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Google signs $3bn US hydropower deal amid AI energy race
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Ex-Google researchers launch AI company

Two well-known former Google researchers, David Ha and Llion Jones, unveiled Sakana AI on Thursday, a brand-new AI firm based in Tokyo. According to Jones, Sakana AI will concentrate on developing fresh architectures for foundation models. Jones is the fifth author of Google’s research paper “Attention Is All You Need” from 2017, which presented the […]

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Google to notify users of changes in extensions

The upcoming major release of Google’s popular web browser, Chrome 117, will alert users if an installed extension is no longer offered by the Chrome Web Store. For a variety of reasons, Google may remove browser extensions from the official Chrome Store for extensions: extension authors may remove them from the Store, and Google may […]

Google introduces new director for West Africa Olumide Balogun
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Google introduces new director for West Africa Olumide Balogun

Google has introduced its new Director for West Africa, Mr. Olumide Balogun, to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa CCIE. This move follows Google’s assurance of maintaining a strong partnership between the two organizations. Mr. Balogun, who previously managed Google as Head of Consumer Apps for Sub-Saharan Africa, emphasized […]

Google adds AI web page summaries to Chrome
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Google adds AI web page summaries to Chrome

Google on Tuesday released a few fresh upgrades to its almost three-month-old Search Generative Experience, the company’s conversational Search mode powered by AI. The objective is to assist people in better understanding and learning from the data they come across online. Tools to assist you in better grasping and coding information across languages, tools to […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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Google explores prevention of ad blockers

Google has been experimenting with a number of strategies to thwart ad-blocker users on the YouTube video-streaming platform. In one of the initial tests, users were warned that ad blockers are not permitted on YouTube. Users are given three options for responding to the prompt, which disables access to the website. The two most popular […]

UK retailer John Lewis partners Google to harness AI
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UK retailer John Lewis partners Google to harness AI

British retailer John Lewis has signed a five-year agreement with Alphabet’s Google Cloud, to take advantage of the most recent advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence. “Not only does it save customers a lot of time and hassle, but even before the appointment we can take inspiration from their unique preferences and give tailored […]

Google, Universal Music in talks over AI deepfakes
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Google, Universal Music in talks over AI deepfakes

Alphabet’s Google and Universal Music are in discussions to licence musicians’ voices and melodies for songs created by artificial intelligence, The Financial Times reported. The music industry is battling “deepfake” songs that mimic artists’ voices and are frequently created without their permission. The purpose of the discussions, according to the report, is to establish a […]

Google upgrades Messages security with RCS
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Google upgrades Messages security with RCS

Google announced on Tuesday that it is strengthening RCS, or Rich Communication Services, to make its Messages by Google app more secure. This is intended to replace SMS and is more on par with Apple’s iMessage’s sophisticated capabilities. According to the company, RCS will now be the default for both new and current users of […]

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Court rejects Google’s bid to dismiss $5bn privacy lawsuit

A lawsuit claiming that Google violated the privacy of millions of people by covertly monitoring their internet use was denied by a U.S. judge. According to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, because the Alphabet subsidiary never clearly informed users that it would do so, she was unable to determine whether consumers gave Google their […]

Google launches Project IDX for AI-enabled browsers
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Google launches Project IDX for AI-enabled browsers

Google on Tuesday announced the launch of Project IDX, as the company moves into offering an AI-enabled browser-based development environment for building full-stack web and multiplatform apps. “We spend a lot of time writing code, and recent advances in AI have created big opportunities to make that time more productive,” the IDX team explained in […]

Google's Alphabet cuts 90% stake in trading app Robinhood
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Google’s Alphabet cuts 90% stake in trading app Robinhood

The parent company of Google, Alphabet has made a pivot, slashing its stake in Robinhood Markets by nearly 90%. This move comes on the heels of Robinhood’s recent announcement of its maiden profit as a public entity. Robinhood, once the shining star of fintech during the pandemic, captured the attention of retail traders with its […]

Google implements new enhanced security features for users
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Google to facilitate easy removal of illicit images from Search

Google is providing are intended to aid users in maintaining control over their personal data, privacy, and online security. “We have long had policies that enable you to remove non-consensual explicit imagery from Search,” Google wrote in a blog post. In addition to revising its standards on personal, explicit photographs, Google said on Thursday that […]