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Google Photos rolling out limited early access to Ask Photos AI assistant

Ask Photos will let users simply ask questions from Google Photos and utilising Google's Gemini AI models, the app will show results on the basis of the content in the photos

Google introduces custom chatbot creation with Gems for Gemini subscribers

Gems were first introduced by Google during its I/O event in May and are now rolling out to Gemini Advanced, Gemini Business, and Gemini Enterprise users on both mobile and desktop

Google Maps adds offline mode on WearOS smartwatches in public beta: Report

Wear OS smartwatches can now store maps data on-device, enabling navigation without an internet connection in the latest Google Maps update

Google releases text-to-image AI generator tool 'Imagen 3' in US: Report

Google introduces Imagen 3, its most advanced AI text-to-image model, on the ImageFX platform and AI Test Kitchen, enhancing detail and realism while imposing stricter content restrictions

Google autocomplete results of Trump assassination bid stems questions

With fewer than 100 days until the 2024 election, social media users are claiming that a lack of Google autocomplete results about former President Donald Trump and his attempted assassination is evidence of election interference. Many posts include screenshots showing what the autocomplete feature, which predicts what users are trying to type, has generated for text such as attempted assassination of tr or president donald. Among the pictured results for the former phrase are references to other assassination attempts, including that of Harry Truman and Gerald Ford, but nothing for Trump. The latter provides two options president donald duck and president donald regan. Multiple high-profile figures, including Trump and sitting members of Congress, promoted the claim across social media platforms, collectively amassing more than 1 million likes and shares by Tuesday. Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Google attributed the situation to existing protections

Global audiences suspicious of AI-powered newsrooms, misinformation

Newsrooms globally are working to address a new challenge with generative artificial intelligence, as tech giants and startups like Google, OpenAI build tools that can offer summaries of information

Google News suffers outage; several users unable to access latest updates

According to the data of the outage tracking website Downdetector, there were 1,232 reports about users having trouble in accessing Google services

Google lays off employees, shifts some roles to hubs abroad including India

Google's finance chief, Ruth Porat, sent an email to staff saying the restructuring includes expanding growth to Bangalore, Mexico City, and Dublin

Google celebrates French singer Taos Amrouche's 111th birth anniversary

Google Doodle celebrates the 111th birth anniversary of French singer, author, and folklorist, Taos Amrouche. Know more about Taos Amrouche's early life and career

Google partners with news publishers to curb deepfakes ahead of elections

The company added that fact-checks in multiple Indian languages and formats, including videos, will be shared and amplified via partnering news publishers

Google Chrome for Macs, PCs set to get 3 new GenAI features: Details here

The new AI features will initially be available in the US for Chrome on both Macs and Windows PCs. However, a global roll out is expected in the coming months

'Removing layers': Sundar Pichai hints at more layoffs at Google in 2024

Google CEO Sundar Pichai's remarks followed a day after the tech giant handed pink slips to around 1,000 employees in the advertising sales team in the first layoff wave of 2024

Google lays off hundreds working on Assistant software, other parts of firm

A few hundred roles are being eliminated in the company's Devices and Services team, with the majority in the 1P AR hardware team, the company said

Google News Initiative announces second cohort of startup labs in India

The three-month-long programme aims to assist independent, early-stage Indian news startups in achieving financial and operational sustainability

Top 10 global news searched this year, check the top Google searches

Numerous events attracted people's attention from all over the world in 2023. We have shared the top 10 such events and below you will also get the list of top searches under different categories

AI researcher who helped in writing landmark paper is leaving Google

Llion Jones, who helped write the pioneering AI paper "Attention Is All You Need," confirmed to Bloomberg that he will depart Google Japan later this month

Google programme to train and support Indian local news publishers

Initiative will support small or medium-sized news organisations in 9 languages

Google's new alliances with news firms to provide more money, exposure

Google News Initiative has launched new partnerships with five news associations to provide financial grants and training to nearly 1,000 local publications across the US

Acer launches Google TV-based smart TVs, including OLEDs and QLEDs: Details

Acer launched television in its O, V, I, G, H, and W-series. The flagship O series features an OLED display and a 60-watt speaker system with large woofers offered in 55-inch and 65-inch variants

Google I/O event 2023 will take place on May 10, here's the full details

Google I/O event 2023 is scheduled to take place on May 10, registration for the same has already started on March 7. The event might run around AI chatbot Bard