While Google and Microsoft go head-to-head over Chrome versus Edge and Google Search versus Bing, the much bigger spat is over AI. Google has now taken Gemini to its next level, causing consternation across some users at the difficulties in disabling the features on platforms such as Gmail.

Microsoft is trying out another new tactic to stop people from switching to Google products -- and it's even dodgier than the last one.

Considering Microsoft ends up buying TikTok, the company might be able to use the platform to boost its existing services, such as Bing Search. Bing Search is the main competitor to Google Search, and it has been rising in popularity for the last few years due to its quest to decentralize the search engine market.

Bellevue-based artificial intelligence lab Oumi launched Wednesday with $10 million in seed funding.

Both Microsoft and Google are now including AI in some of their most popular productivity software. But prices are going up at the same time.

In its own research, DeepSeek said it had “distilled” models from its R1 system based on other open-source systems. Unlike OpenAI’s closed systems, some models such as Meta’s Llama are open-source and freely available for use.

Google Workspace with Gemini AI now free gives Google Cloud a leg up over Microsoft 365 with Copilot generative AI, says CTO of Google partner Promevo.

Microsoft Corp. said its cloud-computing business will continue to grow slowly in the current quarter as the company struggles to build enough data centers to handle demand for its artificial intelligence products.

According to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg, the probe started last fall after Microsoft's security researchers discovered that a group linked to DeepSeek had accessed a

Microsoft 365 is getting a $3-per-month price increase for Copilot AI tools. Existing subscribers can opt out by jumping through hoops, but only for a limited time.

Microsoft reported fiscal second-quarter Intelligent Cloud revenue that missed analysts’ expectations, dragging shares lower after the bell Wednesday.

The three biggest tech companies all offer a wealth of options to limit screen time, find lost devices, and more.