Google unveils chatbot service Bard to rival ChatGPT, announces AI search engine plans

Google owner Alphabet Inc on Monday said it will launch a chatbot service and more artificial intelligence for its search engine as well as developers, an answer to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) in their rivalry to lead a new wave of computing. Microsoft, meanwhile, said it planned its own AI reveal for Tuesday. The cascade of… Read More Google unveils chatbot service Bard to rival ChatGPT, announces AI search engine plans

Hundreds dead, thousands injured as major earthquake hits central Turkey and northwest Syria

More than 1,300 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday when an earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, collapsing apartment blocks and heaping more destruction on Syrian cities already devastated by years of war. The magnitude 7.8 quake, which hit in the early darkness of a winter morning, was the worst to hit… Read More Hundreds dead, thousands injured as major earthquake hits central Turkey and northwest Syria