Whether it is the latest smash-hit broadcast series or a highly anticipated tech release, spoilers infuriate some people and delight others eagerly anticipating the details. Ahead of Made by Google on August 13, some sparkle has been taken away from the launch of Google Pixel 9 with reams of marketing...
Google DeepMind has taken a big step toward bringing artificial intelligence (AI) in line with human capability to solve complicated mathematics. Researchers paired two new systems, known as AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, tasking them with questions from the International Mathematical Olympiad. The global maths contest for advanced high school students...
Reddit has commenced its assault on search engines, reportedly blocking those that don’t have a commercial relationship with the company. Back in February this year, Google agreed to a $60 million “expanded partnership” with the mega-site which combines elements of social media, news aggregation, and messageboards. Reddit data can now...
India's government has confirmed it will scrap the 'Google Tax', a charge imposed on foreign companies providing digital services. First introduced in 2016, India imposed a six percent tariff on non-resident firms that were offering services to local companies or those with permanent foundations in the country. It was later...
Alphabet will be spending an extra $5 billion on its self-driving company Waymo. The parent company of Google has committed to a new ‘multi-year investment’ which was announced by chief officer Ruth Porat during a second-quarter earnings call. "This new round of funding, which is consistent with recent annual investment...
Google has developed an AI-enhanced weather simulator that can accurately predict warming from climate change. A research team from the company published their findings in an article on Monday (22 July) sharing how the experimental NeuralGCM model looks at historical sea surface temperature and sea-ice concentration to determine extended climate simulations....
After Google said it would eliminate cookies, sending the advertising industry and policymakers scrambling, they’ve now done a U-turn on the idea. On Monday, the company said it would no longer get rid of third-party cookies and would instead introduce an alternative. “Instead of deprecating third-party cookies, we would introduce...
In the United States, new Samsung smartphones will no longer come with Samsung Messages installed as standard. The native app has long been a feature on the South Korean brand’s Galaxy range, but change is coming. Samsung is fully embracing Google Messages, which has been previously likened to Apple's iMessage,...
Lights, camera, action. If you are interested in picking up a new Google Pixel 9 Pro, or 9 Pro XL, your selfie game is about to be significantly enhanced. A report has indicated both models will receive a massive upgrade on the camera deck and in particular, will possess 50-megapixel...
Google is reportedly nearing a monumental acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $23 billion, marking its largest purchase. This potential deal outstrips its previous record of $12.5 billion paid for Motorola Mobility in 2012. Wiz, originating from Israel and currently based in New York, stands out as one of...
Google has announced the discontinuation of yet another product, this time the VPN service One VPN which was provided to subscribers to Google One. The service will shut down on Jul 20, 2024. One VPN was launched in 2020 to higher tier customers of Google One, Google's expanded storage subscription...
Apple users will soon get alerted when they’re driving too fast as the speed limits feature is coming to Google Maps on iOS and Carplay. The feature acts as a speedometer, with the tool showing drivers when they’re going too quickly which should help prevent speeding. It does so by...
Google Pixel smartphones have previously been beset with some issues that have been repeated through different generations of the series. Aspects such as outdated camera sensors, limited wide cameras, and sluggish charging speeds have been reported while another problem has been the temperamental fingerprint sensor. As featured by Android Authority,...
Google could be about to make it easier to go Incognito on the Google mobile app, according to some evidence in the code. At the moment, going incognito on the current version of the Google app requires tapping on the profile picture, then onto 'New Chrome Incognito tab.' It's not...
Google Translate will introduce 110 new languages, thanks to a large AI learning model that helps to expand the variety of languages on offer. As part of Google's 1,000 Languages Initiative – a commitment to build AI models that will support the 1,000 most spoken languages around the world –...
Google Chrome for mobile has had a revamp, with the team saying “looking something up on mobile should be just as smooth as if you were in front of your computer.” In a recently published (June 26) article on the product updates section, the product manager of Chrome, Nick Kim...
Google has revealed the date of its upcoming Pixel launch event, as well as teasing the smartphone at the event's center: the Pixel 9 Pro. In a surprise move, Google is bringing its Pixel launch event forward from October to Tuesday, August 13. In an official teaser, the tech company...
The search engine giant Google is reportedly developing AI chatbots that people can hang out with, modeled on celebrities. According to The Information who say they’ve spoken with two people who have direct knowledge of the project, the chatbots could be launched as soon as this year and will be...
Ah, the Commodore 64. A computer from a more innocent time when games were games and typing in a 1,000-line listing from a magazine wouldn’t be seen as absolute insanity. Let’s start off with a history lesson. The C64 was released in August 1982. Google Maps was first launched in...
The market for AI coins, such as Fetch.ai (FET), Render (RNDR), Bittensor (TAO), and The Graph (GRT), appears to be experiencing a significant downturn. Some tokens lost up to 30% of their value in just one week, according to Coingecko data. This decline coincides with a peak in Google search...
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