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Google pulls 'Dear Sydney' Gemini AI ad after online backlash

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An ad promoting Google Gemini that has the chatbot writing a fan letter for a little girl has been pulled after outrage online.

Tech Execs from Google, Netflix, and OpenAI Hosting Fundraiser for Kamala Harris

Executives from Google, Netflix, and OpenAI are throwing a fundraiser for Kamala Harris. The event will take place August 27 in Washington, DC. The reception will feature guest speakers who advised the vice president in the White House.…

World News | Trump Hits out at Google over Claims That It Was Censoring News Related to Him

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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Former US president Donald Trump has lashed out at Google over reports that was censoring news and photos of the Republican presidential candidate.

Google, Netflix, and OpenAI execs are hosting a fundraiser for Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris has friends in high-tech places as execs from Google, Netflix, and OpenAI organize a fundraiser for the Democratic presidential hopeful.

Dr. Roger Marshall announces full investigation into bias, censorship at Google: “a propaganda wing of the Left”

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(NaturalNews) A prominent Republican doctor who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat in the state of Kansas has announced the launch of a full investigation into Google...

Google Ends Plan To Block Cookies, But Businesses Are Way Ahead Of Them

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As Google ditches their plan to phase out third party cookies, Twilio CMO Chris Koehler explores what’s next for businesses.

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Google might bring drag-and-drop support to Chrome on Android

You may soon be able to drag and drop on Chrome for Android.

Ex-Google engineers who founded Character.AI rejoin company with new AI partnership

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One of the founders previously criticized the tech giant for moving too cautiously to release artificial intelligence products.

Google pulls AI ad that irked Olympic viewers

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Google confirmed Friday that it had pulled an ad for its Gemini artificial intelligence after it landed flat with some Olympics viewers. The “Dear Sydney” ad, intended to tout the capabilities of Gemini AI, featured a dad warmly describing…

Google will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letter

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Google is phasing out an Olympics ad for its AI-powered chatbot, Gemini, after receiving widespread criticism for showing a father using AI to help his daughter write a fan letter to her favorite athlete. In the 60-second commercial, which…

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Google hires founders of chatbot start-up Character.AI

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Deal is the latest between Big Tech and promising start-ups in the fast-growing artificial intelligence field

Google Pulls Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone AI Ad After Failing to Read the Room

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It’s getting harder and harder to find a technology product that isn’t touting its use of AI — even if precisely what it’s using AI for isn’t all that well-defined. Google’s Gemini (formerly Bard) is its own entry into the the AI chat…

Google pulls AI ad for Olympics following backlash

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Google was criticized for using artificial intelligence to write a fan letter to an Olympic athlete.

How to make sure your photos, texts and browsing history are REALLY deleted - plus the sneaky ways your phone and Google store them

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A tech expert has warned that just because you delete messages and photos from your phone, it doesn't mean they are gone for good. Here's how to stop them from coming back to haunt you.

Trump Says Zuckerberg Apologized After Post-Assassination Attempt Censorship—But Not Google

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Former President Donald Trump says he received a call from a Big Tech CEO after he survived an assassination attempt —and even an apology following censorship of the iconic fist pump photo.

Google Pulls Controversial ‘Dear Sydney’ TV Spot in Which Dad Uses AI to Write Daughter’s Fan Letter

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Google has pulled from NBC Universal’s Paris Olympics broadcasts a commercial in which a father uses AI to write a fan letter from his young daughter to American track and field star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. In the spot, titled “Dear…

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Google pulls Gemini AI ad from Olympics after backlash

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The “Dear Sydney” ad did not go over well with Olympics viewers. | Screenshot: Google

Google's new 'School Time' feature for Android keeps your child from slacking

Google has announced a new parental feature just in time for back-to-school season.

Google pulls Olympics ad that showed AI writing a little girl’s letter for her

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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Google has pulled its controversial Olympics ad after critics blasted it for portraying what they called a bleak application of artificial intelligence. The ad showed a father using Google’s Gemini AI…