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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, delivers a speech during the inauguration of a new hub in France dedicated to the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, at the Google France headquarters in Paris, France, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

Alphabet debuts beefed-up AI search and chatbot as competition heats up

The flurry of announcements underscores Google’s efforts to refresh its products since Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s 2022 launch of ChatGPT dazzled the public.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 09: The exterior of the new headquarters of Google is seen at 550 Washington Street in Hudson Square on January 09, 2024 in New York City. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the 1.3-million-square-foot project involved the restoration and expansion of the St. John’s Terminal building along the Hudson River waterfront. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit

Google is paying no damages, but users may sue the company individually for damages.

An exterior view of building BV100, during a tour of Google's new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 16, 2022. Picture taken May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo

Google’s newest office has AI designers toiling in a Wi-Fi desert

Google has been touting the myriad innovations in the first building wholly designed and built by the web giant.