Topic: google cloud
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Apple Picks Google Gemini to Power Siri's AI Upgrade
Apple has entered a multi-year partnership with Google, selecting its Gemini AI models to power a major upgrade to Siri and the broader Apple Intelligence system. The deal involves Google's cloud technology for core AI features, while Apple's own on-device and Private Cloud Compute models will ma...
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Google's Surprising Turnaround: From Worst to Best Year
Google successfully navigated major legal and antitrust challenges in 2025, avoiding a catastrophic breakup of its core businesses like Chrome and its ad tech empire, despite initial rulings against it. The company aggressively invested in and achieved competitive victories in artificial intellig...
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Google's New MCP Servers Let AI Agents Plug Into Its Tools
Google is launching managed MCP servers to seamlessly connect AI agents with its core services like Google Maps and BigQuery, aiming to pair advanced reasoning with reliable real-world data. This initiative dramatically simplifies integration for developers, reducing setup from days to minutes by...
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Google Powers New US Military AI Platform
The U.S. Department of Defense has launched a custom AI platform, GenAI.mil, initially powered by Google Cloud's Gemini model, to integrate advanced AI into military operations and enhance force lethality. Google highlighted the platform's focus on administrative and analytical tasks for uncl...
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Google Drops EU Antitrust Case Against Microsoft
Google withdrew its antitrust complaint against Microsoft's cloud licensing as the EU launched a new investigation into Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services under the Digital Markets Act. The EU's probe could reshape the cloud market, potentially lowering costs and improving interoperability f...
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Google, Accel Partner to Find India's Top AI Startups
Google and Accel are partnering to invest up to $2 million each in early-stage Indian AI startups, focusing on AI-first products for the 2026 cohort of Indian entrepreneurs. The initiative aims to build AI solutions tailored for India's large population and support innovations that can compete gl...
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Google Chrome Web Store Now Supports User Agents
Google has introduced a new user agent called Google-CWS for the Chrome Web Store, which fetches URLs from extension and theme metadata as directed by users. This user-triggered fetcher operates based on direct user actions, bypassing robots.txt but following Google's web crawler guidelines for e...
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Macquarie Bank Makes Agentic AI Accessible with Gemini Enterprise
Macquarie Bank is providing all employees with advanced AI tools through Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise to enhance customer interactions, staff efficiency, and decision-making. The bank is developing custom AI agents for productivity and complex tasks, with a strong focus on customer-centric ou...
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Google's Gemini Enterprise Supercharges Workplace AI
Google has launched Gemini Enterprise, a dedicated AI platform for businesses to develop and deploy custom AI assistants across various departments, positioning itself against competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI. Early adopters include companies such as Figma, Klarna, and Virgin Voyages, with t...
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Amadeus Hackathon: Boosting Travel Innovation with AI
Asia Pacific travel companies collaborated in a hackathon to revolutionize travel using AI, integrating Amadeus Self-Service APIs with Google Cloud's tools like Gemini Models and Vertex AI to enhance travel shopping and reservations. Participants developed innovative AI solutions, including tools...
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Google Exec on How AI Is Reshaping Software Engineering
AI adoption in software engineering has surged, with 90% of professionals now using AI tools daily, marking a 14% increase from the previous year and integrating deeply into workflows. The role of software engineers is evolving, as AI handles tasks like coding and documentation, allowing professi...
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How AI Startups Are Powering Google Cloud's Massive Growth
Google Cloud is rapidly growing, driven by partnerships with AI startups like Lovable and Windsurf, positioning it as a key infrastructure provider and narrowing the gap with competitors like AWS and Azure. The division has achieved a $50 billion annual run rate and projects significant future re...
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Google and PayPal Partner to Revolutionize Agentic Commerce
Google and PayPal have formed a multi-year partnership to integrate AI with payment infrastructure, aiming to develop advanced shopping experiences and promote the Agent Payments Protocol for AI-driven transactions. The collaboration involves Google providing AI technology and PayPal contributing...
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Alphabet Q1 2025: Strong Growth Across Board, AI Focus, First Dividend Announced
Alphabet kicked off 2025 with a strong first quarter, demonstrating robust performance across its major businesses including Search, YouTube, and Cloud, alongside continued advancements in artificial intelligence.
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Google Tables Shuts Down, Ending Its Airtable Rivalry
Google Tables, a work-tracking application launched in 2020, will be discontinued after December 16, 2025, and users are advised to migrate their data to Google Sheets or AppSheet. The tool originated from Google's Area 120 incubator and was designed for project management, IT operations, and oth...
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AI Drive-Thrus Return to Taco Bell and McDonald's: Will Customers Embrace Them?
Taco Bell and McDonald's are refining AI for drive-thrus after initial setbacks, aiming to boost efficiency while maintaining human oversight. They are adopting advanced voice recognition systems, like McDonald's partnership with Google Cloud, to improve order accuracy and customer interactions. ...
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Ambani Enlists Google, Meta to Build India's AI Infrastructure
Mukesh Ambani has launched Reliance Intelligence to build India's AI infrastructure, partnering with Google and Meta to develop enterprise and consumer AI solutions. A key initiative includes a collaboration with Google Cloud to establish an AI cloud infrastructure in India, starting with a data ...
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