For Pistilli, opting for local models as opposed to online chatbots has implications beyond privacy. “Technology means power,” she says. “And so who[ever] owns the technology also owns the power.” States, organizations, and even individuals might be motivated to disrupt the concentration of AI power in the hands of just a few companies by running…
Hackers are stashing malware in a place that’s largely out of the reach of most defenses—inside domain name system (DNS) records that map domain names to their corresponding numerical IP addresses. The practice allows malicious scripts and early-stage malware to fetch binary files without having to download them from suspicious sites or attach them to…
Organizations are adopting large language models (LLMs), such as DeepSeek R1, to transform business processes, enhance customer experiences, and drive innovation at unprecedented speed. However, standalone LLMs have key limitations such as hallucinations, outdated knowledge, and no access to proprietary data. Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) addresses these gaps by combining semantic search with generative AI,…
A new drug usually starts with a tragedy. Peter Ray knows that. Born in what is now Zimbabwe, the child of a mechanic and a radiology technician, Ray fled with his family to South Africa during the Zimbabwean War of Liberation. He remembers the journey there in 1980 in a convoy of armored cars. As…
This post was written with Ilan Geller, Kamal Mannar, Debasmita Ghosh, and Nakul Aggarwal of Accenture. Video highlights offer a powerful way to boost audience engagement and extend content value for content publishers. These short, high-impact clips capture key moments that drive viewer retention, amplify reach across social media, reinforce brand identity, and open new…
From improving clinical trials to easing administrative workloads, AI is already changing what’s possible in healthcare. To help accelerate this progress, Google France recently brought together 130 experts for a 12-hour hackathon focused on building new medical prototypes using open AI models. Twenty-six teams used Google’s open models — including Gemma, MedGemma and TxGemma —…
AI agents will change how we all work and live. Our AWS CEO, Matt Garman, shared a vision of a technological shift as transformative as the advent of the internet. I’m energized by this vision because I’ve witnessed firsthand how these intelligent agent systems are already beginning to solve complex problems, automate workflows, and create…
This post is co-written with Mark Berkeland, Oscar Rodriguez and Marina Gerzon from Vonage. Voice-based technologies are transforming the way businesses engage with customers across customer support, virtual assistants, and intelligent agents. However, creating real-time, expressive, and highly responsive voice interfaces still requires navigating a complex stack of communication protocols, AI models, and media infrastructure….
The industry is finding a willing partner in the Trump administration. Since taking office, Trump has used AI as a lever to open up opportunities for fossil fuels, including a well-publicized effort to resuscitate coal in the name of more computing power. The summit, which was organized by Republican senator (and former hedge fund CEO)…
Using AI to get things done faster To help you get even more done, we’re now bringing a new, agentic capability directly into Search: AI-powered calling to local businesses. From pet grooming to dry cleaning needs, Search can now call businesses to get pricing and availability information on your behalf — without you needing to…
