Google has announced that it's holding a streaming event called Live from Paris that will be all about "Search, Maps and beyond," set to be livestreamed on YouTube on February 8th. "We're reimagining how people search for, explore and interact with information, making it more natural and intuitive than ever before to find what you need," the description reads. Hopefully, the "beyond" part will shed some more light on its plans for a ChatGPT rival. During Google's earnings call yesterday, Pichai finally addressed Google's own plans for an AI chat system. "In the coming weeks and months, we'll make these language models available, starting with LaMDA, so that people can engage directly with them," he said.

Apple will be holding its next event online on March 8th, the company announced today with an invite featuring the "peek performance" tagline, and multicolored Apple logo that could hint at the colors of new devices. The company didn't disclose further details about what the virtual event will entail, beyond the timing set for 1PM ET / 10AM PT. However, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, who is often a reliable source for Apple rumors, speculates Apple may announce a low-cost iPhone SE. The new device, he suggests, will arrive with 5G, a faster A15 CPU chip, and better cameras. It will share the same design as the current iPhone SE, however, which means the new SE may also retain the Touch ID feature.