With Christmas just around the corner and holidays to look forward to, it is also a time to reflect on the year that has passed and the same applies to our online activity as Google Trends has confirmed the hot topics of the year in its end-of-year wrap-up. From news...
Google has unveiled a major upgrade to its conversational AI chatbot Bard, now powering it with the company's own new language model called Gemini, according to a recent The Verge report. With its first rollout in 170 countries today for English users, Google hopes this will make Bard a viable...
Last week, a bug caused files to disappear from the desktop drive. There are now steps that users can use to recover files. Sadly, the fix is not a simple solution. But Google posted the list of steps. As reported on The Verge -- here are the basics. "After downloading...
Google has confirmed the launch of its latest, most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini, which will be available in three different formats. From data presented by the tech giant, Gemini appears to be the first model to be able to outperform GPT-4 in many areas. The official release issued...
Google is set to update the Chrome browsing experience on Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms with the introduction of its AI-powered "Help me write" feature. According to 9to5Google, this innovative tool, already a staple in Google's array of applications like Messages, Gmail, Docs, and Keep, aims to simplify the writing...
The last chance for users to preserve their inactive Gmail accounts is upon us -- as Google prepares for an account removal process. Initially announced in May, Google plans to eliminate inactive accounts that have been dormant for more than two years, beginning tomorrow, December 1, 2023. The primary goal...
Google has released a critical security update for Chrome users on Mac, Linux, and Windows, addressing a zero-day vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-6345. The Verge reports that this vulnerability, discovered by Google's Threat Analysis Group on Nov. 24, poses a significant risk, potentially allowing hackers to access personal data and deploy...
The quest for new materials, pivotal for technological breakthroughs in fields like EV batteries, solar cells, and microchips, has historically been a slow and labor-intensive process. This scenario, according to a new report from the MIT Technology Review, is set for a dramatic change with Google DeepMind's introduction of a...
Are files disappearing from your Google Drive? If so, you may be one of the unlucky users affected by a worrying bug. Google Drive is one of the world's most popular cloud-based file storage and synchronization services. It allows you to store your files on Google's servers, making them accessible...
Owners of the Pixel 8 Pro have noticed unusual circular bumps on the screen, seemingly caused by internal components pressing against the OLED panel's underside, according to 9to5google. Google has acknowledged these bumps, stating they don't impact the phone's performance or durability. On Nov. 22, Google responded to these user...
Google's AI chatbot, Bard, is rapidly evolving, now boasting an improved ability to analyze YouTube video content. The update, reported by Android Authority, marks a significant enhancement in Bard's capabilities, allowing it to interpret and respond to detailed queries about YouTube videos. Before this update, Bard's interaction with YouTube content...
Google has announced an update to Google Meet, making virtual meetings more interactive and accessible with the introduction of gesture detection for hand raising. This new feature allows users to simply raise their hand physically, and Google Meet will recognize and replicate the action in the meeting. This enhancement is...
Inflection AI, the innovative startup behind the conversational chatbot Pi, has recently unveiled a new AI model, Inflection-2, claiming superior performance over popular models developed by Google and Meta. According to a recent Forbes report, this new model is rapidly gaining attention for its potential to rival OpenAI's GPT-4. Inflection-2...
During the ongoing antitrust trial, it was revealed that Google pays Apple 36% of Safari browser search advertising revenue. This detail, which emerged from the testimony of Kevin Murphy, a professor at the University of Chicago, sheds light on the financial dynamics of the long-standing partnership between the two tech...
Google has initiated a lawsuit against unidentified individuals in India and Vietnam, alleging a scam that exploits the growing interest in artificial-intelligence tools. According to The Wall Street Journal, the scam specifically targets U.S. small businesses, tricking them into compromising their social-media-account passwords. The Bard AI chatbot scam The fraud...
Alphabet Inc's Google is reportedly in advanced discussions to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, an emerging artificial intelligence chatbot startup. According to Reuters, this investment could significantly boost Character.AI’s capabilities to meet growing user demand and advance its AI model training. Deepening an existing partnership Character.AI already...
According to a Nov. 8 Financial Times report, Google and major European telecommunications companies are urging the European Union to designate Apple's iMessage as a "core platform service" under the bloc's new Digital Markets Act (DMA), which would require the messaging app to be interoperable with rival services. In a...
Google announced a series of new shopping-focused search features and updates to its Chrome browser aimed at helping holiday gift-givers find the best deals. The new features tap into Google's Shopping Graph, a dataset of product information scraped from retailers across the web. A new "Shop Deals" destination on Google Search...
The leading cloud computing giants — Amazon, Microsoft, and Google's parent company Alphabet — are set to significantly increase their capital expenditures to cater to the burgeoning field of generative AI, according to a report by The Financial Times. A spike in infrastructure investment These Big Tech companies, which command...
Fortnite creator Epic Games is taking Google to court in San Francisco, alleging antitrust violations tied to Google's Play Store. This legal confrontation unfolds as Google simultaneously contends with another antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice in Washington D.C., scrutinizing some of its fundamental business operations. Epic Games has...
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