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Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
Google is asking that a federal judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertisingABC News - Tech - Google -
ChatGPT now lets you import files directly from Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive
Users can find it by clicking the tiny paper clip icon to the left of their prompt/text entry bar at the bottom of the ChatGPT interface.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
How Google’s AI Overviews Work, and How to Turn Them Off (You Can’t)
Google’s new Gemini-powered search experience is rolling out to users in the US. Here’s some advice on how to navigate it. And if you want to turn AI Overviews off, too bad.Wired - Tech - Google -
Why Microsoft is still ahead of Google in the war for AI developers
Google, despite its technical prowess, will need to double down on its efforts to simplify and streamline its AI offerings for developers if it hopes to catch up.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google to Roll Out AI Search Summaries to Billions
Starting this week in the U.S., hundreds of millions of people will begin seeing AI overviews in Google search, as the company strengthens its embrace of generative artificial intelligence.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Google -
Can Google Give A.I. Answers Without Breaking the Web?
Publishers have long worried that artificial intelligence would drive readers away from their sites. They’re about to find out if those fears are warranted.The New York Times - Tech - Google -
Google Search Is Growing Up
This week, we unpack all the news from Google I/O, where we got a glimpse of how the world’s dominant search engine will evolve in the AI era.Wired - Tech - Google -
Google Unveils AI Overviews Feature for Search at 2024 I/O Conference
The tech giant showed off how it would enmesh A.I. more deeply into its products and users’ lives, from search to so-called agents that perform tasks.The New York Times - Tech - Google -
Unified API Recall pulls conversational data from Zoom and Google Meet to power AI bots
Since its launch, Recall has roped in over 300 companies from different industries, ingesting millions of hours of conversational data and powering downstream AI applications.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
Google has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website linksABC News - Tech - Google -
Google Unveils AI for Predicting Behavior of Human Molecules
The system, AlphaFold3, could accelerate efforts to understand the human body and fight disease.The New York Times - Health - Google -
Google tests AI to detect scam phone calls. Privacy advocates are terrified.
Some privacy advocates say that they’re terrified by an announcement this week from Google that the company is testing a way to scan people’s phone calls.NBC News - Top stories - Google -
Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant vulnerable to malicious commands, study reveals
Amazon researchers uncover alarming vulnerabilities in speech AI models, revealing 90% susceptibility to adversarial attacks and raising concerns over potential misuse.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
In 1 Sentence, Google CEO Sundar Pichai Just Summed Up What Every Company CEO Should Be Doing Right Now
Has big tech learned its lesson for how to responsibly engage its workforce?Inc. - Business - Google -
Everything Google Announced at I/O 2024: Gemini, Search, Project Astra, Scam Detection
It was AI all day at Google’s developer keynote. The company showed off new AI-powered chatbot tools, new search capabilities, and a bunch of machine intelligence upgrades for Android.Wired - Tech - Google -
With Gemini on Android, Google Points to Mobile Computing’s Future—and Past
Google’s new upgrades to Gemini and Circle to Search offer a look at how the operating system might change and revolve around artificial intelligence.Wired - Tech - Google -
It’s the End of Google Search As We Know It
Google is rethinking its most iconic and lucrative product by adding new AI features to search. One expert tells WIRED it’s “a change in the world order.”Wired - Tech - Google -
Astra Is Google's ‘Multimodal’ Answer to the New ChatGPT
Google's new voice-operated AI assistant, called Astra, can make sense of what your phone’s camera sees. It was announced one day after OpenAI revealed a similar vision for ChatGPT.Wired - Tech - Google -
Google CEO Pichai says company will 'sort it out' if OpenAI misused YouTube for AI training
YouTube's videos have been used to help companies with AI model training.CNBC - Business - Google -
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Google rolls out its most powerful AI models as competition from OpenAI heats up
Google on Tuesday announced new additions to its AI model following a flashy rollout a day earlier from OpenAI.CNBC - Business - Google -
Google’s AlphaFold 3 AI predicts the very building blocks of life
By accurately predicting the interactions between proteins and drug-like molecules, such as ligands and antibodies, AlphaFold 3 could significantly accelerate the development of new and more effective therapies.VentureBeat - Tech - Google -
Final Arguments in Google Antitrust Trial Conclude, Setting Up Landmark Ruling
Judge Amit P. Mehta must now decide whether Google violated the law, potentially setting a precedent for a series of tech monopoly cases.The New York Times - Tech - Google -
Why Google Employees Aren’t Reacting to US Antitrust Trial
They shrugged off concerns about the company’s fate ahead of closing arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit this week.The New York Times - Tech - Google -
Google Antitrust Trial Concludes With Closing Arguments
The first tech monopoly trial of the modern internet era is concluding. The judge’s ruling is likely to set a precedent for other attempts to rein in the tech giants that hold sway over information, social interaction and commerce.The New York Times - Business - Google -
U.S. Antitrust Case Against Google Is Just the Start
As the Justice Department’s case against Google nears an end, the federal government has more suits in the pipeline trying to rein in Big Tech.The New York Times - Tech - Google -
Tech's earnings bonanza this week shines spotlight on growing troubles at Tesla, Google
This quarter's earnings reports from the U.S. tech giants coincide with a mountain of drama that the companies are facing.CNBC - Business - Google -
Alphabet earnings should show AI boosts, but Google still faces many clouds
Contrasting opinions highlight a divergent storyline as Alphabet Inc. nears its first-quarter report on Thursday.MarketWatch - Business - Google -
Google Delays Cookie Phase-Out Following Regulatory Pushback
The move has major ramifications for the $600 billion online ad industry.The Wall Street Journal - World - Google -
Google defends ‘better’ search product as US antitrust trial wraps up
Department of Justice has challenged tech group’s market power in high-profile showdownFinancial Times - Business - Google -
Google outage impacting users worldwide
Google was hit with a worldwide outage impacting thousands of users Wednesday morning. According to Down Detector, more than 1,000 reports of Google’s services being down came in around 10:49 a.m. EDT. The most reported problem was using the ...The Hill - Politics - Google -
Apple targets Google staff to build AI team
iPhone maker has also created a secretive Zurich lab as it prepares fightback against rivalsFinancial Times - Business - Google -
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square dumps stake in Lowe’s, keeps Google
Home-improvement retailers are in the spotlight as mortgage rates stay highMarketWatch - Business - Google -
Former Google CEO lists his $24.5 million estate in the country’s most expensive ZIP Code
Tech titan Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy Schmidt are selling their lavish abode in Atherton, Calif.MarketWatch - Business - Google -
The Google Antitrust Verdict Looms. Here's What to Look For.
A federal judge could issue a ruling this summer in the government’s landmark case.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Google -
Judge Grills U.S. and Google on Antitrust Claims
Judge Amit P. Mehta tried poking holes in the closing arguments of a landmark monopoly case as he weighs a ruling that could reshape tech.The New York Times - Tech - Google -
Google's Latest Easter Egg Turns The Search Engine Into Minecraft
Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft, has teamed up with Google for the game's 15th anniversary on May 17. The collaboration adds an Easter egg to the Google search engine, allowing users to start mining like they would in the game.To get the ...GameSpot - Tech - Google -
Google's Demis Hassabis is the man tasked with turning bleeding-edge AI research into profits
Google has long counted on Demis Hassabis for his genius in artificial intelligence. But whether he can create products that customers love is a big question.CNBC - Business - Google -
Google says it will miss target for ending third-party cookies
Google said Tuesday that it will no longer be able to complete its phaseout of third-party cookies by the end of 2024. “We recognize that there are ongoing challenges related to reconciling divergent feedback from the industry, regulators and ...The Hill - Politics - Google -
Google lays off more employees, will move some jobs overseas as part of continuing cost cuts
Google announced a new round of layoffs Wednesday, and said it will move some jobs overseas.MarketWatch - Business - Google