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New York City is suing social media companies for allegedly harming the mental health of children
New York City is suing Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok for "fueling nationwide youth mental health crisis."
Google will use AI and satellite imagery to monitor methane leaks
Google and the Environmental Defense Fund have teamed up to track methane emissions using satellite images and AI. The EDF's MethaneSAT is expected to help provide the most comprehensive picture yet of global methane leaks.
Who makes money when AI reads the internet for us?
Instead of displaying links, Arc Search's “Browse for Me” feature reads the first handful of pages and summarizes them into a single, custom-built, Arc-formatted web page using large language models from OpenAI and others. Critics say that's a problem.
The Google Pixel Fold is $400 off right now
A recent deal has dropped the foldable Google Pixel Fold smartphone back down to an all-time low of $1,399.
Google rebrands its Bard AI chatbot as Gemini, which now has its own Android app
Google has renamed the Bard chatbot and Duet AI as Gemini to maintain consistent branding across its generative AI products.
YouTube reportedly has an Apple Vision Pro app on its roadmap
Google reportedly plans to develop a YouTube app for the Apple Vision Pro. The Verge says a YouTube spokesperson confirmed the company plans to make a native Vision Pro app, while it optimizes YouTube for Safari as a stopgap.
The 4K Google Chromecast is back on sale for $40
A new deal has brought the Google Chromecast with Google TV 4K back down to $40, which is 20 percent off its usual price.
Google is reportedly rebranding Bard to Gemini and plans to launch a dedicated app
An unconfirmed changelog shared on X by Android app developer Dylan Roussel suggests Google is planning to introduce some changes to Bard on February 7 along with new Gemini products.
Google Search is losing its 'cached' web page feature
One of Google Search's oldest and best-known features, cache links (aka "cached"), are being retired.
YouTube's paid Music and Premium services now have more than 100 million subscribers
YouTube's paid Music and Premium services now have more than 100 million subscribers between them.
Google starts a limited test of generative AI tools in Maps
Google has implemented an early access generative AI feature to Maps that allows users to speak to the app using conversational language. You can use the tool to discover new places along your route or just when exploring a new town.
Google reveals another text-to-image generative AI tool, ImageFX
Google is rolling out a number of generative AI updates, including a new text-to-image tool called ImageFX. Meanwhile, people in most countries can now generate images in the Bard chatbot for free.
Google Chrome for Windows is finally getting native Arm support
Google has finally released a Chrome Canary beta version that fully supports the Arm64 architecture.
The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet's investments into AI startups
The Federal Trade Commission is launching an inquiry into massive investments made by Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic, the agency announced on Thursday.
Google’s latest Pixel phone update adds new AI tools and a working thermometer
Google just released its first update of the year for Pixel phones, bringing a suite of new AI tools and an actual working thermometer. The thermometer’s only available for the Pixel 8 Pro.
Google's next Chrome update adds three new generative AI features
With today’s release of Chrome M121, Google announced it will introduce new generative AI features that will make the browser easier to use.
Alphabet is cutting dozens of jobs at its X moonshot lab
Alphabet has laid off dozens of workers from its X moonshot lab in its latest round of downsizing.
AI-generated content can sometimes slip into your Google News feed
Google is boosting AI-generated articles in its Google News feed. Many articles seem to have been taken directly from other websites.
Google CEO says more layoffs expected 'throughout the year' in internal memo
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has reportedly told remaining employees to expect further layoffs throughout 2024.
Galaxy S24 and Pixel 8 owners can soon search for anything by drawing a circle around it
Google is expanding mobile search. On Wednesday, the company introduced Circle to Search, a gesture-based way to quickly find info without leaving your app.