Google’s strong earnings boosted by cloud computing gains

Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts

The NotebookLM tool generates AI-hosted audio podcasts on any topic. Its latest update allows users to enter prompts to personalize the output. I tried it out.

Tech - Wired - October 17

Google launches NotebookLM Business to make enterprise AI audio, text

A paid version of the increasingly popular Google tool NotebookLM will target businesses.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Google to block election ads after polls close on Election Day

Google announced it will block ads about the general election on Nov. 5 after the last polls close. “As we’ve done in the past, we will temporarily pause ads related to U.S. elections after the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Alleged Bitcoin hacker searched 'signs the FBI is after you'

A man from Georgia is alleged to be part of a group which hacked the US regulator's X account.

Trump Signals Skepticism of Google Breakup, Citing Competition With China

The former president also said he would do “something” to make Google “more fair” if he regained the presidency.

Tech - The New York Times - October 15

If you let Google have your data, why not the NHS? | Phillip Inman

A government with access to personal information could deliver welfare and services much more easily – and could also be a bulwark against the tech giants’ business practices. The government will ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Honeywell signs deal with Google to bring Gemini generative AI to industrial sector

Honeywell has signed a deal with Google to bring generative AI from its Gemini model and Vertex cloud platform together with industrial's massive data set.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Google DeepMind’s Hassabis on his Nobel: ‘It feels like a watershed moment for AI’

Founder of the artificial intelligence R&D lab says scientific understanding can prevent mis-steps in developing the technology

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Roberts sides with Google in subpoena fight stemming from antitrust case

The dispute stems from a federal lawsuit several states filed against Google alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws.

Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity Are Promoting Scientific Racism in Search Results

The web’s biggest AI-powered search engines are featuring the widely debunked idea that white people are genetically superior to other races.

Tech - Wired - 6 days ago

"Mornings Memory": How a Google search led to an unlikely friendship

Have you ever heard of the term, "Googleganger?" It's when you and a person you search on Google share the same name. A CBS report from 2007 shows how it one time led to an unlikely friendship.

With This 1 Move, Google May Have Solved a Huge AI Content Problem

As AI tech gets smarter it’s getting harder to spot the difference between content made by a human and what’s been dreamed up by an algorithm. Google, pushing the AI envelope itself, is aware of ...

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

Google Doodles Launches Monthly Recurring Card Game Based On Moon Cycles

Google has outdone itself with its latest playable Google Doodle, unveiling a card game that will return every month with new features to unlock. The Doodle is called Rise of the Half Moon, and ...

Tech - GameSpot - 5 days ago

Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces a UK competition investigation

Britain’s competition watchdog is opening a formal investigation into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic

Tech - ABC News - 5 days ago

Meta just beat Google and Apple in the race to put powerful AI on phones

Meta has launched compressed AI models that run directly on smartphones, making artificial intelligence faster and more private while using less memory than cloud-based alternatives.

Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago

The couple who took on Google and cost the tech giant £2bn

Shivaun Raff and her husband, Adam, describe their long court battle with technology giant Google.

Microsoft says Google is running 'shadow campaigns' in Europe to influence regulators

Microsoft suggested Google has a pattern of funding organizations with the mission of discrediting the software company with regulators.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Microsoft accuses Google of ‘shadow campaigns’ to undermine its business

War of words between Big Tech companies reveals fierce rivalry in cloud computing

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Eagles vs. Giants prediction, odds, line, spread, time: 2024 NFL picks, Week 7 best bets from computer model

SportsLine's model simulated Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants 10,000 times and made its Week 7 NFL picks, predictions and best bets

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

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