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Google goes nuclear: part 2 Powering the AI revolution – the effects!

Google’s nuclear pivot aligns with green energy goals—but contrasts sharply with Alaska’s oil expansion, which raises environmental concerns Google’s move to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa is part of a broader strategy to power its AI infrastructure with carbon-free energy. Nuclear fission, while controversial, is considered a low-emissions source and offers round-the-clock …

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Google Goes Nuclear: Part 1 Powering the AI Revolution with Atomic Energy

In a bold move that signals the escalating energy demands of artificial intelligence, Google has announced plans to invest heavily in nuclear power to fuel its data centres. As AI models grow more complex and compute-intensive, the tech giant is turning to atomic energy as a stable, carbon-free solution to meet its insatiable appetite for …

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Meta’s AI power play: can it outmanoeuvre Apple and Google in the device race?

Meta is making a serious play to become the dominant force in AI-powered consumer devices, and it’s not just hype—it’s backed by aggressive strategy, talent acquisition, and a unique distribution advantage. 🧠 Meta’s Strategic Edge in AI Devices 1. Massive User Base 2. Platform-Agnostic Approach 3. Talent Acquisition Blitz 4. Proprietary Data Advantage 🍏 Apple …

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Apple and Google shares fall after China reportedly launches probes into Apple App Store practices and Google’s anti-trust issues

China Launches Probes into Google and Apple Over Antitrust Concerns China has recently initiated investigations into both Google and Apple, raising concerns over potential antitrust violations. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is considering whether to formally investigate Apple’s App Store practices, particularly focusing on the fees Apple charges and its policies that block …

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Google releases the first of its Gemini 2.0 AI models

Google released the first version of its Gemini 2.0 family of artificial intelligence models in December 2024 Gemini 2.0 Flash, as the model is named is available in a chat version for users worldwide, while experimental multimodal version of the model, with text-to-speech image generation capabilities, available to developers. ‘If Gemini 1.0 was about organising and …

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Google unveils ‘mind-boggling’ quantum computing microchip

Google has unveiled a new chip which it claims takes five minutes to solve a problem that would currently take the world’s fastest super computers ten septillion or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to complete. Google’s Quantum Leap: The Willow chip In a groundbreaking achievement, Google has unveiled its latest quantum computing chip, named Willow. This new chip …

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U.S. DOJ indicates it is contemplating Google break-up following monopoly ruling

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicated that it might consider the break-up of Google as an antitrust action. The DOJ is considering both behavioural and structural options to prevent Google from using products like Chrome, Play, and Android to favour Google Search. The decision regarding the remedies is still …

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Google’s €2.4 billion fine upheld by EU court in antitrust probe

Europe’s top court upheld a €2.4 billion ($2.65 billion) fine against Google on Tuesday 10th September 2024 for unfairly promoting its shopping comparison service, exploiting its market dominance. The ruling stems from a 2017 antitrust investigation by the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union. The Commission reportedly found that Google had unfairly …

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Google’s advertising business goes on trial

The U.S. government is targeting the heart of Google’s vast wealth – its highly profitable monopolising advertising technology business A trial scheduled to begin on Monday 9th September 2024 will scrutinise the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) claims that Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is unlawfully sustaining a monopoly in the marketplace. In the previous …

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Judge ruling says Google’s monopoly of online searches is illegal

Too much monopolistic power held by too few A U.S. judge has ruled that Google illegally maintained a monopoly in online searches and related advertising. The lawsuit, brought by the Department of Justice, charged Google with controlling around 90% of the online search market. It was reportedly noted by the judge that Google’s billions of …

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Wiz dumps $23 billion deal with Google -reportedly to pursue IPO

Wiz has apparently walked away from a deal with Google that would have valued the company at $23 billion. The deal would have nearly doubled the $12 billion valuation of the startup from its most recent round of funding. CEO of WIZ Assaf Rappaport told employees the company would pursue an IPO as originally planned. …

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Google Unveils AI Chatbot Gemini 1.5 Flash as competition from OpenAI heats up

Google is advancing the frontiers of artificial intelligence (AI) with its new release, Gemini 1.5 Flash, which is set to transform our online information interactions. Unveiled at Google I/O 2024, this latest model enhances sophisticated features with rapid performance and efficiency. The new AI Chatbot was unveiled on 15th May 2024. The unveiling comes a …

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Google’s woke AI needs fixing!

Google’s ‘Woke’ AI Problem needs attention In recent days, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Gemini, has faced intense criticism online. As the tech giant’s answer to the OpenAI/Microsoft chatbot ChatGPT, Gemini can respond to text queries and even generate images based on prompts. However, its journey has been far from smooth. The AI answer is wrong …

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Google halts Gemini AI image generator after it created inaccurate historical content

Google on Thursday 22nd February 2024 said it is pausing its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) image generation feature after saying it offers ‘inaccuracies’ in historical pictures Users had been reporting that the AI tool generated images of historical figures, like the U.S. Founding Fathers as people of colour, calling this inaccurate. Google posted a statement …

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Google releases Gemini, its latest AI venture

Pressure mounts on the Google to demonstrate how it plans monetize AI. Google has launched its largest and most capable (by its own admission) artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday 6th December 2023 pressure mounts on the company to answer how it’ll monetize AI. Gemini The large language model Gemini will include a suite of three …

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Nvidia’s stock at record high after Google AI deal

Nvidia shares rose 4.2% Tuesday 29th August 2023 to close at a record high, after the company announced a partnership with Google that could expand distribution of its artificial intelligence technology (AI). The stock’s bountiful run continued, now up 234% in 2023, making it by far the best performer in the S&P 500. Facebook parent Meta is second in the …

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Google says people should use its search engine to check whether information provided by its Chatbot, Bard, is actually accurate

Accuracy According to a recent news article, Google says people should use its search engine to check whether information provided by Bard is actually accurate, as it may display inaccurate or offensive information that doesn’t represent Google’s views. Just Google views I wonder…? Google’s UK boss Debbie Weinstein said Bard was not really the place that …

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AWS Outage Reveals Fragility of Global Cloud Dependency

It was just one week ago on Monday 20th October 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a major outage that rippled across the digital world, disrupting operations for millions of users and businesses. The incident, which originated in AWS’s US-East-1 region, was reportedly traced to DNS resolution failures affecting DynamoDB—one of AWS’s core database services. …

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Oracle Cloud reportedly to deploy 50,000 AMD AI chips, signalling direct competition with Nvidia

Oracle Bets Big on AMD AI Chips, Challenging Nvidia’s Dominance Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has announced plans to deploy 50,000 AMD Instinct MI450 graphics processors starting in the second half of 2026, marking a bold strategic shift in the AI hardware landscape. The move signals a direct challenge to Nvidia’s long-standing dominance in the data centre …

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Claude Sonnet 4.5: Anthropic’s Leap Toward Autonomous Intelligence

Anthropic has unveiled Claude Sonnet 4.5, its most advanced AI model to date—described by the company as ‘the best coding model in the world’. Released in September 2025, Sonnet 4.5 marks a significant evolution in agentic capability, safety alignment, and real-world task execution. Designed to power Claude Code and enterprise-grade AI agents, Sonnet 4.5 excels …

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With all the new AI tech arriving in the new AI data centres – what is happening to the old tech it is presumably replacing?

🧠 What’s Happening to the Old Tech? Shadow in the cloud 🔄 Repurposing and Retrofitting 🧹 Decommissioning and Disposal 🏭 Secondary Markets and Resale 🧊 Cold Storage and Archival Use ⚠️ Obsolescence Risk 🧭 A Symbolic Shift This isn’t just about servers—it’s about sovereignty, sustainability, and the philosophy of obsolescence. The old tech isn’t just …

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The bubble that thinks: Sam Altman’s AI paradox

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has never been shy about bold predictions. But his latest remarks strike a curious chord reportedly saying: ‘Yes, we’re in an AI bubble’. ‘And yes, AI is the most important thing to happen in a very long time’. It’s a paradox that feels almost ‘Altmanesque’—equal parts caution and conviction, like …

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Nvidia regains top spot by market cap

Nvidia has once again claimed the title of the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, overtaking Microsoft with a staggering market capitalisation of $3.76 trillion. This milestone follows a 4% surge in Nvidia’s share price, closing at an all-time high of $154.10. The rally was fuelled by renewed investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. Analysts citing …

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