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The top CEOs in Silicon Valley were seen in attendance at Donald Trump’s Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC today. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg were all seen seated behind President Trump and his family in the crowded Capitol Rotunda. [Photo above: Behind Vice President […]
STUTTGART, Germany and SUNNYVALE — Mercedes-Benz and Google Cloud announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to introduce new conversational capabilities to the MBUX Virtual Assistant, powered by Google Cloud’s new Automotive AI Agent. Built using Gemini on Vertex AI, Google Cloud’s Automotive AI Agent is specially tuned for the automotive industry and can reference information from Google […]
Google Play has named the best games and apps of 2024. This year’s awards are a thank you to the talented developers who make the Android ecosystem so vibrant, building fantastic apps and games across all your devices. Best overall app and game Best app: Partiful Event planning platform Partiful took home Play’s Best App award […]
Google’s network of sites — including YouTube — ranked No. 1 overall in the month of September according to data firm Comscore. Google had 278.4 million unique visitors in the U.S. with a reach of 100%. Yahoo was second with 246.8 million visitors and an 88% reach. Here are the top 50 sites below for […]
NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE — KPMG LLP and Google Cloud have announced a major expansion of their U.S. alliance focused on advancing generative AI, data analytics, and cybersecurity among Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises. KPMG will make a landmark $100 million investment in its Google Cloud practice, which KPMG estimates will drive $1 billion in incremental growth for the […]
NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE — Citi, one of the nation’s largest banks, has joined forces with Google Cloud in a multi-year agreement to support Citi’s digital strategy through cloud technology and artificial intelligence (AI). This collaboration focuses on modernizing Citi’s technology infrastructure and enhancing employee and client experiences on cloud-based applications. Through the collaboration, Citi will migrate […]
Google websites are the most popular in the U.S. according to research firm Comscore. For May 2024, Google sites had 278.4 million visitors in the U.S. which includes desktop, mobile and social platforms. Yahoo ranked second with 249.3 million users and Microsoft was third with 245.9 million users. # Property Unique Visitors/Viewers (000) % Reach […]
Research firm Comscore has released its rankings of the Top 25 most used mobile apps for the month of May 2024. # Apps Total Unique Visitors (000) % Reach 1 YouTube (Mobile App) 163,024 75 2 Facebook (Mobile App) 143,832 66 3 Gmail (Mobile App) 143,131 66 4 Google Search (Mobile App) 138,184 63 5 […]
For the fifth year, Google is funding 20 companies through the Google for Startups Founders Funds which provides equity-free capital and hands-on support to Black and Latino-led startups using AI to innovate responsibly and drive meaningful change. These companies are pushing the boundaries of what’s achievable with AI, from developing innovative solutions to prevent wildfires (Improving Aviation), […]
Worldwide revenue for the public cloud services market totaled $669.2 billion in calendar year 2023, an increase of 19.9% compared to 2022, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Tracker. The largest source of public cloud services revenue in 2023 was Software as a Service – Applications (SaaS […]
ALAMEDA –Santa Ana Bio, a precision immunology company developing targeted therapies for patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, has emerged from stealth with $168 million in combined Series A and B funding. Founding investor Versant Ventures led the Series A round and was joined by TPG’s Life Science Innovations fund and GV (Google Ventures). The […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Alphabet Inc. is hiring Anat Ashkenazi, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Eli Lilly and Company, as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Google and Alphabet, effective July 31, 2024. The company had previously announced in July 2023 that Ruth Porat was commencing a new role as […]