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Alphabet surprises with capital spending boost

Alphabet has cited massive demand for its cloud computing services as it hiked its capital spending plans for the year to about $85 billion and predicted a further increase next year.

Business • 24 Jul

Google has unveiled a beefed-up Gemini chatbot and improvements to its prized search engine as it races to compete with AI rivals

Alphabet debuts beefed-up AI search and chatbot

Google parent Alphabet has showed how it is building on artificial intelligence across its businesses, including a beefed-up Gemini chatbot and improvements to its prized search engine as it races to compete with AI rivals.

Business • 15 May 24

Microsoft claimed that Google's Gemini had an advantage over rivals due to the company's access to data and advanced hardware

Microsoft takes swipe at Google over AI platform

Alphabet unit Google enjoys a competitive edge in generative artificial intelligence due to its trove of data and AI-optimised chips, Microsoft has told EU competition regulators.

Business • 15 Mar 24

Alphabet said its new artificial intelligence model Gemini could help narrow the gap in a race with Microsoft-backed OpenAI

Wall St cheers arrival of Alphabet's AI model Gemini

Alphabet shares ended 5.3% higher last night as Wall Street cheered the launch of Gemini, saying the new artificial intelligence model could help narrow the gap in a race with Microsoft-backed OpenAI.

Business • 08 Dec 23

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss together with Leo Varadkar and Siobhán Hanley, Head of Fintech & Payments, IDA Ireland

Winklevoss twins crypto firm Gemini to grow Irish base

US cryptocurrency platform, Gemini, plans to build its presence in Ireland as it uses the country to grow its services across Europe, its founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have indicated.

Business • 25 May 23

Customers in these EU markets can now buy, sell and store over 100 cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini expands across Europe

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini has said it is expanding across the EU into a further eleven markets.

Business • 08 Nov 22

The platform allows customers to buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini launches in Ireland

Gemini has launched its cryptocurrency exchange and custody services in Ireland.

Ireland • 12 Oct 22

Gemini was founded in 2014 in the US by twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

Crypto platform Gemini authorised by Central Bank

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini has received the first Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from the Central Bank of Ireland.

Business • 19 Jul 22

The report shows that 18% of Irish people currently own or have previously owned cryptocurrency

Irish people are most 'crypto-curious' in the world

58% of Irish respondents, who do not currently own cryptocurrency, are interested in learning more or are likely to acquire it in the next 12 months, according to a new survey.

Ireland • 04 Apr 22

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