Glanceable Directions are finally hitting Google Maps a year after the Menlo Park-based tech giant announced the feature. The feature will roll out to users on all iOS and Android devices. Google’s commitment to upgrading Maps is welcomed as Glanceable Directions is yet another new feature the company has introduced in the past couple of months. SEE ALSO: New Waze safety feature warns users of roads with history of crashes What are ‘Glanceable Directions’? Announced in February 2023,… Source link
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Google faces $2.27 billion lawsuit over advertising practices
Google is facing a $2.27 billion lawsuit by 32 media groups claiming that the company’s digital advertising practices have led to financial losses. The publishers, including Axel Springer and Schibsted, are based in various countries across Europe, such as Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Sweden. What the lawsuit is saying. A statement issued by the media groups’ lawyers Geradin… Source link
Read More »Cavaliers G Max Strus hits halfcourt buzzer-beater to shock Mavericks
A tipped pass was only the start of the pandemonium between the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. The fun began with the Mavericks down 118-117 and 8.3 seconds left. Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber nearly lost the game with a mistimed pass to Luka Doncic, who still came down with the ball and drove to the basket for an attempt at a game-winner. Understandably, most Cavaliers defenders collapsed on Doncic. That left Mavericks forward P.J. Washington wide open under the basket… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin surges to top $59,000, putting it within striking distance of all-time high
Bitcoin (BTC) surged on Wednesday to break above $59,000, putting it within striking distance of its all-time high as enthusiasm for the world’s largest cryptocurrency reached a level last seen during a 2021 boom. The price of the digital asset is now up more than 15% on the week and 40% so far this year, due largely to excitement sparked by a series of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds that started trading in January. Bitcoin was up more than 5% at $59,396 at last check, touching its… Source link
Read More »‘Number go up’ is alive and well — and not just in crypto: Morning Brief
This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: “Number go up.” It’s one of the many memes that sprang up during a previous crypto surge, representing a similar vibe as “to the moon” or “hodl” — the idea that the faithful would keep buying in the belief that prices would continue to climb. (It’s also the title of Zeke Faux’s seminal book on crypto.) Crypto bulls have pointed to what they say are… Source link
Read More »Google CEO: Gemini AI photo diversity scandal ‘offended our users’
Hi everyone I want to address the recent issues with problematic text and image responses in the Gemini app (formerly Bard). I know that some of its responses have offended our users and shown bias — to be clear, that’s completely unacceptable and we got it wrong. Our teams have been working around the clock to address these issues. We’re already seeing a substantial improvement on a wide range of prompts. No Al is perfect, especially at this emerging stage of the industry’s… Source link
Read More »Cavaliers G Max Strus hits halfcourt buzzer-beater to shock Mavericks
Max Strus caught fire against the Mavericks. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) A tipped pass was only the start of the pandemonium between the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. The fun began with the Mavericks down 118-117 and 8.3 seconds left. Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber nearly lost the game with a mistimed pass to Luka Doncic, who still came down with the ball and drove to the basket for an attempted at a game-winner. Understandably, most of the Cavaliers defense collapsed on… Source link
Read More »Google exec Amit Zavery: We worry about Microsoft wanting to …; Microsoft president hits back
Alphabet’s Google Cloud has intensified its criticism of Microsoft’s cloud computing strategies. According to an exclusive report by Reuters, the company asserts that Microsoft is seeking a monopoly, which could hinder the development of emerging technologies like generative artificial intelligence. Google, currently trailing behind Microsoft and Amazon, raises concerns about the impact of Microsoft’s practices on the cloud market.Recently, during an interview, Google Cloud Vice… Source link
Read More »Fort Wayne to build sewer for Google data center, tech giant chipping in
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Normally, computers and water don’t mix, but the new data center set for southeast Fort Wayne needs both. At Tuesday’s Fort Wayne City Council meeting, the body approved more than $8 million to build both a sewer and extend a water main to support Google’s new data center, known under the name “Project Zodiac.” “One of them is for water and one of them is for sewer,” said Michael Kiester, manager of engineering with Fort Wayne City… Source link
Read More »Google paying independent publishers to test unreleased generative AI platform
Google has announced that it will begin paying independent publishers to test its unreleased generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform. The program, first reported by Adweek, allows a handful of publishers access to its AI platform in exchange for receiving analytics and feedback. Publishers are expected to use the tools to produce “a fixed volume of content” for 12 months and will receive a monthly stipend amounting to a five-figure sum annually. Participants of… Source link
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