@ green | April-May, 2025

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The trial follows a 2024 ruling where a federal court found Google guilty of illegally monopolising both the online advertising market and the search engine market.

Turley’ s testimony focused on the challenges OpenAI faces as it pushes to expand its ChatGPT technology. He specifically cited the company’ s unsuccessful attempt at making ChatGPT more accessible on Android devices.

Google reportedly secured a deal with Samsung to pre-install its AI model, Gemini, on new Samsung Galaxy smartphones. The agreement includes fixed monthly payments and a share of advertising revenue generated through the app.

OpenAI reportedly sought a similar partnership with Samsung but failed to gain traction.

According to Google Vice President( VP) Global Partnerships, Platforms & Ecosystems Peter

DUBAI has emerged as a key hub for artificial intelligence( AI). Its inaugural AI Week, held from Apr 21-25, attracted over 10,000 participants, including AI leaders and policymakers from 100 countries. Its success hinges on collaboration with key government entities and global tech powerhouses such as Meta, IBM, Google, Microsoft, Gartner, OpenAI, and more.

The week-long event showcased various activities aimed at promoting collaboration and innovation. These encompassed global tournaments, high-level summits, hackathons, and an expo zone.

Dubai AI Week kicked off with the AI Retreat, an exclusive

Fitzgerald, the agreement doesn’ t prevent Samsung from featuring other artificial intelligence( AI) services. The implication is that OpenAI’ s lack of success was due to other factors.

Even though the agreement isn’ t exclusive, Turley pointed out that an imbalance of negotiating power exists, considering Google’ s capacity to offer more compelling financial offers.

The situation highlights how major corporations like Google can leverage their vast resources to manipulate market dynamics.

Considering this, the DOJ has raised concerns over the dominance Google exerts. The understanding is that this could lead to undue control over the future trajectory of AI-powered technologies, stifle competition and ultimately limit consumer choice.

As a potential solution for antitrust violations, the DOJ has proposed requiring Google to sell its Chrome browser. Turley stated that the company, along with others, would be interested in acquiring Chrome should that be the case.

Moving forward, a court hearing is scheduled for May 2, 2025, to review other possible remedies ahead of the final verdict. gathering of AI leaders, policymakers, and industry professionals. The four-day forum, Dubai Assembly for AI, followed this.

A highlight was the Global Prompt Engineering Championship, where AI practitioners competed for a US $ 272,000 prize across categories like Art, Coding, Gaming, and Video.

The Machines Can See Summit, focused on AI policy and ethics, featured over 1,000 participants and 20 keynotes under the theme‘ Good AI: Making the World a Safer Place.’ On the other hand, the Dubai AI Festival 2025, themed‘ Enabling Digital Economies,’ gathered 5,000 attendees, 500 investors, and 100 exhibitors.

In addition to these industry-focused events, Dubai AI Week promotes AI literacy among students and educators through its AI Week in Schools programme.

Through this diverse assembly of global AI stakeholders, Dubai AI Week has solidified its role in shaping the future of AI across various sectors.

� Benjamin Tee

THE global cost of cybercrime is projected to reach US $ 10.5 trillion this year, up from US $ 8 trillion in 2023. In response, Singapore is enhancing its cybersecurity innovations to strengthen its digital infrastructure and address global cyber threats.

Seventy to eighty per cent of cybersecurity tools in the current market provide non-specialised solutions, leaving organisations vulnerable.

CloudsineAI, Cyber Sierra, and pQCee are leading this initiative. These Singaporean companies are developing specialised tools to tackle complex threats, particularly those related to GenAI-driven attacks and quantum decryption.

These startups are backed by the US $ 15 million CyberSG Talent, Innovation, and Growth( TIG) Collaboration Centre( The Centre), a joint effort by the National University of Singapore( NUS) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore( CSA).

“ We support companies developing advanced digital infrastructure protection, strengthening our nation’ s defences while empowering collaborative global efforts against a rising tide of cyberattacks, marked by a 30 per cent increase in 2024,” said NUS Vice President( VP) Ecosystem Building Associate Professor Benjamin Tee.

As the landscape of cyberattacks evolves, collaboration and innovation will be key in safeguarding the digital environment.- @ green