Tag: Google
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Google unveils AI search plans to rival Bard, ChatGPT in war with Microsoft
How Google intended to differentiate Bard from OpenAI’s ChatGPT was unclear. Pichai said that the new service is based on information from the Internet; ChatGPT’s knowledge is up to date as of 2021. “Bard wants to combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence and creativity of our AI,” Pichai said. Behind…
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Google’s new AI MusicLM can generate music from text
Researchers at US tech giant Google have created an AI that can generate minute-long musical pieces from text prompts, and can even convert a whistle or hum to other instruments, as written by systems such as DAL-E. The signals generate images, reported The Verge, an American technology news website, via TechCrunch. According to the outlet,…
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Apple and others could benefit from US lawsuit against Google
Brian Mandelbaum, chief executive of marketing firm Aten, said Apple Inc., which has been steadily growing its nascent advertising business and promoting it as privacy-focused, could be a winner if Google ads become less effective. It is possible Advertising industry executives say that Google’s business of placing ads on websites gives Google valuable information on…
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Google makes changes to Android in India after antitrust setbacks
Lower Tribunal Appeal The CCI ruled in October that Alphabet Inc-owned Google had taken advantage of its dominant position in Android and asked it to lift restrictions on device makers, including those relating to pre-installation of apps and ensuring exclusivity of its searches. . It also fined Google $161 million. Google had approached the Supreme…
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US targets Google’s online advertising business monopoly in latest Big Tech lawsuit
In addition to its famous search, which is free, Google generates revenue through its interlocking advertising technology businesses. The government asked for disinvestment of the Google Ads Manager suite, including Google’s ad exchange, AdX. Google Ads Manager is a suite of tools, including a tool that allows websites to offer advertising space for sale and…
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Microsoft to invest more in OpenAI as tech race heats up
Microsoft Corp on Monday announced another multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, deepening ties with the startup behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT and setting the stage for more competition with rival Alphabet Inc’s Google. Recently claiming a revolution in artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft is building on a bet it made on OpenAI nearly four years ago, when…
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India’s Supreme Court shocks Google by refusing to block Android antitrust ruling
Google challenged the directive in the Supreme Court saying it would harm consumers and its business, warning that the development of the Android ecosystem could be stalled. A three-judge bench, comprising the Chief Justice of India, deferred by a week the date for the CCI directions to come into effect on January 19, but refused…
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Twitter for Android Blue costs $11 per month; Launch of Annual Web Plan
Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would price Twitter Blue subscriptions for Android at $11 a month — the same as for iOS customers — while offering a cheaper annual plan for Web users than the monthly fee. Blue Check Mark – previously free for verified accounts of politicians, celebrities, journalists and other public figures…
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India’s antitrust directive on Android has Google spooked
Here are the 10 directives of authority: Google should not be allowed to license its Play Store, from which users download mobile apps, on the condition that device makers pre-install Google apps such as YouTube, Gmail or the Chrome browser. Google should not force device makers to pre-install a bouquet of apps or decide their…
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Google warns Android development in India will be stalled due to antitrust order
The CCI in October ordered Google not to bar Android phone users in India from un-installing its apps – currently, one can remove apps like Google Maps or YouTube from their Android phone if they are already installed. Can’t. The CCI also said that the license of Google’s own Play Store “shall not be linked…
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Google alleges India’s antitrust body copied parts of EU order on Android abuse
Google has asked the tribunal to set aside the CCI order and the matter will be heard on Wednesday. The Indian competition decision came as Google escalated the antitrust probe around the world. Google licenses its Android system to smartphone makers, but critics say it imposes restrictions that are anti-competitive. The US firm says Android…
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Australia says law making Facebook and Google pay for news has worked
“At least some of these agreements have enabled news businesses to hire additional journalists in particular and make other valuable investments to assist with their operations,” the report said. “While views on the success or otherwise of the Code will certainly differ, we think it fair to conclude that the Code has been successful to…
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Google to build next android version directly into cars
Google Inc is laying the groundwork for a version of Android that would be built directly into cars, sources said, allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the Internet without even plugging in their smartphones. The move is a major step up from Google’s current Android Auto software, which comes with the latest version…
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Google to test its Project Loon balloons over Australia
Google next month will be traveling to Australia in an attempt to show that a string of balloons in orbit around Earth can provide Internet access to people in normally unreachable areas. In its latest test of Project Loon, the search giant is teaming up with Telstra, Australia’s leading telecommunications provider, to send off 20…
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Google Bus launched
In an effort to extend the benefits of internet to college and university students in Bangladesh, Google has launched “Google Bus” – an educational outreach programme targeting to reach around five lakh students across the country. During the yearlong initiative, the Google Bus will travel to 480 colleges and universities at 35 locations and host…