Foldable phones have managed to create their own niche in the smartphone market. They’re some of the most expensive mobile devices you can buy, but at the very least, they’ve put on their big boy swim trunks and now, at least, can doggy paddle around with the rest of the mature s … | Continue reading
Google Gemini (previously Google Bard) is the name of both Google’s AI models and the apps that we use to interface with them. With updates rolling out regularly, Gemini is Google’s answer to OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, whatever it is that Apple is working on, and all the … | Continue reading
Apple TV+ is the last major streaming service that doesn’t have an ad-supported tier, but that seems poised to change. Apple just hired a 14-year ad executive from NBCUniversal, Joseph Cady, to further beef up its growing video advertising team, according to a report from Busines … | Continue reading
Bad radio propagation means Googlers are making do with Ethernet cables, phone hotspots. | Continue reading
Being a Reddit user has always had its perks, but now the most loyal Redditors will get VIP passes to own part of the company. Reddit disclosed plans to launch its long-awaited IPO at up to a $6.4 billion valuation, according to a Monday filing with the SEC, and the company is re … | Continue reading
Google’s first-generation folding device was fine for the most part. The Pixel Fold had the Pixel’s fabled camera algorithms and Google smarts. For fans of digital books and magazines, its passport-like ratio worked better for the split-screen experience than Samsung’s Galaxy Z F … | Continue reading
Things weren’t what they appear to be this week. Screen protectors don’t protect much, Google wants reward you for figuring out what the heck quantum computing is for, and a tech billionaire is giving away money after getting some heat for buying land in Hawaii. For those watchin … | Continue reading
This week, we got our hands on the new 13- and 15-inch Macbook Air, which takes advantage of Apple’s fancy M3 silicon. If you’re looking for a new budget Android phone, the Nothing Phone (2a) might be right up your alley. Finally, we will ask Gizmodo readers what they want in the … | Continue reading
Some apples are sweet, some not so much. Apple reversed its ban on Epic Games’ developer account on Friday afternoon, according to an updated blog post, clearing a path again for an Epic Games Store on iOS devices in Europe. The decision comes just two days after Apple terminated … | Continue reading
Gemini Nano can't run on the smaller Pixel 8 due to mysterious "hardware limitations." | Continue reading
As the cliche saying goes, the best camera is the one you always have on you. That is why smartphones have become essential pieces of kit. They help document our lives and give us a window into what’s happening at any given time.Read more... | Continue reading
A former Google software engineer has been charged over the theft of trade secrets from the Alphabet company whilst working… Continue reading Ex-google engineer charged for stealing ai secrets, working with Chinese firms The post Ex-google engineer charged for stealing ai secrets … | Continue reading
Google’s new Bay View building, the first campus built by the search giant, was touted as a green, technologically advanced “canvas of creating new ways to be together” when it opened in 2022. However, employees working in the Mountain View, California building wish one of those … | Continue reading
A new paper found that large language models from OpenAI, Meta, and Google, including multiple versions of ChatGPT, can be covertly racist against African Americans when analyzing a critical part of their identity: how they speak.Read more... | Continue reading
Linwei Ding faces four counts of trade secret theft, each with a potential 10-year prison term. | Continue reading
Google has established its very first Asia-Pacific cyberdefense hub in Tokyo, with rising concern about threats from China and others… Continue reading Google opens new cyberdefense hub in Japan The post Google opens new cyberdefense hub in Japan appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
DMA forces large platforms to give users more choices, rivals more chances. | Continue reading
Microsoft Engineer Shane Jones is warning the world that his company’s AI image generator, Copilot Designer, needs to be removed from public use. In an interview with CNBC Wednesday, Jones shares how the AI tool produces disturbing, strange images through basic prompts. He says M … | Continue reading
Today the Illinois Senate Executive Committee, the Illinois Senate’s highest committee, will hold a hearing at 1:30 p.m. CT on the Illinois Journalism Preservation Act (SB 3591), which would require Big Tech platforms such as Meta and Google to pay news publishers a “journalism u … | Continue reading
There is no iPhone 16 yet; it will not be until later this year. But people have their wishlists because when there’s talk of a possible update to their daily carry on the horizon, it inspires them to think of where they’d want to spend their money.Read more... | Continue reading
OpenAI’s founders published a scathing response to Elon Musk’s lawsuit Tuesday night, claiming that Musk made a power grab to achieve “absolute control” of the AI startup in 2017. The emails reveal Musk was originally on board with making the startup less open-sourced and profita … | Continue reading
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More than 200 of the world’s leading researchers in artificial intelligence (AI) have signed an open letter calling on big […] The post 200 AI researchers urge OpenAI, Google, Meta to allow safety checks appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Google says it will begin cracking down on AI-generated content created solely for the purpose of gaming its systems and ranking high in Google Search—a change that could potentially have a ripple effect on the quality of what we see online.Read more... | Continue reading
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Google has introduced changes to its search results and unveiled new features for app developers, enabling them to advertise their […] The post Google introduces new search update to comply with EU tech rules appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Researchers herald new system as key step to an "infinite generator" of training data. | Continue reading
If you’ve ever wondered what quantum computers actually do, you’re not alone. The truth is, no one knows what modern problems this technology can solve. Google launched a multi-year, global competition on Monday to find real-world use cases for quantum computing, and the finalist … | Continue reading
Today's links You can't shop your way out of a monopoly: Any election where you vote with your wallet will be won by the people with the thickest wallets. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent … | Continue reading
The point of a budget smartphone is to exist as the “fast fashion” equivalent of its flagship counterparts. For instance, in the case of the top Android phone seller, Samsung, its A-series delivers some of the brand’s premium experiences at a fraction of the cost. Mid-range Samsu … | Continue reading
The internet is in an uproar after a question and answer session featuring Google co-founder Sergey Brin over the weekend, where an attendee in a mostly male audience wore a shirt depicting a naked woman’s body.Read more... | Continue reading
Anthropic, a startup born out of OpenAI defectors, claims its new chatbot, Claude 3, has broken new ground for the AI world. The updated AI chatbot, released on Monday, outperforms ChatGPT and Google Gemini’s most advanced models, potentially crowning a new king in the AI world. … | Continue reading
It’s day 4 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday’s match-up was the biggest blowout we’ve seen yet with Google Maps taking 96 percent of the vote and eliminating Yelp from the tournament. Today, we have another David vs Golia … | Continue reading
Alphabet’s Google has been told by a United States District Judge that the company will have to face certain antitrust […] The post US judge rules that Google will face certain antitrust claims appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
If you haven’t spent a lot of time inside Google Maps—besides getting from A to B and finding the nearest restaurant or bar—then you might not know about all the various features stuffed into the app since it first launched in 2005.Read more... | Continue reading
For the past year, contractors associated with Google’s YouTube Music Content Operations Team have been attempting to collectively bargain with the tech giant. Those workers won the right to unionize last April in a historic victory and, since that time, have been trying to get G … | Continue reading
On Wednesday, more than thirty European media companies brought a case against Google for its anticompetitive practices in the advertising technology marketplace. The case, filed in Amsterdam, is asking for 2.1 billion euros in damages. The post Statement: News/Media Alliance App … | Continue reading
Una coalición integrada por más de 30 organizaciones europeas de medios de información de 17 países, que incluye a Grupo Godó y Prensa Ibérica, ha emprendido acciones legales contra Google, solicitando una indemnización de unos 2.100 millones de euros por los daños sufridos como … | Continue reading
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is not happy about what’s been going on with the company’s Gemini AI chatbot, calling viral and historically inaccurate errors from its image generator “unacceptable” in an internal memo to employees on Tuesday.Read more... | Continue reading
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has sent an internal memo to staff, stressing the Gemini errors are “completely unacceptable” after the […] The post Google Gemini: CEO Sundar Pichai admits ‘we got it wrong’ appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Google swears it’s not trying to kill journalism, but many of its latest projects seem geared toward that end. Google is paying five-figure sums to small publishers asking them to test out a generative AI platform geared toward newsrooms. News outlets are asked to publish three o … | Continue reading
Apparently making super creepy mystery movies for major movie studios just runs in the Shyamalan family. M. Night Shyamalan, of course, is well-known for movies like The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs. He’s been freaking us out and making us guess for decades. But now, his d … | Continue reading
Google launched a new AI image generator earlier this month that, for all intents and purposes, was incapable of generating consistent images of white people. As you might expect, rightwing influencers wasted no time in noticing this issue and promptly accused the tech giant of r … | Continue reading
Apple exec: Microsoft putting $100 billion into Bing was "not significant at all." | Continue reading
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases on Monday that could set new precedents around free speech on social media platforms. The cases challenge two similar laws from Florida and Texas, respectively, which aim to reduce “Silicon Valley censorship” on social media, much like Elon … | Continue reading
The News/Media Alliance commends Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Indonesian government for passing a law requiring Alphabet (owner of Google) and Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) to compensate local news outlets for use of their content. The post … | Continue reading
Android is becoming the platform of AI fever dreams. At this year’s MWC, an overseas tradeshow where Google typically has a booth to remind the world that its mobile platform is global, the Android maker has announced new ways to interact with Gemini from inside Google Messages a … | Continue reading
Elon Musk shared a tweet Sunday claiming the recent murder of a college student in Georgia was being subjected to a “media blackout.” But the killing, allegedly committed by a 26-year-old Venezuelan national in the U.S. illegally, has been covered extensively by just about every … | Continue reading