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Google, whose work in artificial intelligence helped make A.I.-generated content far easier to create and spread, now wants to ensure that such content is traceable as well. The tech giant said on Thursday that it was joining an effort to develop credentials for digital content, a sort of “nutrition label” that identifies when and how a photograph, a video, an audio clip or another file was produced or altered — including with A.I. The company will collaborate with companies like Adobe,… Source link

First, there were talking digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant. Then there were online chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Bard. Now, the two are merging. On Thursday, Google introduced Gemini, a smartphone app that behaves like a talking digital assistant as well as a conversational chatbot. Responding to voice and text requests, it can answer questions, write poetry, generate images, draft emails, analyze personal photos and take other actions, like setting a timer or… Source link

Google (GOOG, GOOGL) is bringing big changes to its generative AI bot Bard, rebranding the software as Gemini to match the underlying AI model that powers it, and announcing a new premium version for consumers. Gemini Advanced is a paid version of the company’s bot that gives users access to its Google’s largest AI model, Gemini Ultra, for $19.99 per month as part of the company’s Google One AI Premium plan. In addition to access to Gemini Ultra, the subscription includes 2TB of Google… Source link

When OpenAI’s ChatGPT opened a new era in tech, the industry’s former AI champ, Google, responded by reorganizing its labs and launching a profusion of sometimes overlapping AI services. This included the Bard chatbot, workplace helper Duet AI, and a chatbot-style version of search. Now Google is consolidating many of its generative AI products under the banner of its latest AI model Gemini—and taking direct aim at OpenAI’s subscription service ChatGPT Plus. Google announced today that… Source link

Afraid of flying, the Buenos Aires-based graphic designer and filmmaker Diego Berakha uses Google Maps to travel to far-flung places he’ll likely never visit and to return to familiar locations from his childhood in Spain. In the short film Now I Know Where to Find You, Berakha gives viewers a tour of the places he frequents from the comfort of his computer chair. Describing how the app allows him to travel in both space and time, he recalls being raised by his beloved ‘Yaya’ – a… Source link

The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country’s schools. The matter was brought to the agency’s attention roughly four years ago by a concerned parent and activist, Jesper Graugaard, who protested how student data is sent to Google without any consideration about the potential for misuse or the impact it could have on those persons… Source link

Google Maps for Android now includes weather information and an air quality overlay to help you plan your journeys and avoid pollution. In Google Maps at the top left of the screen under the search bar and location filters, a tiny box has been added that provides the local weather forecast, temperature, and the daily air quality index. The box can be expanded to give more detailed weather information and hourly temperature forecasts for the next 12 hours. This information will also update if… Source link

The Google Maps UI has largely been unchanged for the past several years, but that’s now changing with pretty significant redesigns across key surfaces, including when searching for directions. For starters, tapping a place reveals a new sheet design that features close and share buttons in the top-right corner. There’s also a background sheet just behind the one you’re interacting with. Another change is how locations are no longer fullscreen and reveal a… Source link

A few months after sharing initial details and images, Polestar’s flagship smartphone, developed by Meizu in China, has been spotted on Google’s API website as a device compatible with the Play Store. Details of the incoming Polestar Phone remain relatively light, but we can confirm it will run on Android and support Google Play. During a media event in China last fall, Geely and Volvo-owned (at least for now) EV brand Polestar ($PSNY) shared it was following the… Source link

John Lamb/Getty Images Google Chrome holds 64.4% of the global market share for web browsers. The next most popular browser is Safari at 18.82%. That’s a huge gap.  There are many reasons for Chrome’s domination, including Android’s global market share still hovering around 70% globally and Chrome being the default browser on Google’s OS.  There are, of course, other reasons why Chrome is so dominant. One of them is speed. According to Cloudwards, Chrome is ranked as the fastest browser… Source link