Google's parent company is raising $80 billion to fuel its AI ambitions - Engadget
Google's parent company is raising $80 billion to fuel its AI ambitions Not even Alphabet has enough cash to meet its AI goals. …
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Google plans to invest even more money into Anthropic - Engadget
… Anthropic also agreed to use Amazon's Trainium chips for its AI models. The deals are another example of Anthropic's ability to burn through money — the company only just raised $30 billion in its most recent round of funding. …
Google updates Gemini's mental health safeguards - Engadget
… In a statement following the Gavalas family lawsuit, Google said Gemini "clarified that it was AI and referred the individual to a crisis hotline many times." The company claimed its AI models "generally perform well in these types of challenging conversations," while acknowledging that "they're no… …
Microsoft Build 2026: Live updates on Project Solara, Copilot AI, Windows, agents and more - Engadget
… MAI-Transcribe-1.5 is a new transcription model that performs better than Gemini and OpenAI's. The first of those new systems is a new image generator that Suleyman says beats Google's Nano Banana. Suleyman announces seven new MS AI models across image, voice and transcription. …
WWDC 2026: Live updates from Apple Park on Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more - Engadget
… It's centered, again, around you and the things you use every day. "We embarked on a deep collaboration with Google" this year, Federighi said. …