Google introduces Spend Caps in AI Studio
Google is putting guardrails on its own generative AI ambitions, introducing spending caps in AI Studio that will force developers to choose between innovation and cost control—a tacit acknowledgment that the company's AI tools can spiral into prohibitively expensive territory. The move reflects a broader industry reckoning with the economics of artificial intelligence, where even tech giants with bottomless pockets are discovering that unchecked AI consumption can quickly become unsustainable. For startups and enterprises banking on Google's AI infrastructure, the new caps represent both a safety valve and a potential ceiling on their ambitions.
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage
Today, I’m talking with Jim Lanzone, who is the CEO of Yahoo. It’s basically impossible to sum up the Yahoo story, but the short version of it is that a long time ago Yahoo paid Google to run the...
Wiz investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition
Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google's biggest acquisition ever.
Google's AI Search Results Love to Refer You Back to Google
The company's generative AI search tools increasingly cite its own services, like Google Search and YouTube, over third-party publishers.
How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
Pokémon Go was the world’s first augmented-reality megahit. Released in 2016 by the Google spinout Niantic, the AR twist on the juggernaut Pokémon franchise fast became a global phenomenon. From...
Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’
Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were "wrappers" as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort.
