Apple and Google have long embodied an iconic rivalry in the tech world. One advocates for vertical control over the user experience, while the other favors a more open approach focused on online services. But in June 2025, at its WWDC conference, Apple surprised everyone by announcing the integration of Gemini, the generative AI model developed by Google, into certain advanced features of Siri.
Google Search's AI mode is expanding to 180 countries: a new era in search
Google Search and Generative AI: A Historic Turning Point With more than 8.5 billion searches per day, Google Search remains the primary gateway to online information for the majority of internet users in the…
Meta and Midjourney: A Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize AI-Powered Images and Video
In this context, the partnership announced in the summer of 2025 between Meta (the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads) and Midjourney marks a strategic turning point. It is no longer simply a matter of generating individual images, but of building a comprehensive multimodal infrastructure capable of transforming a text query into an image, video, or animation for billions of users.
Perplexity AI offers a revenue-sharing model with media outlets: toward a new model of collaboration
The rise of generative artificial intelligence has profoundly transformed the way information is produced, disseminated, and accessed. Tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity allow users to obtain synthetic responses to complex queries, often drawing on journalistic or encyclopedic content.
Qwen3: Alibaba’s model that challenges OpenAI and DeepSeek in mathematics and coding
While large language models are dominated by the United States, China is gradually strengthening its position in the field of advanced artificial intelligence. With Qwen3, Alibaba aims to offer a competitive model in the strategic areas of mathematical reasoning and code generation.
AI and Speech: Voxtral, Mistral’s Open-Source Response to Large Language Models
Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to vision or text. In recent years, speech has become a strategic area of research, where technical, commercial, and political issues intersect. While automatic transcription has made significant strides, the ability of machines to truly understand spoken language remains a more complex and multifaceted challenge.
Artificial intelligence takes center stage: Netflix is experimenting with generative creation
On July 3, 2025, Netflix reached a symbolic milestone: for the first time, the platform incorporated generative artificial intelligence technology into the production process of one of its original series.
The initiative, which is still in the experimental phase, does not involve the script or dialogue, but rather certain visual elements generated by an AI image generator.
From ChatGPT to the smart browser: OpenAI is pushing artificial intelligence even further
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is actively working on a new interface that could well transform the way we interact with the web: a smart browser powered directly by artificial intelligence.
Meta is finalizing the acquisition of PlayAI, a specialist in AI-powered voice synthesis
In July 2025, Meta announced the completion of its acquisition of PlayAI, a startup specializing in AI-powered voice cloning.¹ This move is part of a broader trend
$200 a month for a conversational AI: Perplexity’s strategic gamble
In June 2025, Perplexity AI, a rising star in the field of conversational artificial intelligence, announced the launch of its premium service, “Perplexity Max,” priced at $200 per month. Positioned as a hybrid of a next-generation search engine and a cognitive assistant, Perplexity offers a search experience based on AI-generated responses that are sourced, contextualized, and up-to-date.
