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Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility
15 Aug

Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility

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As the US government weighs its options following a landmark “monopolist” ruling against Google last week, online publications increasingly face a bleak future. (And this time, it’s not just because of severely diminished ad revenue.) Bloomberg reports that their choice now boils down to allowing Google to use their published content to produce inline AI-generated search “answers” or losing visibility in the company’s search engine.The crux of the problem lies in the Googlebot, the crawler that scours and indexes the live web to produce the results you see when you enter search terms. If publishers block Google from using their…
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Researchers claim most Google Pixel phones shipped with exploitable bloatware since 2017
15 Aug

Researchers claim most Google Pixel phones shipped with exploitable bloatware since 2017

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Mobile phone security firm iVerify has discovered a vulnerability in Google Pixel smartphones. According to iVerify's , a piece of third-party software with deep system access is to blame, and troublingly it shipped with "a very large percentage of Pixel devices [...] since September 2017."The issue relates to "Showcase.apk," a bit of software made for Verizon and used to put Pixel devices in demo mode while displayed in retail stores. The software downloads a configuration file over an unencrypted web connection, which — because of Showcase's deep access — might allow bad actors to perform remote code execution or remote…
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Your Photos Aren’t Real
15 Aug

Your Photos Aren’t Real

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At a splashy media event this week at its headquarters in Mountain View, California, Google announced four new Pixel phones. But the most important stuff unveiled at the Made By Google event wasn’t the hardware itself, but rather all of the generative AI tools packed into the devices.Most notable are some AI-powered camera features that allow Pixel owners to easily add their own image to a group shot after they’ve taken the photo, or to alter a photo entirely by changing night to day and adding objects that were never really there. It’s an exploration of our limits—how convincingly technology…
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Google Has Unleashed Its Legal Fury on Hackers and Scammers
15 Aug

Google Has Unleashed Its Legal Fury on Hackers and Scammers

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Following an ordeal over whether the defendants could obtain Russian passports, sit for depositions in Europe, and turn over work files, Google’s attorneys and Litvak traded accusations of lying. In 2022, US district judge Denise Cote sided with Google. She found in a 48-page ruling that the defendants “intentionally withheld information” and “misrepresented their willingness and ability” to disclose it to “avoid liability and further profit” from Glupteba. “The record here is sufficient to find a willful attempt to defraud the Court,” Cote wrote.Cote sanctioned Litvak, and he agreed to pay Google $250,000 in total through 2027 to settle. The…
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Here are all the AI features coming to the Pixel 9 phones
14 Aug

Here are all the AI features coming to the Pixel 9 phones

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Google’s Pixel 9 lineup is powered by cutting-edge hardware like the Tensor G4 processor and tons of RAM that should help keep your phone feeling fast and fresh for years to come. But all that hardware is also designed to power brand new AI experiences.“Android is reimagining your phone with Gemini,” wrote Sameer Samat, Google’s president of the Android Ecosystem, in a blog post published on Tuesday. “With Gemini deeply integrated into Android, we’re rebuilding the operating system with AI at the core. And redefining what phones can do.”Here are the big new AI features coming with the new Pixel…
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Google’s Pixel 9 series won’t launch with Android 15
14 Aug

Google’s Pixel 9 series won’t launch with Android 15

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Google users may have been waiting for an announcement about Android 15, but it seems like we'll be waiting longer to have the new operating system on smartphones. The spec sheet for the upcoming line of Google Pixel 9 devices confirms that the phones will launch with Android 14. This applies to all four of the new devices: the Google Pixel 9, Google Pixel 9 Pro, Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold. GoogleThis is an unusual approach for Google, but that may be because the new Pixel models are coming out on an earlier timeline…
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The Google Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold and everything announced at the Made by Google event
14 Aug

The Google Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold and everything announced at the Made by Google event

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August used to be a relatively sleepy month for tech news — no longer! Now that Google scooted up its annual October Pixel event by two months, the tech world is abubble, going over everything execs announced from Mountain View, California at the Made By Google keynote on Tuesday.The Pixel 9 launch event came with enthusiastic introductions for all the hardware we expected, including the new Pixel 9 and its sizable camera bump. The Pixel 9 Pro and the larger Pixel 9 Pro XL made their official debut, too, and the new foldable, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, does indeed…
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Waiting for a new Fitbit smartwatch? Google says that’s the Pixel Watch 3
13 Aug

Waiting for a new Fitbit smartwatch? Google says that’s the Pixel Watch 3

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It's been three years since Google completed its acquisition of Fitbit. Since then, the company has launched three new smartwatches under the Pixel brand, including the Pixel Watch 3 at today's Made By Google event. Meanwhile, Fitbit's not launched a single new smartwatch since the unceremonious announcement of the Sense 2 and Versa 4 two years ago. The writing has been on the wall for years that Fitbit might not make smartwatches anymore, instead focusing on lower-profile activity trackers that last long. Engadget can confirm that this is indeed true moving forward.In an interview with the senior director of product…
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The Google Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold and everything announced at the Made by Google event
13 Aug

The Google Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold and everything announced at the Made by Google event

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August used to be a relatively sleepy month for tech news — no longer! Now that Google scooted up its annual October Pixel event by two months, the tech world is abubble, going over everything execs announced from Mountain View, California at the Made By Google keynote on Tuesday.The Pixel 9 launch event came with enthusiastic introductions for all the hardware we expected, including the new Pixel 9 and its sizable camera bump. The Pixel 9 Pro and the larger Pixel 9 Pro XL made their official debut, too, and the new foldable, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, does indeed…
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Everything Google Announced at Its ‘Made by Google’ Pixel Hardware Event
13 Aug

Everything Google Announced at Its ‘Made by Google’ Pixel Hardware Event

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Google's advanced fitness features also focus on one of the most common forms of exercise: running. Now the watch offers holistic running guidance, under an umbrella that the company calls “Plan, Run, Reflect”. You can create and save your own personalized running routines, with your preferred warm-up and cool-down segments, or your own easy, long run, or tempo run days. You can send them to your watch and get real-time guidance with audio and haptic feedback. You can navigate your way home with Google Maps, even if you're offline, and playback your music to your paired earbuds.As you're working out,…
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