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YouTube prevents ad-blocking mobile apps from accessing its videos
The Google-owned video platform has announced that it's "strengthening [its] enforcement on third-party apps that violate" its Terms of Service, "specifically ad-blocking apps."
The Google Pixel 7a is on sale for a new low of $349
Google's Pixel 7a smartphone is on sale for a new low of $349.
Google Pixel 9 phones might have emergency satellite messaging
Rumor has it that Google's Pixel 9 and next-gen Fold are getting emergency satellite messaging.
Epic wants to blow the Google Play Store wide open
After winning an antitrust case against Google, Epic Games has revealed what it wants as a result. In short, it's looking to blow the Play Store wide open.
Google, a $1.97 trillion company, is protesting California's plan to pay journalists
Google is beginning a “short-term test” that will block links to local California news sources for a “small percentage” of users in California.
Google Photos' enhanced editing tools will no longer require a subscription
Google is opening up its enhanced editing photo tools to unpaid users.
Google announces Axion, its first Arm-based CPU for data centers
Google has announced Axion, its first Arm-based CPU for data centers.
Google Gemini chatbots are coming to a customer service interaction near you
At the ongoing Google Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas, the company has revealed the Gemini-powered chatbots its partners are working on, some of which you could end up interacting with.
Google's new AI video generator is more HR than Hollywood
Google Vids is not a replacement for AI-powered video generation tools like OpenAI's Sora. Instead, it uses stock footage and personal documents and media to spit out videos that office workers would be proud of.
OpenAI and Google reportedly used transcriptions of YouTube videos to train their AI models
A report by The New York Times claims both OpenAI and Google transcribed videos from YouTube and used these texts to train their AI models, possibly violating copyrights. OpenAI reportedly transcribed more than one million hours of YouTube videos.
Engadget Podcast: Why pay $10 a month to get away from Google search?
Cherlynn and Devindra chat with 404 Media co-founder Jason Koebler about his experience moving away from Google and towards Kagi.
Who exactly is YouTube’s multicam Coachella stream for?
YouTube is hyping its exclusive Coachella streaming coverage starting next week. The headlining feature is the platform’s multiview experience for the two-weekend festival. Our question from this announcement is, who needs that?
OnePlus rolls out its own version of Google's Magic Eraser
OnePlus has announced a new tool called AI Eraser, which removes unwanted objects from photos.
Google says it will destroy browsing data collected from Chrome’s Incognito mode
The first details emerged Monday from Google’s settlement of a class-action lawsuit over Chrome’s tracking of Incognito users. Filed in 2020, the suit could have required the company to pay $5 billion in damages.
Google reverses course and brings its Gemini AI to the regular Pixel 8
Google is releasing the Nano version of its Gemini AI for the Pixel 8 smartphone. This follows a roll out last year to the Pixel 8 Pro.
Meta and Google face claims of restricting reproductive health ads and fueling misinformation
A new report claims Meta and Google have banned educational reproductive health ads, allowed misinformation to fester and hosted conspiracies.
Israel’s military reportedly used Google Photos to identify civilians in Gaza
The New York Times reports that Israel’s military intelligence has been using an experimental facial recognition program in Gaza that’s misidentified civilians as having ties to Hamas.
Google's Circle to Search feature will soon handle language translation
Google just announced that it's expanding the Circle to Search feature to include translating from one language to another. The search giant also revealed an AI-centric update to Maps.
The Google Pixel 8 is $230 off and down to a new record-low price
The new Google Pixel 8 is on sale for $470 at Woot.
Google says its new version of Chrome for Windows laptops with Snapdragon chips is much faster
Google has a new version of Chrome for Windows laptops that run Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The two companies say the Snapdragon version of Chrome shows “a dramatic performance improvement.”
