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Google Proposes Fix to Solve Search Monopoly

The search giant’s proposals included allowing flexibility for companies and consumers in choosing a search engine.

The New York Times - 1d

Google unveils new reasoning model Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking to rival OpenAI o1

Unlike competitor reasoning model o1 from OpenAI, Gemini 2.0 enables users to access its step-by-step reasoning through a dropdown menu.

VentureBeat - 2d

Google Street View image helps police unlock murder case

The image on the app shows a man putting a large plastic bag into the boot of his car.

BBC News - 3d

Google Maps car snaps vital clue in Spanish missing person case

Image of man leaning into boot of a car on a street in northern Spain helps lead police to make two arrests. On a nearly deserted street in northern Spain, the images appeared to show a man hunched ...

The Guardian - 3d

How to Navigate Updates to Apple’s and Google’s Photos Apps

Redesigned interfaces, new features and artificial intelligence are meant to enhance the experience, even if the changes can be confusing at first.

The New York Times - 3d

Google: AI agents, multimodal AI, enterprise search will dominate in 2025

Google used NotebookLM, Google Trends and third-party insights to identify AI agents, multimodal AI and enterprise search as top 2025 trends.

VentureBeat - 4d

Former Google CEO: A time will come to consider 'unplugging' AI system

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the power of artificial intelligence can reach a “dangerous” point in the future and that humanity should be ready to step away from it should the time ...

The Hill - 5d

The Trouble With Searching Google for 'the Best'

Shopping sites tout five stars. No. 1 rankings. Media endorsements. But how do you know what’s real?

The Wall Street Journal - 6d

Google’s Sundar Pichai on Antitrust, Trump and A.I.

Google’s chief executive spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit

The New York Times - 6d

Apple and Google instructed by House committee to prepare to dump TikTok next month

House members are telling Apple and Google to be prepared to comply with a law that could result in TikTok facing an effective ban in the U.S.

CNBC - Dec. 14

Lawmakers tell Apple, Google to prepare for TikTok ban

The top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) told Apple and Google on Friday to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores, as a potential ban looms next ...

The Hill - Dec. 13

Google CEO eyes AI 'Manhattan Project' after Trump inauguration

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a recent interview that he is eyeing a research project on artificial intelligence (AI), similar to the Manhattan Project during World War II, after ...

The Hill - Dec. 13

TikTok’s Last Stand, Google’s Quantum Breakthrough and the Cult of Claude

“The president was given a very clear and easy opportunity to say, ‘Yes, I am going to save TikTok,’ and he absolutely did not say that.”

The New York Times - Dec. 13

Google Hints at a Return to the Smart Glasses Game

Google’s AR Glass experiment earned the company praise and scorn when it launched in 2013. Wearable devices have evolved since then, and the tech giant may be ready to try again.

Inc. - Dec. 12

Here's how Google's quantum computing breakthrough could be good news for Honeywell

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - Dec. 12

Google releases the first of its Gemini 2.0 AI models

Google released the first artificial intelligence model in its Gemini 2.0 family Wednesday, known as Gemini 2.0 Flash.

CNBC - Dec. 11

Google Is Testing AI That "Helps" You Play Video Games

AI is already being used by some companies in the production of video games, but now there's an AI that may be able to help people play games. Google is currently testing AI that it says can ...

GameSpot - Dec. 11

Google Unveils A.I. Agent Based on Gemini 2.0

The experimental tool can browse spreadsheets, shopping sites and other services, before taking action on behalf of the computer user.

The New York Times - Dec. 11

Google Reveals Gemini 2, AI Agents, and a Prototype Personal Assistant

A new version of Google’s flagship AI model shows how the company sees AI transforming personal computing, web search, and perhaps the way people interact with the physical world.

Wired - Dec. 11

Google Gemini 2.0: Could this be the beginning of truly autonomous AI?

Google launches Gemini 2.0 with autonomous AI agents, native image generation, and multilingual capabilities, doubling performance while introducing Projects Astra, Mariner, and Jules for enhanced ...

VentureBeat - Dec. 11

Alphabet shares jump 6% after Google touts 'breakthrough' quantum chip

Google shares rose on Tuesday after the company's unveiling of "Willow," its latest quantum computing chip.

CNBC - Dec. 10

EU Looks Into Google Ads Targeting Teens

The European Union’s digital regulator is looking into Google’s advertising practices under an online content law that bans companies from using minors’ data for targeted advertising.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10

Google’s New Quantum Computing Breakthrough May Someday Transform Your Business

The new machine isn’t quite a quantum leap in advancing the technology, but a project based on its Willow chip could hint at the future of AI and machine learning.

Inc. - Dec. 10

Luke Littler trends higher than PM on Google in UK this year

The star is the top searched athlete and behind only the Princess of Wales and Donald Trump overall.

BBC News - Dec. 10

Google Makes New Quantum Computing Breakthrough

Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)

The New York Times - Dec. 9

Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip

It solves in five minutes a problem computers now would need 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to work out, Google says.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Google unveils ‘mindboggling’ quantum computing chip

Chip takes minutes to complete tasks that would otherwise take 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. It measures just 4cm squared but it possesses almost inconceivable speed.. Google has built ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

Google Gemini Can Summarize Your Emails in Gmail. Should You Use It?

AI can tackle your email mountain so you don't have to. Here's how to decide whether Gmail's new productivity feature makes sense for your workflow.

Wired - Dec. 9

Google’s CEO Says Search Will Change ‘Profoundly’ Next Year

Google is one of the pillars of the internet, so it’s time to pay attention when Sundar Pichai predicts an upheaval.

Inc. - Dec. 6

Google’s AI NotebookLM Project Leaders Leave to Launch Their Own Startup

The AI business is so hot that many employees at large, successful AI firms are leaving and trying their own startups in a healthy funding climate.

Inc. - Dec. 5

Google says its AI agent outperformed the world's best weather predictions

Google said Wednesday its artificial intelligence (AI) agent outperformed the world’s best weather predictions. In a blog post, Ilan Price and Matthew Willson, researchers with Google’s DeepMind, ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Sundar Pichai Hits Back at Criticism of Google’s A.I. Leadership

Google’s chief executive rejected the idea that rivals were set to eat into the company’s dominance in search, despite antitrust fights that could force it to break up.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he’d love to do side-by-side comparison with Microsoft’s AI models

Google CEO fired back at Microsoft CEO's comments aimed at Google's footing in the AI arms race.

CNBC - Dec. 4

DealBook Summit Live Updates: Google C.E.O. Sundar Pichai Takes the Stage

Prince Harry reflected on the information environment, Jerome Powell defended the Fed’s independence, and Bill Clinton offered his take on President Biden’s pardon of his son. Jeff Bezos is still ...

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Google DeepMind hits new milestone in AI weather forecasting

GenCast tool outperforms traditional methods on predictions up to 15 days

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system

AI program GenCast performed better than ENS forecast at predicting day-to-day weather and paths of hurricanes and cyclones. For those who keep an eye on the elements, the outlook is bright: ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts

GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Google Cloud launches Veo AI video generator model on Vertex

Unveiled at Google’s I/O developer conference, Veo is Google DeepMind’s response to competitors like Runway’s Gen-3 and OpenAI's Sora.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Google Worried Israeli Contract Could Enable Human Rights Violations

The tech giant, which has defended the deal to employees who oppose supplying Israel’s military with technology, feared the project might damage its reputation.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

What’s Next for Google’s Search Monopoly

The federal judge who ruled Google was a monopolist in search is weighing the U.S. government’s proposal to force the company to sell its Chrome browser. Here’s what happens now.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

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