Tag Archives: Google

Alphabet’s earnings call was yesterday, and as usual, the company took in a lot of money ($86.31 billion), thanks mostly to ad click-through rates being at a certain level. More interesting, though, are the product numbers tucked away in the report. For the good news, a big announcement was the success of one of Google’s biggest subscription plans, Google One, which CEO Sundar Pichai said is “just about to cross 100 million… Source link

Android users may have plenty to look forward to, with Google teasing radical new AI releases. But a new update warning has suddenly started hitting Samsung Galaxy devices, which is reportedly annoying users and raising serious questions on timing. Galaxy devices dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images While it’s Apple making headlines over its App Store changes in response to Europe’s DMA—including aping Android’s sideloading to some extent at least, it seems that Google is also… Source link

With Google updating its policy regarding crypto-related ads, BlackRock and VanEck have seized the opportunity to become the first asset managers to advertise Bitcoin spot ETFs.   The competition in the Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has continued to gain momentum as top asset managers roll out different initiatives to control a large percentage of the market.  BlackRock and VanEck Advertise Bitcoin ETF on Google In light of this, leading asset managers BlackRock and… Source link

You might think that Google Incognito gives you cover in your online search, but as a man discussing a recent lawsuit noted, “In the least shocking reveal of all time, it was proven that it’s really not that private. They’re still tracking you and selling your data.” The video explainer, from TikTok creator Thunder Keck (@thunder_keck), has attracted more than 433,000 views since going up Jan. 18. The case he’s alluding to is a class action lawsuit that Google agreed to settle… Source link

Google Headquarters is seen in Mountain View on May 15, 2023. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A woman who, according to prosecutors, was savagely beaten to death by her husband inside their Santa Clara home was identified in court documents. The murder victim was identified as 27-year-old Xuanyi Yu, according to court documents filed by prosecutors in Santa Clara County. Yu and her husband, Liren Chen, both worked for… Source link

Google Assistant is the search engine tech giant’s answer to Siri that responds to “Hey Google!” In case you missed it, “Google Assistant with Bard” is now in the works, which is set to underpin the assistant with Bard (i.e., Google’s AI-powered chatbot). And now, thanks to a new leak, we’re seeing some semblance of its existence. ‘Google Assistant with Bard’ demo found in Pixel Tips app Since October, Google hasn’t said much about its plan to enhance its voice assistant with its powerful Bard… Source link

Google is hoping to breathe new life into Assistant by integrating its large language model chatbot Bard. Fresh leaks suggest this could launch as soon as March, bringing generative AI capabilities and improved reasoning to the voice assistant. The Google News Telegram channel first reported the date after spotting a demo video of Assistant with Bard inside the Pixel Tips app.  We haven’t been able to find the video inside the app ourselves but the video looks like a typical Google… Source link

Advertising spend on Google search ads in the U.S. rose by 17% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2023. Meanwhile, Google click growth remained steady at 8% year-on-year, while cost-per-click accelerated to 9% during the same period. Those numbers come from Tinuiti’s Q4 2023 Digital Ads Benchmark Report. Device matters. The report also found that mobile is continuing to lead the way in terms of generating Google search ad clicks: Mobile search ads: Spend was up 19%… Source link

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Google is rolling out the first update of 2024 for the Chromecast with Google TV 4K. STTL.231114.004 (from STTE.230915.005.S1) bumps the Android security patch level to Dec 2023. You also get “other bug fixes and performance improvements” with this 148MB update that took longer than usual to install on my device. There’s no Chromecast Remote firmware update after installing. The last release was in early December with the October 2023 security patch. For… Source link