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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 […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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Youtube summarizes video with AI in latest test

YouTube is currently testing a new feature that uses AI to automatically create video summaries. The summaries have started to display on the watch and search pages, as mentioned on the support page, although they are currently only accessible for a small selection of English-language videos and viewers. According to the video platform, the AI-generated […]

Google halts diversity hiring goals, reviews DEI programs
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Google Assistant transitioning to generative AI – Reports

Tech giant, Google is pivoting to artificial intelligence as companies strive to integrate AI in their products. An internal email obtained by Axios claims that Google is integrating generative artificial intelligence. The Assistant team leads “see a huge opportunity to explore what a supercharged Assistant, powered by the latest LLM [large language model] technology, would […]

Meta, Microsoft, others join forces to tackle Google
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Meta, Microsoft, others join forces to tackle Google

Alex Omenye A group founded by Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and TomTom, and data from developers may be able to create their own maps to compete with Google Maps and Apple Maps. The Overture Maps Foundation is an organization that was established last year. The group just made available its first open map dataset. With the […]

Google partners Verve, okays naira payment Play Store
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Google partners Verve, okays naira payment Play Store

Google has partnered Verve to simplify the payment process for Play Store applications and services in Nigeria. In a press release, Google announced that Nigerians can now make local payments on the Play Store using Verve cards. This new development aims to make access to preferred apps and services easier and more convenient for users. […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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YouTube Shorts hits 2bn monthly viewers – Google

More than 2 billion monthly viewers who are signed in watch YouTube Shorts, according to Google. This figure is higher than the 1.5 billion monthly active viewers for YouTube Shorts that were revealed last year. Google also revealed at the Q2 2023 earnings call that YouTube generated $7.67 billion in revenue from advertisements, exceeding analyst […]

Google implements new enhanced security features for users
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Google, Open AI others to watermark AI content for safety

The White House has accepted voluntary agreements from leading AI startups, including OpenAI, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms, to implement safety safeguards such as watermarking AI-generated content. Microsoft, together with Anthropic, Inflection, Amazon, and OpenAI, made a commitment to rigorously test systems before making them available as well as to share knowledge about ways to lower […]

Google launches Project IDX for AI-enabled browsers
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Google explores use of AI tools for journalism

Google is looking into utilising artificial intelligence capabilities to produce news pieces and is in discussions with news organisations to deploy the tools to support journalists, a spokesperson said late Wednesday. The spokesman did not identify the publishers, but according to the New York Times, Google has spoken with a number of publications, including the […]

Google tests AI-generated backgrounds for Meets
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Google tests AI-generated backgrounds for Meets

Google is experimenting with a generative AI capability that will generate fresh backgrounds for Google Meet calls. When the feature launches, users of the program will have the ability to generate backgrounds of their choice in calls. When Google unveiled a new feature for Android in May at its Google I/O developer conference, the firm […]