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Rivian car dashboard screens now support YouTube and Google Cast
Rivian vehicles now offer more entertainment options with the adoption of Google Cast in its cars.
Anna Washenko12.19.2024
Google’s new AI tool Whisk uses images as prompts
The Google Labs experiment lets you upload one or more pictures (and add optional text prompts) to create a new image.
Will Shanklin12.17.2024
Google's new AI video model sucks less at physics
Google may have only recently begun rolling out its Veo generative AI to enterprise customers, but the company is not wasting any time getting a new version of the video tool out to early testers.
Igor Bonifacic12.17.2024
Google’s NotebookLM Audio Overviews will now let you call in with a question
Google is updating NotebookLM's Audio Overviews to make the interactive, alongside a redesign of the AI notebook's interface and a new premium subscription.
Ian Carlos Campbell12.14.2024
Google lays out its vision for an Android XR ecosystem
Google is making another big push into extended reality with an Android ecosystem spanning virtual reality, mixed reality and augmented reality.
Kris Holt12.13.2024
Australia demands big social platforms pay local news publishers
Meta rescinded on a deal from 2021 earlier this year.
Sarah Fielding12.12.2024
Jarvis, Google's web-browsing AI, is now officially known as Project Mariner
Project Mariner is an experimental Chrome extension that can help you navigate websites.
Igor Bonifacic12.12.2024
Gemini 2.0 is Google's most capable AI model yet and available to preview today
The battle for AI supremacy is heating up.
Igor Bonifacic12.12.2024
Google's Gemini Deep Research tool is here to answer your most complicated questions
Starting today, Gemini Advanced users can use Deep Research to create comprehensive but easy-to-read reports on complex topics.
Igor Bonifacic12.11.2024
EU digs further into Google and Meta's secret ad campaign targeting minors
Ads targeted under 18s, a banned practice.
Sarah Fielding12.10.2024
Google's Willow quantum chip breakthrough is hidden behind a questionable benchmark
Google debuted Willow, its latest quantum chip, on Wednesday, and if you’ve spent any time online since, you’ve undoubtedly run into some breathless reporting about it.
Igor Bonifacic12.10.2024
Google sues after Consumer Financial Protection Bureau orders supervision of its payment arm
The CFPB said on Friday that it has “reasonable cause to determine that Google has engaged in conduct that poses risks to consumers,” based on customer complaints about Google Pay.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.08.2024
Google prolongs the lifespan of the Pixel Fold, 6 and 7 with extended OS updates
In a positive step for sustainability, Google has pledged two extra years of OS updates for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 lineups, as well as the Pixel Fold.
Kris Holt12.07.2024
Google Photos now has a 2024 recap feature
Google Photos just got a yearly recap feature, similar to Spotify Wrapped or Apple Replay. It also provides personalized captions created by AI.
Lawrence Bonk12.06.2024
Google DeepMind's Genie 2 can generate interactive 3D worlds
Google DeepMind's new algorithm can create simulated 3D worlds and sustain them for as long as a minute.
Igor Bonifacic12.06.2024
Android's latest round of AI features improve accessibility, file sharing and more
Google has announced a swath of new AI features for the entire Android ecosystem, with special attention for Pixel users.
Igor Bonifacic12.06.2024
DeepMind's GenCast AI is really good at forecasting the weather
On Wednesday, Google’s DeepMind division announced what may go down as the most significant advancement in weather forcasting in nearly eight decades of work.
Igor Bonifacic12.05.2024
Google's generative AI video model is available in private preview
Google has begun rolling out private access to its Veo and Imagen 3 generative AI models.
Igor Bonifacic12.05.2024
Canada's Competition Bureau sues to break up Google's ad business
The country’s competition watchdog said a “thorough” investigation had found that Google had abused its dominant position in programmatic web advertising to entrench its market power.
Igor Bonifacic11.29.2024
Google is testing plain blue link search results for hotels in a few European countries
Google is making efforts to comply with the Digital Markets Act by testing blue link search results for hotels.
Jeremy Gan11.26.2024