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Google Wins Dismissal of PMC Lawsuit Over AI Search Snippets

The court said the issue isn't in the realm of antitrust laws and should be decided by lawmakers. Publishers have seen drops in search traffic because of AI overviews.

Michigan Regulators Approve DTE-Google Power Deal for 1 GW Project Cannoli Data Center

Michigan regulators have approved power contracts between DTE Energy and Google for a planned 1-gigawatt data center in Van Buren Township, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the Project Cannoli campus. The Michigan Public Service…

AI Fake-Review Provider Trained on Real Google Ratings Hit by Singapore Record Enforcement

www.techtimes.com

AI fake reviews generated by Singapore's Reputifly were trained on real Google ratings to evade detection, fooling platform moderation systems. Singapore's CCCS forced 45 businesses to post six-month public apologies and required the…

Google Play Fest is coming to shower app lovers with sweepstakes and big discounts

Don’t buy apps or ebooks yet: Google Play Fest kicks off October 13 with massive point boosts.

Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust lawsuits targeting Google AI search

arstechnica.com

The court acknowledges AI search comes with consequences, but it's not an antitrust issue.

Google Gets to Keep Its Adtech Stack Intact. Does The Trade Desk’s Pitch Lose its Punch?

www.adweek.com

In its battle with the DOJ, Google kept its adtech stack intact—the reality could dilute the value prop of some Trade Desk products.

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Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print

www.theverge.com

Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone's camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can have Google's AI help…

Google Pixel 2 XL set the stage for a decade of ups and downs

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Google Pixel’s 10-year anniversary has me taking a look back at a bunch of the milestones throughout this lineup’s history and, when picking up the Pixel 2 XL, hindsight really kicked in as to how this phone was very much a sign of the…

Judge dismisses lawsuits claiming Google's AI Overviews siphon web traffic

www.engadget.com

Google may have a monopoly in search, but neither lawsuit made a compelling case the company was leveraging it.

Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground

techcrunch.com

Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.

SpaceX launches Google AI chips into orbit in push toward space-based data centers

www.cnbc.com

Google's tensor processing units were launched into orbit on Planet Labs satellites.

Got Google Play Points? Play Fest will let you turn them into swag, premium gear, and big prizes

Google Play is throwing a celebration that could net you some cool prizes.

Gemini 4 Is Here: When You May Be Able to Use Google’s New AI Model

www.cnet.com

Gemini 4 Argon is only available to cyber defenders now, a sign Google is gearing up for a wider launch soon.

Google Lens got worse the moment Google decided it needed to think for you

www.howtogeek.com

Google Lens is a powerful tool, and it always has been. However, the push towards an AI-focused ecosystem has taken some core Lens features and blatantly made them worse. Artificial intelligence is meant to take burdens off the user, but…

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Google’s AI push in schools fuels plunging test scores — as kids left ‘dependent’ on chatbots: report

nypost.com

Google’s aggressive AI push in schools has caused many students to become “academically and emotionally dependent” on the technology, according to an alarming report.

A US judge dismisses Chegg's and Penske's lawsuits alleging Google violated antitrust law by forcing them to allow content in AI Overviews, reducing web traffic (Mike Scarcella/Reuters)

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A US judge dismisses Chegg's and Penske's lawsuits alleging Google violated antitrust law by forcing them to allow content in AI Overviews, reducing web traffic — Alphabet's Google has persuaded a US federal judge to dismiss lawsuits from…

Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space

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The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.

Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space

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The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.

Google launches AI into space in world first

Project Suncatcher could mark new era of AI satellite megaconstelaltions

Google unveils latest AI model, but Wall Street wants a breakout personal agent

www.cnbc.com

Google is promising major advances in coding and cybersecurity, but the company is quickly falling behind in personal agents.