to spend €4 billion ($4.3 billion) building cloud and AI infrastructure in France, announcing its latest major outlay on artificial intelligence technology.
- Tuesday May 14, 2024
- Author: Mark Bergen
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Meta Downplays AI Disinformation Threat In Big Election Year
The rapid spread of AI tools capable of generating realistic images, videos or audio clips coincides with a key global election year, with about half the world’s population headed to the polls in 2024
- Tuesday April 9, 2024
- Author: Mark Bergen
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Meta Downplays AI Disinformation Threat In Big Election Year
The rapid spread of AI tools capable of generating realistic images, videos or audio clips coincides with a key global election year, with about half the world’s population headed to the polls in 2024
- Tuesday April 9, 2024
- Author: Mark Bergen
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Microsoft Strikes Deal With France’s Mistral, OpenAI Rival
Microsoft Corp., under mounting political scrutiny globally for its deep ties to OpenAI, has cut a deal with the startup’s primary competition in Europe.
- Monday February 26, 2024
- Author: Mark Bergen
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Microsoft Strikes Deal With France’s Mistral, OpenAI Rival
Microsoft Corp., under mounting political scrutiny globally for its deep ties to OpenAI, has cut a deal with the startup’s primary competition in Europe.
- Monday February 26, 2024
- Author: Mark Bergen
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Bill Gates Says Global Health Spending Key To Halting Climate Change
Bill Gates believes a key way to combat climate change is improving access to health care in developing countries, an area the billionaire philanthropist worries that governments are neglecting.
- Wednesday January 17, 2024
- Author: Francine Lacqua, Mark Bergen
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Bill Gates Says Global Health Spending Key To Halting Climate Change
Bill Gates believes a key way to combat climate change is improving access to health care in developing countries, an area the billionaire philanthropist worries that governments are neglecting.
- Wednesday January 17, 2024
- Author: Francine Lacqua, Mark Bergen
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New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI for Copyright Infringement
The New York Times Co. sued Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI Inc. for the use of content to help develop artificial intelligence services, in a sign of the increasingly fraught relationship between the media and a technology that could upend the news industry.
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- Author: Mark Bergen
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Bill Gates Dismisses Cryptos, NFTs As Based On "Greater-Fool Theory"
Billionaire Bill Gates dismissed cryptocurrency projects such as nonfungible tokens as shams "based on the greater-fool theory" at a climate conference Tuesday, reviving past criticisms of digital assets.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Mark Bergen, Bloomberg
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Google Boss Sundar Pichai, On Investor Call, Shares New Focus
Sundar Pichai has said that he is watching the blockchain space and looking at how Google's parent company can add value to development of web3
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Mark Bergen
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Google, Mastercard Cut A Secret Ad Deal To Track Retail Sales: Report
Ad buyers that work with Google insist that the company is careful to maintain the walls between transaction information and web behavior, keeping any info flowing to retailers and marketers anonymous.
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: Mark Bergen and Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg
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Google CEO Shunned A Large Stock Award After Lavish Payouts
Key parts of the CEO job nowadays, like testifying before Congress and policing internal rancor, are not his favorite.
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: Mark Bergen and Anders Melin, Bloomberg
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A German Startup Races Google To Develop A Universal Translator
Experts say Cologne-based DeepL holds its own in using cutting-edge AI for translation services.
- Tuesday November 14, 2023
- Author: Mark Bergen, Aggi Cantrill
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Sunak Urges Restraint On Rules For AI Before It’s Understood
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will stress the need for world leaders to take seriously the risks posed by artificial intelligence in a speech setting the scene for next week’s AI summit, which aims to chart a path to regulate the emerging technology and harness its opportunities.
- Thursday October 26, 2023
- Author: Ellen Milligan, Mark Bergen
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WPP Employee Arrested And Offices Raided By Chinese Police
An executive and two former employees of WPP Plc, one of the world’s biggest advertising companies, have been arrested in China, according to two people familiar with the situation.
- Saturday October 21, 2023
- Author: Thomas Seal, Mark Bergen