Microsoft, Google strategy to test AI search ads irks some brands – Reuters

[1/2] Google, Microsoft and Alphabet logos and AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/
June 8 (Reuters) – Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and Microsoft (MSFT.O) are inserting ads into AI experiments without providing an option to opt out of participation, an approach that has already rankled some brands and risks further pushback from the industry, ad buyers told Reuters.
The two tech giants are racing to revamp their […]
Microsoft, Google strategy to test AI search ads irks some brands – Reuters

GitLab soars on plan for new AI-powered product | Reuters

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NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) – Shares of GitLab Inc (GTLB.O) jumped more than 35% on Tuesday after the software development platform announced plans to launch a revenue-boosting artificial intelligence (AI)-powered product.
GitLab, widely used by software developers for coding work, will add a "ModelOps" feature to its main […]
GitLab soars on plan for new AI-powered product | Reuters

GM embraces Tesla's charging system, Wall Street cheers – Reuters

[1/2] A newly installed car charger at a Tesla Super Charging station is shown in Carlsbad, California, U.S. September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
June 8 (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) will join Ford (F.N) in adopting Tesla's (TSLA.O) North American charging plug standard and give GM electric-vehicle buyers access to the Tesla Supercharger network under an agreement announced on Thursday.
GM's move, which follows a similar decision by Ford to embrace Tesla's charging […]
GM embraces Tesla's charging system, Wall Street cheers – Reuters

Britain to host first global summit on artificial intelligence safety – Reuters

[1/3] Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) – Britain will host a global summit on artificial intelligence safety later this year and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss the technology at their Thursday meeting, the UK government said.
The summit will consider the risks of AI, including frontier systems, and discuss how they can be mitigated […]
Britain to host first global summit on artificial intelligence safety – Reuters

Court upholds Musk's win in $13 bln lawsuit over Tesla-SolarCity deal | Reuters

June 6 (Reuters) – A trial court properly found that Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk did not push the electric carmaker to overpay for SolarCity in 2016, the Delaware Supreme Court said on Tuesday, ending years of litigation over the $2.6 billion deal.
Musk was the biggest shareholder in both companies at the time, and Tesla shareholders alleged the billionaire pushed the carmaker's board into the deal to bail out his investment in the struggling rooftop solar company.
The state's […]
Court upholds Musk's win in $13 bln lawsuit over Tesla-SolarCity deal | Reuters

Mark Cuban says Elon Musk, Sam Altman are right to warn of potential AI doomsday

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Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other tech bigwigs are right to publicly raise alarms about possible doomsday scenarios involving advanced artificial intelligence – even though the technology is currently “not an existential threat” to humanity, billionaire Mark Cuban told The Post.
The “Shark TanK” host rejected the idea that Musk, Altman and others have been too extreme with their warnings – pointing […]
Mark Cuban says Elon Musk, Sam Altman are right to warn of potential AI doomsday

Google's AI to power virtual travel agent from Priceline | Reuters

June 6 (Reuters) – Want a New York hotel near a Christmas market, a vegan restaurant, or another attraction?
Look no further than artificial intelligence from Google (GOOGL.O) at Priceline as early as this summer, the companies told Reuters.
The online travel agency, part of Booking Holdings (BKNG.O), aims to debut a more sophisticated chatbot for planning trips, as well as hotel suggestions that are like "a personal concierge" tailored to users, said Martin Brodbeck, Priceline's […]
Google's AI to power virtual travel agent from Priceline | Reuters