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Google Messages recorder redesign sees wider rollout, Voice Moods are for RCS

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Following the announcement alongside other expressive features last November, Google Messages is now more widely rolling out — especially to beta users — Voice Moods and a redesign of the audio recorder interface with noise cancellation.…

Silly Us: Google Regurgitates Typical Excuse After Slashing MAGA Ad

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Google is back to its old censorship tricks, leaving no room for MAGA sense of humor.

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Google looks to speed up Android data transfers, working on "Restore Anytime" option

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Google looks to speed up Android data transfers, working on "Restore Anytime" option

Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson, Google officials mark start of Thompson Center construction

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Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Google officials are gathering Monday to mark the start of construction on the Thompson Center.

Kenyan Innovators Selected for Google’s AI Growth Initiative

The two Kenyan organizations are the only representatives from Africa that will gain access to over $20 million in funding for their projects. Google.org the philanthropic division of Google, has selected Kenya’s Jacaranda Health and EIDU…

YouTube Music extension coming to Google Gemini — how it works

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It looks like YouTube Music is coming to Google Gemini to help users find new tunes or build radio stations and playlists based on their tastes.

Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices

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Scales, trackers, and other fitness devices that don't get updated will stop syncing

Report: Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI

Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet’s Google and OpenAI, the Information reported today.

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New Microsoft AI model may challenge GPT-4 and Google Gemini

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In project headed by former Inflection chief, MAI-1 may have 500B parameters.

RSA: Google Enhances its Enterprise SecOps Offerings With Gemini AI

In this RSA roundup, we cover AI news about IBM, AWS and Microsoft, as well as details about Cisco Hypershield.

OpenAI rumored to unveil a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could potentially be an "intersection of LLMs plus search," says Sam Altman, to topple Google's search dominance

OpenAI is reportedly set to debut a new search engine to compete with Google and Microsoft's Bing. The ChatGPT maker will unveil the new product this week during a developer conference.

Andreessen Horowitz investor says half of Google's white-collar staff probably do 'no real work'

Andreessen Horowitz's David Ulevitch called Google an "amazing example" of a company with "BS jobs."

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Google and State AGs Defend Proposed $700M Antitrust Settlement Amid Judicial Scrutiny

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On April 17, a group of five state attorneys general (AG) and Google filed briefs defending the proposed $700 million settlement agreement reached in three antitrust suits brought against Google.... By: Troutman Pepper

Microsoft Takes On Google And OpenAI With New AI Model: Report

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Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is reportedly gearing up to compete with tech giants Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and OpenAI by developing a new in-house AI language model.

Google is changing how you set up 2FA

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Google is streamlining the process of setting up two-factor authentication (2FA). Instead of entering your phone number first to enable 2FA, you can now add a “second step method” to your account such as an authenticator app or a hardware…

Google Steps Up The Battle Against Gmail Spam

Additional enforcement means non-compliant email may be delivered to spam folders. Here’s what Google Workspace administrators and Gmail users need to know.

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Google Facing New Copyright Suit Over AI-Powered Image Generator

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Visual artists sued Google last week, alleging that Google’s AI-powered image generator, Imagen, was trained on their copyrighted content without authorization. The proposed class action asserts claims of direct copyright infringement…

Google TV’s ‘Magic’ button will finally launch on Walmart’s ‘Pro’ box ahead of the next Chromecast

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Google TV is finally about to launch its new “Magic” button that’s customizable and, ahead of it arriving on the next Chromecast, Walmart’s new “Pro” streaming box is showing how it works.

Google hands out free AI upgrade to 100 million YouTube viewers – it’s so useful but ‘eligible’ users need to claim it

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MILLIONS of YouTube users are eligible for a free upgrade using artificial intelligence to make their viewing experience smoother.