Alphabet News - May 6, 2026

Google Chrome Quietly Installs 4GB Gemini AI Model on Desktops
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Google Chrome Quietly Installs 4GB Gemini AI Model on Desktops

Google Chrome has been silently installing its Gemini Nano AI model, which occupies approximately 4GB of storage, on desktop devices. This on-device model is...

Google Releases Drafter Models to Triple Gemma 4 AI Inference Speed
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Google Releases Drafter Models to Triple Gemma 4 AI Inference Speed

Google has released Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) drafter models for its Gemma 4 family of open AI models, capable of accelerating inference speeds by up to...

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xAI Grants Anthropic Supercomputer Access, Eyes Orbital AI Partnership

xAI reached an agreement to provide Anthropic access to its Colossus 1 supercomputer. This system utilizes over 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs. Anthropic will use this...

Google DeepMind buys into Eve Online maker, targeting AI breakthroughs
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Google DeepMind buys into Eve Online maker, targeting AI breakthroughs

Google’s AI division, DeepMind, acquired a minority stake in Fenris Creations. Fenris Creations is the developer of the space-based multiplayer game Eve...

Anthropic Commits $200 Billion to Google Cloud, Lifting Alphabet Shares
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Anthropic Commits $200 Billion to Google Cloud, Lifting Alphabet Shares

Anthropic committed approximately $200 billion to Google’s cloud services and AI chips. The spending agreement spans a five-year period. This deal makes...

Alphabet shares climb on $200 billion cloud deal with Anthropic
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Alphabet shares climb on $200 billion cloud deal with Anthropic

Alphabet shares rose approximately 2% in extended trading on Tuesday. AI startup Anthropic reportedly committed $200 billion to Google Cloud services. This...

Alphabet targets private equity giants, seeking massive new AI sales channel
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Alphabet targets private equity giants, seeking massive new AI sales channel

Alphabet’s Google is negotiating with Blackstone, KKR, and EQT to provide their portfolio companies with access to its artificial intelligence models. These...