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Sep 17 • 9 months ago

After child’s trauma, chatbot maker allegedly forced mom to arbitration for $100 payout

"I know my kid": Parents urge lawmakers to shut down chatbots to stop child suicides. ...

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Sep 17 • 9 months ago

Gemini AI solves coding problem that stumped 139 human teams at ICPC World Finals

Gemini shows off at another high-level academic competition. ...

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Sep 16 • 9 months ago

Google’s experimental Windows app is better than Microsoft’s built-in search

Google's experimental app is an upgrade over Microsoft's Windows search. ...

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Sep 16 • 9 months ago

Google releases VaultGemma, its first privacy-preserving LLM

Google Research shows that AI models can keep training data private. ...

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Sep 13 • 9 months ago

Modder injects AI dialogue into 2002’s Animal Crossing using memory hack

Unofficial mod lets classic Nintendo GameCube title use AI chatbots with amusing results. ...

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Sep 11 • 9 months ago

Gmail gets a dedicated place to track all your purchases

Gmail reorganizes its order-tracking and promotion filters ahead of the holiday season. ...

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Sep 10 • 9 months ago

One of Google’s new Pixel 10 AI features has already been removed

The Pixel 10 Daily Hub has vanished, but Google says it will come back when it's ready. ...

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Sep 09 • 9 months ago

In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”

Google's position on the state of the Internet is murky to say the least. ...

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Sep 05 • 9 months ago

EU fines Google nearly €3bn for ‘abusing’ dominant position in ad tech

Regulators ordered the tech giant to end ‘self-preferencing practices’ in advertising services but declined to force saleEuropean Union reg...

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Sep 05 • 9 months ago

Trump slams EU tech fines as ‘discriminatory,’ threatens trade investigation

President Trump on Friday slammed the European Union’s (EU) fines against major U.S. tech firms as “discriminatory actions” and threatened to open a trade investigation, opening the door to additional...

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Sep 05 • 9 months ago

Ignoring Trump threats, Europe hits Google with 2.95B euro fine for adtech monopoly

The EU could seek to break up Google's ad division. ...

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Sep 04 • 9 months ago

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

Finally, a reason to use Bing Maps. ...

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