Google Cloud, Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership

Google Cloud, one of Alphabet’s fastest-growing businesses, and Liberty Global have agreed a five-year strategic partnership to deploy Google’s Gemini AI models and other cloud tools across the cable group’s European operations.

Liberty Global, which has about 80 million fixed and mobile connections across Europe, said the deal – reported by Reuters for the first time on Tuesday – would support new consumer services, including AI-powered search and discovery on its Horizon TV platform, as well as customer-service automation.