Today we’re releasing Operator, an agent that can go to the web to perform tasks for you. Using its own browser, it can look at a webpage and

Shares of Google parent Alphabet ( GOOG -1.14%) ( GOOGL -0.98%) surged 35.5% in 2024, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . Alphabet entered 2024 under a cloud of skepticism regarding its competitiveness in the artificial intelligence (AI) races and amid pressure from antitrust authorities.

OpenAI has hired Meta's head of AI compute and storage supply chain as part of its infrastructure strategy and leadership team. Keith Heyde joined the generative artificial intelligence startup in November, but the move has not been previously reported.

Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)-backed OpenAI is planning to launch a new ChatGPT feature this week that will automate complex tasks usually done via a web browser, such as undertaking restaurant reservations or planning trips,

The new o3 and o3 mini models would be more powerful than the previously launched o1 models, the company had said previously

Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic, according to sources. The fresh funding builds on Google’s past investments of $2 billion in Anthropic and 10% ownership stake in the

The commission noted that the investment may extend Microsoft's dominance in cloud computing into the emerging AI market.

In 2025 alone, big tech firms including Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Apple are projected to spend over $200 billion on capex – almost double of what they shelled out in 2021, the year before OpenAI's generative AI chatbot ChatGPT debuted.

The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between big tech companies and generative AI developers — specifically, Microsoft's backing of OpenAI and Amazon and Alphabet/Google's partnerships with Anthropic.

The U.S. is under immense pressure to maintain its dominance in developing Artificial intelligence. Alphabet’s Chief Investment Officer, Ruth Porat, emphasized that China is challenging the U.S.’ position, and maintaining dominance is not guaranteed.