Google Drive videos look better now
Google has revealed some new improvements in the latest update to its cloud service Google Drive. The playback of video files in your Drive will be faster, and it will be easier to sort and…
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Google Chrome for Mac can now help you write posts and comments using AI
Google’s latest update to its Chrome browser on Mac, Windows, and Linux in the U.S. has a new generative AI feature called “Help me write.” The feature, based on Google’s Gemini generative AI models, does just what…
Google goes “open AI” with Gemma, a free, open-weights chatbot family
On Wednesday, Google announced a new family of AI language models called Gemma, which are free, open-weights models built on technology similar to the more powerful but closed Gemini models. Unlike Gemini, Gemma models can…
Google upstages itself with Gemini 1.5 AI launch, one week after Ultra 1.0
Enlarge / The Gemini 1.5 logo, released by Google. Google One week after its last major AI announcement, Google appears to have upstaged itself. Last Thursday, Google launched Gemini Ultra 1.0, which supposedly represented the…
Spyware startup Variston is losing staff, some say it’s closing
In July 2021, someone sent Google a batch of malicious code that could be used to hack Chrome, Firefox, and PCs running Windows Defender. That code was part of an exploitation framework called Heliconia. And…
Google Chrome test feature hides your IP address from websites
Google is testing a new security feature that hides your IP address in the beta version of the Chrome browser, MSPowerUser reports. The feature is simply called “IP Protection” and will basically do what the…
Google saves your conversations with Gemini for years by default
Don’t type anything into Gemini, Google’s family of GenAI apps, that’s incriminating — or that you wouldn’t want someone else to see. That’s the PSA (of sorts) today from Google, which in a new support…
Google debuts more powerful “Ultra 1.0” AI model in rebranded “Gemini” chatbot
Google On Thursday, Google announced that its ChatGPT-like AI assistant, previously called Bard, is now called “Gemini,” renamed to reflect the underlying AI language model Google launched in December. Additionally, Google has launched its most…
Google starts blocking users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore
To reduce financial scams, Google has started a new program to prevent users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore. The company is looking to block sideloaded apps that abuse Android permissions to read one-time passwords…
Meta will label AI-generated content from OpenAI and Google on Facebook, Instagram
Meta / Getty Images On Tuesday, Meta announced its plan to start labeling AI-generated images from other companies like OpenAI and Google, as reported by Reuters. The move aims to enhance transparency on platforms such…