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The UK’s antitrust regulator will formally investigate Alphabet’s $2.3 billion Anthropic investment
25 Oct

The UK’s antitrust regulator will formally investigate Alphabet’s $2.3 billion Anthropic investment

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The UK’s competition regulator is probing Alphabet’s investment in AI startup Anthropic. After opening public comments this summer, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) said on Thursday it has “sufficient information” to begin an initial investigation into whether Alphabet’s reported $2.3 billion investment in the Claude AI chatbot maker harms competition in UK markets.The CMA breaks its merger probes into two stages: a preliminary scan to determine whether there’s enough evidence to dig deeper and an optional second phase where the government gathers as much evidence as possible. After the second stage, it ultimately decides on a regulatory outcome.The probe…
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Google Calendar’s web client finally gets a dark mode
25 Oct

Google Calendar’s web client finally gets a dark mode

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Google Calendar’s web client just got a , all of which should bring the app more in line with There are updated buttons, dialogs and sidebars to make the whole thing “more modern and accessible.”The interface typography got a custom-designed refresh that adds “highly-legible typefaces” to ensure a “fresh feel” while remaining “legible and crisp.” Google Calendar now also lets users toggle between light mode and dark mode, to help reduce both battery usage and eye strain. GoogleThese updates apply to the “entire calendar web experience.” This includes the task list view, which is nice. However, Google has warned that…
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Google Photos will show when images have been modified with AI
25 Oct

Google Photos will show when images have been modified with AI

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Big tech firms have been releasing AI tools all over their software offerings over the past year. But as it becomes ever easier to manipulate images and video with generative AI, there's been a second wave of launching companion policies to better inform people when that technology has been applied to content. Google is the latest to follow the trend.After debuting tools like the last spring and incorporating AI last month, Google Photos will begin labeling visual content that has been modified with AI. Google was already tagging AI-modified images with corresponding metadata, but now a plain language statement will…
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Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity Are Promoting Scientific Racism in Search Results
24 Oct

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

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Google added that part of the problem it faces in generating its AI Overviews is that, for some very specific queries, there’s an absence of high quality information on the web. And there’s little doubt that Lynn’s work is not of high quality.“The science underlying Lynn’s database of ‘national IQs’ is of such poor quality that it is difficult to believe the database is anything but fraudulent,” Sear said. “Lynn has never described his methodology for selecting samples into the database; many nations have IQs estimated from absurdly small and unrepresentative samples.”Sear points to Lynn’s estimation of the IQ of…
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Qualcomm and Google team up to help carmakers create AI voice systems
22 Oct

Qualcomm and Google team up to help carmakers create AI voice systems

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Car manufacturers will be able to develop new AI voice assistants for their cars thanks to a new partnership with Qualcomm and Google. announced earlier today that it’s working with Google on a new AI development system for carmakers.The new version is based on , Google’s infotainment platform for cars. Qualcomm is offering its Snapdragon Digital Chassis with Google Cloud and AAOS to generate new AI-powered digital cockpits for cars. Qualcomm also unveiled for powering driving systems including the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite for dashboards and the Snapdragon Ride Elite for self-driving features.The new interface will allow car drivers and passengers…
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Google NotebookLM adds improved audio overviews and background listening feature
19 Oct

Google NotebookLM adds improved audio overviews and background listening feature

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Google’s NotebookLM software that primarily impact audio overviews. For the uninitiated, the platform’s Audio Overview tool uses AI to whip up an audio summary of a piece of content. It started with written content, but has since .So what’s new? Users can now input specific instructions before generating a “Deep Dive” overview. Google gives examples of tasking the software to focus on a single topic or adjusting the expertise level to suit a particular audience. The company says it’s like “slipping the AI hosts a quick note right before they go on the air.”There’s also a new background listening feature,…
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Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts
17 Oct

Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts

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Google just added a new customization tool for the viral AI podcasts in its NotebookLM software. I got early access and tested it out using Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis as the source material, spending a few hours generating podcasts about the seminal novella—some of them more unhinged than others.Released by Google Labs in 2023 as an experimental, AI-focused writing tool, NotebookLM has been enjoying a resurgence in user interest since early September, when the developers added an option to generate podcast-like conversations between two AI voices—one male-sounding and one female-sounding—from uploaded documents. While these audio “deep dives” can be used…
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New Pixel updates include AI-powered theft protection
17 Oct

New Pixel updates include AI-powered theft protection

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Google is rolling out a slew of updates for Pixel watches, smartphones and tablets. In many cases, their predecessors are also getting the new features, such as Night Sight for Instagram — available on all Pixel 6 or newer devices, including A-series phones. The tool allows you to take photos directly on Instagram without worrying about them coming out dark. This could be ideal if you're someone who likes taking photos at concerts or parties without worrying about a bright flash going off. Other updates available for Pixel 6 or newer devices include astrophotography through Night Sight and theft protection.Now…
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Google wants to put the consequences of its Epic antitrust ruling on pause during appeal
17 Oct

Google wants to put the consequences of its Epic antitrust ruling on pause during appeal

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Google has formally filed a motion [PDF] asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to put a pause on the order that forces the company to open the Play store to competitors. If you'll recall, Google lost an antitrust lawsuit filed by Epic Games after a federal jury found that the company held an illegal monopoly on app distribution and in-app billing services for Android devices. Earlier this month, US District Judge James Donato ordered Google to allow third-party app stores access to the Google Play app catalog and to make those stores downloadable from its storefront. Now, Google is…
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