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Altman: 'We Are at a Critical Time for ChatGPT'

OpenAI pauses other projects as CEO orders focus on its chatbot to keep pace with rivals like Google

(Newser) - OpenAI has declared a "code red" and is putting almost all of its resources into improving ChatGPT in a bid to keep pace with rivals, especially Google, reports the Wall Street Journal . CEO Sam Altman announced the move on Monday in a company memo, saying that other initiatives—including...

Users Peeved With Netflix's Latest Change

Phone-to-TV casting will only work with older Chromecast devices or Google Cast-supported TVs

(Newser) - Netflix users will no longer be able to cast shows from their phones to their TVs in most cases, as the company has quietly ended support for the feature . The move means viewers must now use the Netflix app on their TV and rely on their remote for playback controls,...

Ireland May Be 'Sleepwalking' Into Big Tech Trouble

Jessica Traynor is worried about her nation's over-reliance on fickle Meta, Google, others

(Newser) - Irish writer and poet Jessica Traynor is worried about her native land. In a piece for the Dial , Traynor recounts visiting Dublin Port as a teenager in 2001 and seeing cranes at work transforming the once-gritty docks into what are now known as Silicon Docks—where Google, Meta, and Apple...

Holiday Shopping, Now With More Bots

Big retail sites are rolling out AI shopping assistants to help you check off your list

(Newser) - When you're stumped by what to get Aunt Myrtle this holiday season, there's a bot for that. Although AI-powered purchases are in early stages, the shopping assistants and agents rolled out by the likes of Walmart, Amazon, and Google can do more than the chatbots of holidays past,...

Google CEO Offers Warning on Potential AI Bubble

AI investment is soaring, but risks and energy costs mount

(Newser) - Google CEO Sundar Pichai has cautioned that no company, including his own, is immune to the risks of an "AI bubble" bursting. In an interview with the BBC , Pichai acknowledged there's "irrationality" in the current surge of investment in artificial intelligence, describing the moment as "extraordinary"...

Voracious AI Data Centers Met With Backlash Around the Globe

Communities blame power outages, water shortages on tech giants' facilities

(Newser) - As the race to build artificial intelligence accelerates, data centers are springing up worldwide, sparking backlash from Ireland to Mexico over blackouts, water shortages, and secrecy, the New York Times reports. More than half the world's 1,244 largest data centers now operate outside the United States, with hundreds...

To Fight Climate Change, Google Is Burying Cow Poop

Tech giant backs Kansas startup Vaulted Deep, which is burying tons of waste to cut emissions

(Newser) - Google is shelling out for cow manure, but maybe not in the way you'd expect. The tech giant just inked a deal with Kansas-based startup Vaulted Deep to buy 50,000 tons of carbon removal over the next five years, by way of injecting animal waste and sewage...

AI Models Now Ace Toughest CFA Exam in Minutes
Tough CFA Exam?
No Biggie for AI
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Sep 24, 2025 12:25 PM CDT

Tough CFA Exam? No Biggie for AI

Study shows AI models conquering even essay challenges on notoriously difficult Level III test

(Newser) - Artificial intelligence has hit a new milestone in the world of finance: Top models can now breeze through the notoriously tough Level III CFA exam in minutes, a task that typically demands years of preparation and roughly 1,000 hours of study from human candidates. New research by New...

Rolling Stone Owner Declares War on Google's AI Overviews

Penske Media Corp. sues, reporting huge drop in traffic

(Newser) - The first major US news company is suing Google over its AI summaries topping online search results, alleging they steal original reporting and hurt publishers' online traffic. The antitrust lawsuit filed late Friday comes from Penske Media Corp., publisher of Rolling Stone, the Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, and Variety. Penske's...

Google: Open Web Is in 'Rapid Decline'

Court filing ties web's struggles to changes in digital advertising

(Newser) - In a notable shift from its recent public statements, Google has now acknowledged in a court filing that "the open web is already in rapid decline." The admission, flagged by industry observers and first reported by Search Engine Roundtable , comes as Google faces a legal battle over...

EU Hits Google With $3.5B Fine
EU Slaps Google With $3.5B Fine
Sep 5, 2025 10:58 AM CDT

EU Slaps Google With $3.5B Fine

Ruling ad-tech antitrust case is stiff, but a retreat from previous threats to break Google up

(Newser) - It's another blow against Google. European Union regulators on Friday hit the company with a $3.5 billion fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services. This marks the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company as well as a retreat from...

Google Ordered to Pay $426M for Snooping on Smartphones

Verdict covers 98M phones over 8 years

(Newser) - A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people's smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions. The verdict reached Wednesday in San Francisco federal court followed a more than two-week trial in a class-action case covering about 98 million smartphones operating...

Google Escaped the Worst Scenario. Critics Have Concerns

As judge follows precedent, onlookers fear illegal conduct will continue

(Newser) - Alphabet shares jumped 9% on Wednesday after a judge spared Google from a forced breakup in a landmark antitrust case , easing investor concerns and fueling optimism about the tech giant's future, per CNBC . The Department of Justice had pushed for sweeping remedies , including forcing Google to sell off...

Google Avoids Breakup in Monopoly Case

But judge orders major makeover of search engine

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a major makeover of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the US government's request to break up the company.
  • The 226-page decision made by US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, DC
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Hardly Anyone Buys the 'Smartest' Phone

Google looks to change that as it unveils the Pixel 10

(Newser) - Details have been leaking out ahead of Wednesday's announcement of Google's new Pixel 10 smartphone, with talk of the first foldable phone with an IP68 rating, a triple camera setup with a 5x telephoto lens, and Qi2 magnetic wireless charging, per the Verge . At Android Police , longtime Samsung...

YouTube's New AI System to Shake Out Young Users

Age-verification protocols to find underage viewers will be based on the videos they watch

(Newser) - YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the US that relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors, based on the kinds of videos they've been watching. The tests initially will only affect a sliver of YouTube's US audience, but will likely...

Perplexity Throws Down $34.5B Gauntlet for Google Chrome

Startup's bid arrives as a judge weighs antitrust remedies for Google

(Newser) - AI upstart Perplexity is making waves with a bold $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser, aiming to elbow into the search market currently dominated by the tech titan. The San Francisco-based company, valued at $18 billion, claims it has full investor backing for the offer, per...

Bidding Wars for AI's Top Talent Would Make an NBA Star Blush

Tech giants battle for top minds with record-breaking deals

(Newser) - The bidding war for artificial intelligence talent is looking less like a job market and more like NBA free agency, minus the salary cap. Take 24-year-old Matt Deitke, per the New York Times : Meta dangled an initial offer of $125 million in cash and stock to recruit him from...

'Freak Accident' Kills Google Engineer on Yosemite Trail

Falling branch struck Angela Lin, raising questions about trail safety

(Newser) - A peaceful hike among Yosemite's towering sequoias turned tragic when a Google engineer was fatally struck by a falling tree branch. Angela Lin, 29, was killed while hiking with her boyfriend and two friends in Yosemite's famed Tuolumne Grove on July 19, per SFGate . She was nearly...

During 7.8-Magnitude Quake, Google Sent Out Just 469 Alerts

Alert system underestimated quake strength, failed to wake users

(Newser) - Google has acknowledged that its Android-based earthquake warning system failed to deliver timely alerts to millions during the deadly 2023 earthquakes in Turkey. Just 469 "Take Action" alerts—the system's highest-level warning designed to override a Do Not Disturb setting and wake users—were sent out ahead...

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