Spyware is a flourishing business and runs under the government's radar despite efforts to crack down on the very lucrative and invasive digital surveillance economy. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) published a report on Tuesday (6 Feb) with a series of insights on commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs). CSVs the focus...
Google is reportedly set to introduce immediate changes to its Bard chatbot including a rebrand. The AI assistant is one feature of Alphabet Inc's many recent launches in the emerging competitive artificial intelligence (AI) space but it could be time for a makeover already. A leaked document on X, formerly...
Remember cached links? They were underlined in green text reading "Cached" next to the main link when you searched for something on Google. Granted, they weren't an essential part of searching online but they were useful at providing a snapshot of a webpage's content if the live site was unavailable...
The teen-focused dating app Wizz has been taken down from both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store over allegations it facilitated the sexual exploitation of minors. Launched in 2019 by French developer Voodoo, Wizz billed itself as a way for teenagers to "expand your world meeting unexpected online...
Google may be adding a new Bluetooth feature for Android 15 that could allow broadcasting audio to nearby devices, according to Android Authority. Currently, unless someone is using an app with a built-in social listening feature like Spotify, it can be challenging for them to share what they are listening...
Alphabet’s range of digital subscription services generated $15 billion in revenue for 2023, as revealed in the company's 2023 Q4 Earnings Call, yesterday. The parent company of Google has benefited significantly from its offerings including YouTube Premium, YouTube Music, YouTube TV as well as Google One cloud storage. In an address from Alphabet...
Microsoft Edge is increasingly aggressively snatching your open tabs from Google Chrome in an attempt to get you to switch. The new Microsoft Edge has shown to be a good browser since its release in 2020, but Microsoft has never stopped aggressively pushing Edge over competing browsers, mainly Chrome. Google...
Google Pixel just introduced its latest two handsets, packed with new updates from the first Feature Drop of 2024. The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are available to pre-order today, starting at $699 and $999 respectively. The new design of the Pixel 8 is smaller than the 7,...
Google has reached a settlement in an AI-related chip patent infringement lawsuit, which could have resulted in the tech firm paying out billions. The lawsuit is related to the chips powering the company’s artificial-intelligence technology, which the plaintiff suggested it had allegedly used for its computer-processing innovations. Reuters reported that...
Google has released the newest update to its Chrome web browser and it boasts some new AI features and several important security patches, reports ghacks.net. Chrome 121 is now available to users but the two main feature updates are only limited to a specific set of users at present, with...
While Bing's use of artificial intelligence (AI) has sent usage of the search engine skyrocketing, Google still remains the top dog with the biggest market share in internet search by a huge margin. Google has been synonymous with search engines for years, so much so that it is now a...
Samsung's new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24 will benefit from Google's Gemini, its latest and most advanced AI model, following a joint announcement from the tech giants. A Google press release detailed how the S24 range would specifically benefit from Gemini Pro, the median offering of the AI feature in...
Google has published several new features to its range of services, but only available to those in the EU. Tech companies around the world are making changes to fall in line with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a bill that aims to make digital markets fairer and open. There are...
A study by Google has revealed that its AI chatbot, named Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer (AMIE), demonstrated superior performance in diagnosing medical conditions compared to human physicians in text-based interactions, according to a recent report by The Register. This large language model, specifically trained for medical consultations, outshined human doctors...
There has been an influx of junk content on Google search engines, according to a new study. German researchers from Leipzig University, Bauhaus-University Weimar, and the Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence have been looking at whether Google was getting worse at providing spam-free content. The research entitled...
Google has updated its Chrome "incognito" disclaimer weeks after agreeing to settle a $5 billion lawsuit over allegations of tracking users' activity even when using the browser in its discreet mode. MSPowerUser noted the change on the latest Canary build of Google Chrome, version 122.0.6251.0. The updated disclaimer states: “Others...
Google is set to broaden the horizon for real-money gaming (RMG) apps on its Play Store, according to Tom's Guide, marking a significant shift in its app policy. Starting June 2024, the tech giant plans to extend support for more types of RMG apps, including those from operators not currently...
Google has announced it is removing 17 features from Assistant in a shakeup of its virtual software application. Given the advances in artificial intelligence (AI), Bard could be considered to be the future of Google Assistant and as part of ongoing changes to the tech giant's service offering, it is...
Google laid off hundreds of employees in its latest round of layoffs yesterday to cut costs. Looking forward, Google intends to focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and has cut tech jobs, in line with a rising number of layoffs across the industry. The key areas experiencing layoffs at the search...
During CES 2024, a collaboration between Google and Samsung was unveiled to streamline Android sharing and enhance ecosystem compatibility. This alliance introduces a unified Quick Share feature that simplifies the sharing experience for Samsung phone users and incorporates previously Samsung-exclusive features into non-Samsung Android phones with supported devices. The partnership...
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