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(Bloomberg) — With much of the world’s attention on the AI race between the US and China, this week’s Computex conference served as a stark reminder of the central role that Taiwan continues to play in the global technology industry. Most Read from Bloomberg The 2025 edition of Asia’s signature tech gathering didn’t break as much new ground as last year, when Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang unveiled a multi-year roadmap for AI chip design. But it still drew the attention of an industry parsing the fallout from Washington’s campaign to curb Beijing’s tech ambitions in the aftermath of DeepSeek. Here…

Three years ago, as the pandemic caused chaos for companies big and small, Colgate-Palmolive’s chief supply chain officer Luciano Sieber orchestrated a “logistics blitz.” The result gave Sieber a better understanding of how Colgate-Palmolive moves its products around the world. But it stuck Sieber with another problem: too much data. About a year ago, Sieber says he found a solution to that problem with Uber Freight. The ride-hailing service’s long-running logistics and analytics arm has been developing new ways to wrangle large amounts of data by using artificial intelligence. Colgate-Palmolive became one of the first companies to use one of…

Andrej Sokolow / picture alliance / Getty Images Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday announced the company’s free AI Mode, which integrates an AI chatbot tool into search Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google is bringing “AI mode” to all users in the U.S. starting today, a move CEO Sundar Pichai called a “total reimagining of search.” AI mode integrates an AI chatbot tool into search. Google showcased the offering, now free for all users, at its I/O conference Tuesday. The tool allows users to converse within Google Search the way they would with AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. AI mode will appear…

(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc.’s investors are looking to this week’s developer conference to see if the company can reset the narrative amid fears that its long-standing market dominance is on shaky ground. Most Read from Bloomberg The Google I/O event, which begins Tuesday, is expected to showcase the company’s latest advancements in artificial intelligence. Positive updates could help ease concerns about the rivals nipping at its heels and eating away at its dominant position in web search, even as the company spends heavily on AI. “The hope is that it will provide a roadmap for a strong future, because right…

Google DeepMind is at the forefront of AI innovation, and no one is more poised to speak to this than Senior Product Manager Logan Kilpatrick. We are pleased to announce he will be joining us on the main stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5th at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. TC Sessions: AI is almost here — and this is your moment to be part of it. For a limited time, you can pocket savings of up to $600 for a full day of groundbreaking programming, live demos, and high-impact networking with the brightest minds in AI. Better yet,…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during a recent All-In podcast episode he sees all of the major tech companies doing well in the AI race, and that there won’t be one clear winner. There are still more companies to be launched that we don’t know about yet—which will create even more competition. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly sophisticated and useful, tech giants are pouring much of their research and development dollars into the technology, with much discussion given to picking the winner of “the AI race.” But that’s not how Google CEO Sundar Pichai sees it. “I think all of…

Elon Musk is in a legal fight with Microsoft but made a friendly virtual appearance at the software giant’s annual technology showcase to reveal that his Grok artificial intelligence chatbot will now be hosted on Microsoft’s data centers. “It’s fantastic to have you at our developer conference,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said to Musk in a pre-recorded video conversation broadcast Monday at Microsoft’s Build conference in Seattle. Musk last year sued Microsoft and its close business partner OpenAI in a dispute over Musk’s foundational contributions to OpenAI, which Musk helped start. Musk now runs his own AI company, xAI, maker…

IBM (IBM, Financials) is doubling down on artificial intelligence and mainframes as it looks to boost margins and reignite growth, according to Stifel analyst David Grossman, who came away positive after attending the company’s investor event. The tech giant is rolling out AI tools across its own operations to cut costs and increase efficiency. That could mean more room in the budget for research, marketing, and acquisitionsareas IBM has struggled to fund in the past. One internal tool, watsonx Orchestrate, is being prepped for a broader commercial launch. If successful, it could become a key productivity product for enterprise clients…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite without notice. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Llama Productions, a subsidiary of gaming giant Epic Games, “failed and refused to bargain in good faith with the union” in the last six months. The company made unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of employment “without providing notice to the union or the opportunity to bargain” by using AI-generated voices…

Cheng Xin / Getty Images The implementation of Google AI search tools has created disruptions for Reddit, Wells Fargo said Reddit shares slid Monday as Wells Fargo analysts downgraded the company’s stock and lowered its price target. Wells Fargo warned that Google implementing AI search tools has created disruptions in Reddit’s traffic. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the company expects “some bumps along the way from Google.” Shares of Reddit (RDDT) slipped Monday as Wells Fargo downgraded the stock amid concerns that Google’s implementation of AI search features could hurt the social media company. Wells Fargo cut its price target to…