The two AI firms are using different strategies to gain users, as they face not just each other but also major rivals like Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Apple

The new agent, called Asimov, was developed by Reflection, a small but ambitious startup cofounded by top AI researchers from Google. Asimov reads code as well as emails, Slack messages, project updates, and other documentation with the goal of learning how all this leads together to produce a finished piece of software.

Westinghouse has announced it is to collaborate with Google Cloud to use artificial intelligence tools to streamline construction of new nuclear plants and enhance the operations of existing nuclear power plants.

Google has added powerful AI tools to Search, including Gemini 2.5 Pro and Deep Search, to give users more detailed answers and research support.

Westinghouse Electric Company and Google Cloud have announced collaboration agreement that will deploy artificial intelligence (AI)e Cloud have announced collaboration agreement that will deploy artificial intelligence (AI).

Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some members of the coding tool's research and development team will join Google's DeepMind AI division.

The focus on artificial intelligence, part of a partnership with Google, raises concerns among some environmentalists and homeowners about the proliferation of data centers needed to power AI.

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The vulnerability discovered by Big Sleep had been known only to threat actors and was at risk of imminent exploitation. According to Google, this marks the first time an AI agent has directly prevented a live cyberattack, a milestone in AI-driven defense.

OpenAI (OEPNAI) has struck a partnership with Google (GOOGL) to secure cloud computing for the artificial intelligence firm's products, including ChatGPT. The move marks a significant diversification for OpenAI,

What may particularly attract investors to Alphabet right now is its dirt-cheap valuation, trading for only 18 times forward earnings estimates. And that could help this top AI stock to roar higher in the second half of 2025.