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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft discussed sale of Bing to Apple

    Microsoft discussed sale of Bing to Apple Microsoft Corp. discussed selling its Bing search engine to Apple Inc. around 2020, a deal that would have replaced Google as the default option on the iPhone maker’s devices, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Executives from Microsoft...
  3. Jan

    YouTube announces AI-powered features for creators

    YouTube adding AI-powered tools for creators — including a generative green screen YouTube has announced a slew of new AI features for creators on the platform, including a generative green screen, AI-powered insights, and automatic dubbing. The company announced the new features at its Made...
  4. Vorastra

    Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive off collapsed bridge to his death, attorneys say

    https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/21/us/father-death-google-gps-drive-off-bridge-lawsuit-north-carolina/
  5. Jan

    YouTube testing longer but fewer ads on smart TVs, media boxes, consoles

    YouTube testing longer, fewer ads YouTube says it is revamping its streaming experience for users with smart TVs, media boxes, and gaming consoles by showing fewer, longer ads. The company refers to viewing on these kinds of devices as connected TV (CTV) experiences, and the idea is to play...
  6. Jan

    Android gets new logo

    Google gives Android a new logo Google has unveiled a new logo and brand design for its Android smartphone operating system. In a blog post on Tuesday, Android consumer brand management director Jason Fournier explained the new visuals drew inspiration from its Material design philosophy. This...
  7. Jan

    Google launches SynthID - a watermark for AI-generated images

    Google launches digital watermarking tool for AI-generated images Google DeepMind and Google Cloud have unveiled a watermarking tool that adds a digital marker to an image generated using artificial intelligence (AI). SynthID will initially only be available to a limited number of Vertex AI...
  8. Jan

    Google launches Duet, a Microsoft Copilot rival

    Google launches AI assistant to rival Microsoft Copilot Google is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI) powered assistant — Google Duet — that will serve corporate teams for $30 (R556) monthly per user, Digital Trends reports. The assistant is aimed at corporate teams and will let users...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    No more unlimited Dropbox storage

    No more unlimited Dropbox storage Dropbox Inc., a provider of online data storage, is ending its unlimited option, saying a small handful of customers were using massive amounts of resources that had the potential to degrade the cloud service for the rest of its clients. The company’s...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google owner Alphabet is sitting on "too much" cash

    Google owner Alphabet is sitting on "too much" cash Alphabet Inc. is facing a new and, by most accounts, welcome problem — how to spend its rapidly expanding pile of cash. The Google owner generated nearly $29 billion (R549.62 billion) in cash in the second quarter after cutting thousands of...
  11. Jan

    Google offers workers R1,840 per night hotel deal to get them back to the office

    Google tries to lure workers back to office with R1,840-a-night hotel "special" Google employees working remotely have cried foul over the tech giant's attempts to convince them to return to the office by offering a "special" price on stays at one of its on-campus hotels, CNBC reports. The...
  12. Jan

    Google launching machine learning-enhanced QR code scanning API

    Google lets apps scan QR codes without giving developers full camera access Android smartphones could make scanning QR codes from a distance easier, with Google featuring a new code scanner in its latest APIs. The feature isn't available on any devices as yet, but Google is making APIs...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google cut contract workers out of retaliation for unionising plans — Report

    Google cut contract workers out of retaliation for unionising plans — Report Alphabet Inc. illegally ended contract employment for a majority of Google Help workers as they were trying to unionise, organisers alleged in a complaint to the US labour board. The Alphabet Workers Union accused the...
  14. Jan

    YouTube testing AI-generated summaries on some English videos

    YouTube testing AI-generated video summaries YouTube has started testing AI-generated summaries for videos to provide a "quick overview" of their content to help users determine if it's worth watching. However, it emphasises that video summaries don't replace video descriptions, which content...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta backtracks on free use of Llama for cloud services

    Meta backtracks on free use of Llama for cloud services Meta Platforms Inc. plans to make money from the major cloud-computing companies when they resell its artificial intelligence large language model, Llama 2. “If you’re someone like Microsoft, Amazon or Google, and you’re going to...
  16. Jan

    YouTube experimenting with allowing viewers to turn comments into Shorts

    YouTube tests letting users turn comments into Shorts Google has announced that it is testing a YouTube feature that lets Shorts viewers turn comments into a short-form video. The tech giant is currently running the experiment with a small percentage of YouTube users on Android and iOS around...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google will pledge to implement AI safeguards

    OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google will pledge to implement AI safeguards Leading US artificial intelligence companies are set to publicly commit Friday to safeguards for the technology at the White House’s request, according to people familiar with the plans. Companies including Microsoft Corp...
  18. Jan

    Google Bard gets text-to-specch

    Google Bard AI can now talk Google's latest round of updates for its Bard artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has added the ability to respond with spoken words instead of just text. It also expanded Bard's linguistic knowledge while adding more response controls, and Bard can now provide...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk officially launches AI company to "understand the true nature of the universe"

    Elon Musk officially launches AI company to "understand the true nature of the universe" Elon Musk, who has hinted for months that he wants to build an alternative to the popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot, announced the formation of what he’s calling xAI, a company with a mission...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google loses last of 8 key AI researchers that wrote groundbreaking paper

    Google loses last of 8 key AI researchers that wrote groundbreaking paper An artificial intelligence researcher who co-authored one of Google’s most influential papers in the field is leaving the company to launch a startup. Llion Jones, who helped write the pioneering AI paper “Attention Is...
  21. Jan

    Fairphone 3 extends guaranteed Android software support to 7 years

    This Android smartphone is getting 7 years of updates Fairphone has extended Android update support for the Fairphone 3 series to seven years, offering the longest OS support on any phone. The announcement came as part of the company's rollout of Android 13 on the Fairphone 3 and Fairphone 3+.
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