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Google vows to defend AI users

Google on Thursday vowed to defend users of generative AI systems on its Google Cloud and workspace platform if they are accused of violating intellectual property. Google’s promise followed Microsoft, Adobe, and other businesses that had made similar commitments. Major firms are rushing to include generative AI into their businesses, investing extensively like Google. The […]

Google signs $3bn US hydropower deal amid AI energy race
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Google introduces passkeys as sign-in for users

Google has introduced Passkeys, hailed by the tech giant as the “beginning of the end” for passwords as the standard sign-in mechanism for all users. “This means, next time you sign in to your Google Account, you’ll start seeing prompts to create and use passkeys, simplifying your future sign-ins,” Google product managers Christiaan Brand and […]

Eight AI-powered features of new Google Pixel smartphone
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Eight AI-powered features of new Google Pixel smartphone

    Google has unveiled its latest smartphone, the “Google Pixel,” featuring powerful AI capabilities that are designed to enhance our daily lives. Here are eight amazing AI-driven features you should know: 1. AI Call Assistant – Call Screen The phone can silently answer calls from unknown numbers using a more natural-sounding voice. It intelligently […]

Google launches Pixel 8, smartwatch
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Google launches Pixel 8, smartwatch

Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday, unveiled the Pixel 8 smartphones and a new wearable that include its artificial intelligence technologies. The improvements to the Pixel phones, which are well-liked by those who enjoy photography and those who prefer the stock Android interface, may increase their allure for consumers making holiday season purchases. The Tensor G3 mobile […]

Google to add AI features to virtual assistant
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Google to add AI features to virtual assistant

Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to add generative artificial intelligence features to its virtual assistant. The Alphabet subsidiary announced during its hardware event in New York that it intends to include generative AI capabilities from its Bard chatbot into Google’s version of a virtual assistant, which promises to offer individualised assistance with reasoning and generative […]

Google sorts mail by relevance with AI-powered update
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Google introduces updates to curb spam mails

Google on Tuesday announced a number of important changes to how it handles email from bulk senders to reduce spam and other unwanted emails. According to the company, bulk senders will have to verify their emails, provide a simple method for subscribers to unsubscribe, and stay under a reported spam threshold. Any bulk sender, which […]

Antitrust case: Microsoft CEO refutes Google's claims on default settings
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Antitrust case: Microsoft CEO refutes Google’s claims on default settings

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called rival Google’s claim that it is simple to modify defaults on computers and devices “bogus.” In a historic antitrust trial against its parent company Alphabet, Nadella made this claim while giving testimony. Nadella testified at the trial, which was the first significant antitrust lawsuit the U.S. Department of Justice had […]

Google shuts down Jamboard by 2024
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Google shuts down Jamboard by 2024

Google has announced last weekend that Jamboard, a whiteboard tool and app, would cease operations in 2024. A 55-inch digital whiteboard called the Jamboard is designed for use in both education and business settings. Backups must be made before September 30, 2024, when all licence subscriptions for Jamboard devices will expire. According to Google’s blog […]

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 […]