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AI Bubble Or 'Revolution'? OpenAI's Big Payday Fuels Debate

Fear of missing out has rocketed the value of artificial intelligence companies, despite few signs as to when the technology will turn a profit, raising talk of AI overenthusiasm.

International Business Times · Oct 4, 2024

TikTok’s parent launched a web scraper that's gobbling up the world’s online data 25-times faster than OpenAI

The crawler, dubbed Bytespider, is scraping the internet at 3,000 times the rate of other gen AI tools like Anthropic.

Fortune · Oct 4, 2024

YouTube highlights longer Shorts and a 'template' to hop on trends

YouTube offered insight into what's next for Shorts and community engagement.

Android Central · Oct 3, 2024

Google Enhances Search Engine With More AI Capabilities

Google enhances search engine with AI features for voice and image-based queries. Publishers express concerns, but specialized sites benefit. Google aims t...

Top News · Oct 3, 2024

Google brings recording to Lens and floods AI Overviews with ads

Google detailed an October update for Lens and Search that brings recording functionality and more ads.

Android Central · Oct 3, 2024

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Canvas — and Google Docs should be nervous

OpenAI has launched a new update to ChatGPT that brings a new Canvas feature with AI-powered writing and coding help.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 3, 2024

Big AI thins out the competition as startups quit the race to build large language models

Character.AI said it’s abandoning its efforts to build LLMs because it’s gotten “insanely expensive” to compete with the big guys.

Fortune · Oct 3, 2024

AI browsers are here, and privacy's still on the table with Opera

AI is notoriously hungry for your data, but Opera wasn't willing to give up on its users' anonymity. Aria AI was then born – and now the company strives for "ultimate privacy."

TechRadar · Oct 3, 2024

Alphabet Earnings Preview: What to Expect

Alphabet is scheduled to report its third-quarter results later this month, and analysts expect a double-digit earnings growth.

Barchart · Oct 3, 2024

Google Lens just got a huge upgrade - now you can search with video and voice

Google is making AI front-and-center on mobile search with updates to Lens and bringing AI Overviews full screen.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 3, 2024