A team at Google has put forward an exciting plan for consideration by the search giant. The plan involves using artificial intelligence (AI) to give users a “bird’s-eye” view of their lives. The proposed technology will use mobile phone data such as photos and Google searches. The program is codenamed “Project Ellmann” after biographer and … Read more
Much to the chagrin of OpenAI and other AI companies, the European Union is implementing stricter oversight for AI developers. Negotiators from The EU recently struck a landmark deal on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) rules. The newly agreed draft of the EU’s upcoming AI Act will require OpenAI, the company behind popular … Read more
ANDROID phone owners will soon be able to hide private apps so no-one even knows they’re there. It could prove particularly useful if you have a dating app you don’t want family to know about or an embarrassing game. 1 Even notifications won’t popupCredit: Getty Google – which runs Android – is reportedly working on … Read more
The logo of Google Play is seen on a screen. Alexander Pohl | NurPhoto | Getty Images A federal jury decided on Monday that Google’s app store has benefited from anticompetitive behavior, but it could take a long time before the company faces any potential changes to the Google Play store, and those changes are … Read more
Short video app TikTok has become the first entertainment mobile app that is not a video game to rake in more than US$10 billion in global user spending, according to a new report, as its Beijing-headquartered parent ByteDance continues to see strong revenue growth despite political headwinds. The app known for seconds-long viral content is … Read more
The “Google Play” app store operates as an illegal monopoly that relies on anticompetitive tactics to stifle potential business rivals, a California jury determined Monday in a stunning blow to the Big Tech giant’s empire. The nine-person jury deliberated for just three hours before delivering a unanimous verdict in favor of “Fortnite” maker Epic Games, … Read more
Google has lost a landmark case against Epic Games after a jury decided on Monday that the web giant operates an illegal monopoly via its Android app store. The decision was announced at the end of a month-long trial that itself was part of a longer legal dispute between Google and Epic Games that’s been … Read more
THE exact month Android owners will be forced to wave goodbye to the Google Podcasts app has finally been revealed. In late September, the tech giant announced it would be retiring Google Podcasts in favour of YouTube Music sometime in 2024. 1 The tech giant has yet to make a statement addressing UK users, though … Read more
While growing alarm over social media’s deep impact on teens continues ringing out, few of those concerns appear to reach teens themselves, according to a new study from Pew Research Center, announced Monday. In the U.S., the teen scene’s voracious online appetites drive roughly a third of respondents to use platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, … Read more
Is Google’s Gemini the real start of the artificial intelligence boom? – CBS News Watch CBS News Google has released Gemini, its most powerful artificial intelligence model to date, as AI seeps into many facets of life. Will Knight, a senior writer for Wired, joins CBS News with a look at the revolutionary technology. Be … Read more
