Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Monday became the fourth Big Tech powerhouse to be valued at $4 trillion, a once seemingly unfathomable milestone that’s become more like a rite of passage amid an artificial intelligence arms race.

A Google AI product manager says moving sideways and using what you already know is the best way to break into product roles.

Apple and Google have entered a multi-year AI partnership to integrate Gemini-powered Apple Intelligence features across iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a more personalised Siri expected later this year.

Google is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.

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