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Google’s AI chatbot Gemini violates India’s IT laws: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday expressed concern over the potential violation of Indian IT laws by Google’s Gemini AI chatbot. His reaction comes…
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‘Gmail is here to stay’: Google clarifies after fake note claims app’s ‘shutting down’
New Delhi: Clarifying the rumours that created havoc among users that Google is shutting down Gmail, the tech giant on Friday took to social media platform X to announce that Gmail is…
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Google brings more Gemini models to customers with new updates
San Francisco: Google on Friday said that it is bringing more Gemini models to customers with new updates and expanded availability on its Vertex artificial intelligence (AI) platform. Gemini 1.0 Pro, a…
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Google to help map global methane emissions from space
New Delhi: Google has announced a partnership with the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to map methane pollution and oil and gas infrastructure from space. The Environmental Defense Fund’s satellite, MethaneSAT, will…
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Google blocks over 170 mn policy-violating reviews in 2023
New Delhi: Google has said it blocked or removed more than 170 million policy-violating reviews from last year on Maps and Search — by using its new machine learning (ML) algorithm. Last…
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Google rolls out Gemini AI on iOS, Android outside of US
New Delhi: Google has started to roll out its AI service Gemini AI (formerly Bard) in English to more countries on iOS and Android. Gemini product lead Jack Krawczyk on Wednesday posted…
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Google announces $27 mn funding to boost AI training for people in Europe
London: Google on Monday announced the 25 million euros ($26.98 million) funding from Google.org to support artificial intelligence (AI) training and skills for people across Europe, with a particular focus on vulnerable…
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Google joins global coalition to bring transparency to digital content in AI era
New Delhi: The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), a global standards body advancing transparency online through certifying the provenance of digital content, on Friday announced that Google has joined as…
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Deepfakes: EU prepares 1st guidelines for digital platforms ahead of election
London: The European Union has asked digital platforms like Facebook, Google, TikTok and X (Twitter) to give feedback on first-ever draft guidelines to maintain integrity of elections. The draft guidelines include recommendations…
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Google pilots new programme to protect Android users from financial fraud
New Delhi: Google has started a new programme, ‘enhanced fraud protection’ with Google Play Protect to help better shield Android users from financial fraud attacks. The company will launch the pilot in…
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‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country, sells biz for $5.2 bn
London: The Dutch owner of Yandex which is touted as “Russia’s Google” has announced to divest its Russia-based businesses for $5.2 billion. Yandex NV, the Dutch parent company of the Yandex group…
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Google removes 2,200 fraudulent loan apps from Play Store: Centre
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that Google has suspended or removed more than 2,200 fraudulent loan apps from its Play Store between September 2022 and August 2023. The government…
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Google ‘changing’ Bard name to Gemini in big AI push
New Delhi: Google is planning some big changes to its artificial intelligence (AI) models, including reportedly changing the name of Bard to Gemini. Android app developer Dylan Roussel has apparently leaked a…
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Google posts $307 bn revenue in 2023, spent billions of dollars to lay people off
San Francisco: Google, which spent $2.1 billion on severance and other expenses as it laid off more than 12,000 employees last year, will spend another $700 million on employee severance charges for…