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Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Google's parent, Alphabet: How to ride, cost, accident record

Waymo was previously known as the Google Self-Driving Car Project. Alphabet's robotaxi service now offers rides in Phoenix, San Francisco, and LA.

Google Adding Games, Videos, Browsers, And More To Android Auto

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Google announced support for games, videos, and internet browsers in Android Auto, offering a more immersive in-car experience.

Why I'd Rather Use TikTok Than Google Search's AI Overviews - CNET

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Commentary: Google Search is getting an AI overhaul. But I'm not sure it will be better than using TikTok.

Google Sends Artists Down AI Rabbit Hole To Reimagine ‘Alice In Wonderland’

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Google Labs asked artists to create their own versions of original "Alice in Wonderland" illustrations using AI. You've never seen Lewis Carroll's classic quite like this.

Site Traffic Down? Google Just Made Some Big Search AI Changes

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Google's search changes have revenue-impacting implications for many websites.

I demoed Google's Project Astra and it felt like the future of generative AI (until it didn't)

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The company's vision of multimodal AI looks promising, but it'll need to smooth out some wrinkles before officially launching.

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B.C. cuts deal with Meta, Google on emergency info

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The British Columbia government and social media giants have made what they call a "historic collaboration" for youth safety online.

Fans defend Marc Rebillet after “cringe” performance at Google I/O conference

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Streamer and musician Marc Rebillit performed at the 2024 Google I/O conference, but some are saying his style isn’t for the culture.

Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora

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Google's video-synthesis model creates minute-long 1080p videos from written prompts.

Google has an idea to prevent phone scams, but it'll mean allowing its AI to listen in on your calls

Google hopes its Gemini AI can provide real-time scam alerts during phone calls. But it'll mean allowing its AI to listen to your conversations.

Alphabet closes at all-time high as Google rebounds from disastrous start to AI race

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This week's show-and-tell at Google's annual I/O developers conference went a long way toward restoring investor confidence in the company's AI capabilities.

Chromecast with Google TV will soon act as a Google Home hub

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The smart home is getting another boost, as Google has announced the “Home runtime” will allow more TVs, including Chromecast with Google TV, act as a hub for Matter devices in Google Home.

Google's Android chief says AI will change what smartphones can do and reset the battle with Apple for mobile supremacy

In an exclusive interview with BI, Sameer Samat said AI is a huge opportunity for Android. "We are going to seize that moment."

Google announces Android 14 for TV, with new energy modes, accessibility features including color correction, picture-in-picture for some TV models, and more (Andrew Heinzman/How-To Geek)

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Google announces Android 14 for TV, with new energy modes, accessibility features including color correction, picture-in-picture for some TV models, and more — It's been nearly two years since the last major Android TV release. — It's been…

Only Google can make cool AI features look boring

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Even at a developer conference, the keynote presentation needs some pizzaz.

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Google Reintroduces Itself With Help From This Jay-Z Track

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Yesterday, Google held its annual I/O conference keynote and, as expected, introduced a bevy of AI tools and products that it believes will completely transform the company as we know it today.

Here's what Google is doing to protect your Android device from theft

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Mobile device theft has always been a huge issue, but today Google is announcing some theft protection features for Android that will hopefully help. Some of these features will come later this year through Google Play Services updates, so…

Google's Project Astra Is an AI Assistant That Can Respond to What It Sees

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At I/O 2024, Google made lots of exciting AI announcements—but one that has everyone talking is Project Astra. Essentially, Project Astra is what Google is calling an "advanced seeing and talking responsive agent." This means that a future…

Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server

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The announcement signifies a significant shake-up in the streaming giant's advertising approach.

Why You Want to Blur Your Home in Google Maps Street View and How to Do it - CNET

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Street View is a super useful mapping tool, but it comes with some security risks.