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Google’s new compression algorithm cut memory stocks within hours of publication

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Google published a research blog post on Tuesday about a new compression algorithm for AI models. Within hours, memory stocks were falling. Micron dropped 3 per cent, Western Digital lost 4.7 per cent, and SanDisk fell 5.7 per cent, as…

Walmart prepares Google TV Streamer clone, may start selling its own Google TV sets too

9to5google.com

Walmart is preparing new Google TV products including a set top box, likely a sequel to Onn 4K Pro, as well as TV sets powered by Google’s platform.

Google: Android Has Surged Past Apple’s iOS To Become The Fastest Platform For Web Browsing

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Google is now claiming that its Android OS has surpassed the web browsing-based performance benchmarks of Apple's iOS, based on the latest tests from Speedometer and LoadLine. Google's Android OS is now the best mobile platform for web…

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Google's Pixel Buds Pro 2 Are $60 Off for the Amazon Big Spring Sale

lifehacker.com

If you have an Android—especially a Pixel—consider these earbuds.

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Google is preparing Android 17 to protect you from the upcoming security apocalypse

www.phonearena.com

The next Android 17 beta is getting some advanced security features.

Meta & Google Get Less Than A Financial Slap On The Wrist As L.A. Social Media Trial Jury Orders Tech Giants To Pay Out Just $6M In Total Damages

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UPDATED with damages awarded: Turns out the $3 million wasn’t a joke, to paraphrase Public Enemy. The relatively small amount in compensatory damages a Los Angeles jury slapped Meta and Google-owned YouTube with earlier Wednesday was the…

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

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Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s “working memory” by up to 6x, but it’s still just a lab experiment for now.

Meta and Google found liable for social media addiction in £2.2m ruling - what to know

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Social media giants Meta and Google have been found liable for causing addiction in users after a jury decided their platforms' design features caused harm to a young woman

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I stay safe and protect my hearing with these Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 features

www.androidcentral.com

Wearing earbuds can be dangerous if you play your music too loud or lose awareness of your surroundings. These Pixel Buds Pro 2 features can help.

GREGG JARRETT: Jury blames Meta, Google for teen harm—but appeal could crush case

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An L.A. jury awarded $3 million in a child social media addiction case, but Section 230 and First Amendment protections may doom the verdict on appeal.

Your Google TV is about to get a lot smarter - here's how

www.pocket-lint.com

One of the biggest changes Google has ever made to its Google TV platform happened last year when it replaced the old Google Assistant with Gemini. This change transformed the voice assistant on Google TVs, making it much more…

BBC taps ex-Google exec as new director general following Trump documentary controversy

www.foxnews.com

The BBC named ex-Google chief Matt Brittin as its new director general following the controversy of its Trump documentary that led to multiple resignations.

Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $6 million in social media addiction trial

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The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.

‘Big Tech invincibility is over:’ Historic social medial addiction ruling against Meta, Google could open legal floodgates

nypost.com

A historic ruling finding Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and YouTube parent Google liable for fueling teen social media addiction could open the floodgates for an unprecedented legal crackdown on Big Tech, critics told The Post.

Google TV Streamer déjà vu? Walmart’s next Onn box looks suspiciously familiar

Walmart may have taken heavy inspiration from Google's streaming box.

Micron’s stock is dropping. Is Google partly to blame?

www.marketwatch.com

Google introduced an algorithm that it says improves memory usage in AI models. Whether that will actually eat into business for Micron and rivals is unclear.

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Memory Stocks Slide As Google's New AI Efficiency Breakthrough May Slash Data Storage Needs

www.benzinga.com

MU and SNDK stocks drop as Google Research introduces TurboQuant. The new AI compression method reduces memory overhead for LLMs, potentially lowering hardware demand.

Meta and Google blamed for woman’s social media addiction and told to pay her $3,000,000

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Supporters of Kaley react outside the court after the jury found Meta and Google liable in a key test case (Picture: Reuters)