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Google appoints Alex Okosi as MD in Africa
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Google appoints Alex Okosi as MD in Africa

  Multinational technology company, Google, has made public its decision to appoint Alex Okosi, who presently serves as the Managing Director for YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets, as the new Managing Director for Google in Africa. In his newly assumed position, Okosi will bear the responsibility of overseeing Google’s operations in Africa. This includes the […]

Google co-founder calls for ease in chip acquisition
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Google co-founder calls for ease in chip acquisition

The co-founder of Google DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman, has urged the United States to restrict access to Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips to customers who agree to use the technology ethically. Suleyman told the Financial Times that the US should impose basic international standards for the use of AI and that businesses should at the very least […]

Google unveils AI-powered search in Japan, India
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Google unveils AI-powered search in Japan, India

Google is starting to push out its generative AI search experience outside of the United States. The company stated Thursday that it would first focus on expanding in Japan and India. In certain areas, Google’s Search Labs will start offering the new AI-powered search function, also known as SGE, which will add a new feature […]

Google to unveil new devices October
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Google to unveil new devices October

Google has disclosed that the newest iteration of the company’s exclusive phone is scheduled to make its New York City premiere on October 4th. Following the launch of the Pixel 7a and Google’s first foldable, the Pixel Fold, at I/O, the future Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro flagship will most probably be unveiled at […]

Google enables users to access photos on multiple devices
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Google enables users to access photos on multiple devices

Google on Tuesday announced that photos will now use cloud backup to sync your private photos from your Locked Folder across all of your devices. The Locked Folder, which was first made available to Android users in May 2021, lets users save private images in a passcode-protected area so that the photos are hidden from […]

Google signs $3bn US hydropower deal amid AI energy race
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Google to charge commercial users $30 for AI tools

Google announced on Tuesday that the company will start charging commercial clients $30 per user per month for access to its AI-powered tools. The cost is identical to Microsoft’s “Copilot” AI-powered office software bundle, which includes Teams and Outlook and is offered as a competitor. This is an attempt to catch up following OpenAI’s unveiling […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS

YouTube product head Steve McLendon has revealed the platform will be rolling out support for RSS uploads for podcasters by the end of the year, among other upgrades. The new functionality has been under beta testing since the beginning of the year. Prior to this announcement, the company only offered its music streaming service in […]

Google signs $3bn US hydropower deal amid AI energy race
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Google vows to respect EU’s Digital law

Google will share more details on targeted adverts and increase access to data on how its products perform for academics, the Alphabet subsidiary announced on Thursday. This is in order to comply with important European Union online content regulations. “We will be expanding the Ads Transparency Center, a global searchable repository of advertisers across all […]

Google moves to add address bar on bottom on iOS 15
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Google moves to add address bar on bottom on iOS 15

Google Chrome is developing a feature that will allow users to shift the address bar to the bottom of the display on iOS. Apple is testing the feature with iOS 15, nearly two years after moving the tab bar for Safari to the bottom. According to iOS developer Steve Moser, who made the initial observation, […]

EU warns YouTube over Hamas-Israel disinformation
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YouTube launches AI incubator

YouTube announced on Monday the launch of Music AI Incubator, which will work with producers, composers, and musicians from across the industry to make decisions about how to proceed with AI. “I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity of AI to supercharge creativity around the world, but recognize that YouTube and the promise of AI will […]

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 […]