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Google launches AI-powered search in Nigeria, other countries
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Google rolls out AI experience for teens

Google said on Thursday that it is making its generative AI search experience available to teens. The AI-powered search experience, often referred to as Search Generative Experience, adds a conversational mode to Google Search so that you may have a natural dialogue with Google about a subject. Teens in the United States between the ages […]

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Google marks 25th anniversary with special doodle

In honor of its 25th anniversary, Google posted a unique doodle on its homepage on Wednesday. All of Google’s previous logos are included in the GIF, which concludes with the present design, which has two ‘o’s substituted with the number ’25’. Founded formally on September 27, 1998, Google Inc. The tech giant said in a […]

Google to shutdown podcasts in 2024
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Google to shutdown podcasts in 2024

Google revealed on Tuesday that, as part of a larger transition to switch its streaming listeners to YouTube Music, the Google Podcasts app would be discontinued later in 2024. Earlier this year, the company claimed YouTube Music would start supporting podcasts in the United States; this support would spread to other countries by year’s end. […]

Thailand hopeful of investments from Big Tech
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Thailand hopeful of investments from Big Tech

The prime minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, stated on Sunday that the company anticipated investments from Tesla, Google, and Microsoft totaling at least $5 billion. He however did not specify if the $5 billion was anticipated to be a combined investment or funded separately by each company. “Tesla would be looking into an EV manufacturing […]

Google sorts mail by relevance with AI-powered update
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Google shuts down HTML mode on Gmail

Google has disclosed that beginning in January 2024, Gmail users who still utilise the service’s HTML Basic View option won’t be able to. “You can display Gmail on your browser in Basic HTML view until January 2024. After this date, Gmail automatically changes to Standard view”. Google said. In comparison to the currently advertised version […]

Google updates Bard AI with new features
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Google updates Bard AI with new features

Alex Omenye Google announced on Tuesday that Bard, its generative artificial intelligence bit, Bard will be able to fact-check its responses and examine users’ individual Google data. The launch of ChatGPT last year ignited a rush in the tech sector to make generative AI technologies available to users. ChatGPT, which is currently among the top […]

Google launches AI-powered app NotebookLM
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Google launches Read Aloud feature

Google is introducing its “Read Aloud” function using the most recent Canary release of Chrome in order to deliver its own version of a feature seen in Microsoft Edge. The “Read Aloud” feature offered by Google and Microsoft are nearly identical, but because Chrome has a far wider user base, more people will benefit from […]

Google appoints new leader for Gemini AI development
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Google to launch Gemini AI soon

A small number of businesses have been granted access to an early version of Gemini, Google’s conversational AI programme, according to a report by The Information. According to the report, Gemini is meant to compete with OpenAI’s GPT-4 model. The debut of Gemini holds a lot of significance for Google. Google has increased its generative […]

Google launches 10-year upgrade for chromebooks
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Google launches 10-year upgrade for chromebooks

Google on Thursday that Chromebooks would henceforth get regular software upgrades for ten years following the launch of the hardware. This action will contribute to the increased durability of those devices. Users of Chromebooks introduced in 2021 will receive 10 years of automatic upgrades beginning in 2024, according to the company. “A platform is a […]

Google signs $3bn US hydropower deal amid AI energy race
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Alphabet cuts staff from recruiting division

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced on Wednesday that it was cutting staff from its worldwide recruiting division as the digital giant continues to slow hiring. A small number of employees will be let go by the corporation; there won’t be a mass layoff, and most of the team will be kept around for […]

Interswitch activates payment gateway with Google Pay
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Interswitch activates payment gateway with Google Pay

Nigerian payments provider Interswitch, has enabled support for Google Pay, through the Interswitch Payment Gateway. Nigerian customers and businesses can now use the Google Wallet app to make online payments by adding their debit and credit card information. Users can also create virtual cards or use foreign credit cards to make purchases when they check […]