You and some friends are planning a holiday, and after a back on forth over email, you've nailed down some dates: now is the perfect time to let an AI loose on your emails, says Google. That's because, for anyone using Google services, AI can now also research holidays based on your scheduling in Gmail. Google's chatbot Gemini is now able to work with Gmail and other Google apps like Maps, YouTube and Drive, and a simple prompt is all you need to work out which travel dates suit everyone: "Look through all emails from me with Sarah, Rachel and Marco and tell me when we all have no appointments...
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Google is telling users of its podcasts app that they have until mid-June to export their list of followed podcasts to an alternative before the app is shut down. With more than 500 million installs on Android, Google Podcasts was among the most widely circulated apps for streaming podcasts. However, the company announced in late 2023 that it would discontinue the app in 2024. "After June 23, 2024, you will no longer be able to listen to podcasts in Google Podcasts," says a new message being shown to users in April. Users are being given the option to migrate their podcasts into music streamin...
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Google says it is making walking and rail transport more prominent in the options it provides when people look for driving routes or flights. "In Maps, we’re launching a feature that shows public transit or walking suggestions next to driving routes, if travel times are comparable and practical," the internet search portal and advertisement seller announced, saying 15 cities, including Amsterdam, Barcelona and London, are to be included in the new feature. Information on trains and buses is to be offered on Google Flights, an addition that follows their being added to Google Search in 2023. Al...
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US technology giant Google announced on Friday that it plans to restructure its artificial intelligence (AI) teams. Google's chief executive, Sundar Pichai, has announced a significant reorganization of its leadership and operational divisions to accelerate its development of AI. This restructuring will streamline the company's operations and includes the establishment of a new team called platforms and devices." The team will oversee Google's Pixel products, Android, Chrome, ChromeOS, Photos, and more. Rick Osterloh, who previously managed Google's hardware efforts, will lead the team. Hirosh...
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Google blocked or removed more than 5.5 billion adverts that violated the online company's guidelines or were intended to serve fraudulent purposes last year. A Google report on ad security, which was published on Tuesday, says the blocked content included adverts for dangerous products or sexual content, but also adverts that promised a miracle cure or quick riches in a dubious manner. Google's vice president, Duncan Lennox, said the company's aim was to recognize fraudulent ads and block the accounts responsible for them before they reach the Google platforms, or remove them immediately as s...
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France's competition watchdog fined internet giant Google €250 million ($271 million) for failing to uphold binding copyright agreements with French publishers and agencies, according to a statement issued by the authority on Wednesday. The authorities accuse Google of non-transparent and incomplete communication in negotiations with publishers and press agencies regarding payment for the use of press content. Google is also alleged to have underestimated the indirect revenue from the press content used. The competition authority also sees misconduct in connection with Google's Gemini AI progr...
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The European Union is cracking down on big tech's unfair practices and requiring that companies like Apple, Google and Meta ensure that rivals have a chance to compete and that users aren't forced into using one kind of app or service All of this is now regulated by the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law that has already begun changing smartphones for anyone living in the EU. The deadline for DMA implementation was on March 7 when the affected companies had to report to the European Commission for the first time on whether and how exactly they plan to comply with the new law. Here are three exam...
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Google is no longer allowing its Gemini AI software to generate images of people after it was found that its efforts to display more people of colour led to inaccurately diverse depictions of history. After images emerged on social media of racially diverse Nazi soldiers and American colonial settlers, the tech giant admitted that in some cases the depiction did not correspond to historical context and that the image generation would be temporarily limited. At the same time, Google defended its efforts to make AI-generated images more diverse, even if the company was "missing the mark" in this...
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Germany's top court has rejected an appeal by technology giant Google in a case concerning the disclosure of confidential information to its competitors. Germany's Cartel Office investigated whether Google is exploiting its market power in connection with infotainment systems for vehicles. According to the verdict, the competition watchdog is allowed to share part of its probe with sat-nav specialist TomTom and voice assistant provider Cerence to see if the firms believe competition concerns exist. Aside from a single verbatim quote from Google's internal documents, the company has to disclose...
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Technology giant Google went to German federal court on Tuesday trying to protect its business secrets after Germany's Cartel Office said it should disclose its practices to two competitors. The authority is investigating whether Google is exploiting its market power in connection with infotainment systems for vehicles. It now wants to share part of its probe with sat-nav specialist TomTom and voice assistant provider Cerence to see if the firms believe competition concerns exist. A Cartel Office representative told the court in Karlsruhe that competitors know the market best and are better-pl...
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