AT&T announces $1 billion fiber deal with Corning

(Reuters) – AT&T said on Monday it had struck a $1 billion multi-year deal with Corning to buy fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions, as the U.S. telecom giant looks to expand its high-speed internet services. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT With the U.S. wireless market facing a slowdown, telecom companies such as AT&T and rival Verizon have…

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Meta builds AI search engine to cut Google, Bing reliance, the Information reports

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing, the Information reported on Monday. The AI search engine segment is heating up with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Google and Microsoft all vying for dominance in the rapidly evolving market. Meta’s web crawler will…

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