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Tech Across the Globe

Google tests AI search: The company unveiled a new artificial intelligence mode for search that it hopes will provide users answers to more complicated questions that can't be asked in a simple query.

Satellite deal: The Italian government is wavering on whether to go through with a $1.6 billion deal with Elon Musk's Starlink in light of the US pullback from commitments to European security. Some in the government are said to see Musk as an unreliable partner.

Server boom: Hon Hai Precision Industry, the main supplier of Nvidia AI servers and Apple iPhones, reported a 25% jump in revenue during the first two months of the year.

Revalued

Flock Safety, a maker of license plate-reading cameras, is said to be valued at $7.5 billion — a 56% increase from a year ago — in a funding round to be led by Andreessen Horowitz. The startup plans to raise $250 million.

Must read

In today's Tech In Depth, Matt Day reports on Amazon's business plan for its AI-enhanced Alexa. The company is giving away the souped-up Alexa+ for free to Prime members — aiming to keep those customers loyal and possibly attract others who haven't yet made the leap to pay the $139-a-year subscription for faster delivery and Amazon's streaming service. For more of Bloomberg's coverage of the technology industry, subscribe here.

This week in Cyber Bulletin

A specialized unit of the federal workforce aimed at improving digital services throughout the US government was wiped out as part of Elon Musk's push to eliminate thousands of employees, Jamie Tarabay reports in this week's Cyber Bulletin. The workers at 18F, a unit within the General Services Administration, are the latest cybersecurity experts dismissed as part of the push to whittle down the federal government, Tarabay writes. For more coverage of the cyber industry, subscribe here

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