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Google has announced the launch of updates for its Android, Wear OS, and Google TV operating systems. These updates bring important innovations and improvements for different devices. A new tool aimed at helping visually impaired people has been introduced for Android. Using artificial intelligence (AI), this tool automatically generates image descriptions that can then be […]
Google and Apple have removed apps from their stores by Russian banks that have been sanctioned by the US and EU. This was reported by Mediasat, citing the Russian newspaper Vedomosti. Applications such as: “Pochta Bank; “Home Bank; “Russian Standard; “Absolute; “All-Russian Bank for Regional Development. These apps were also removed from the App Store, […]
Google has announced that it will allocate $10 million to launch a program of cybersecurity seminars for European students, including those in Ukraine. The project will be implemented in partnership with the European Cyber Conflict Research Incubator (ECCRI). The aim of the initiative is to overcome the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in Europe, which is […]
Google has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind geothermal energy project that provides carbon-free electricity to the Nevada grid. This was reported by the company itself. This project is a step towards achieving Google’s goal of fully switching to carbon-free energy for its data centers and offices by 2030. Google has partnered with clean energy […]
Google will start deleting inactive accounts on December 1, 2023. Personal accounts of Google Workspace and Google Photos users are at risk. What’s included in Google Workspace Gmail; a service for creating Docs; Drive; Meet; Calendar scheduler. If your account is deemed inactive, you will lose not only access to it, but also all the […]
Google Bard AI chatbot can now watch YouTube videos and answer questions related to their content. The company announced that it is taking “the first steps in Bard’s ability to understand YouTube videos.” Before this latest update, Bard could only be used to search for specific videos on YouTube. Now you can ask the chatbot […]
Google Search Generative Experience (SGE) search engine with artificial intelligence features will get new capabilities to help users search for gifts and purchases. In particular, the text description will create images of non-existent products that are similar to the ones you can buy. When searching for gift ideas, Google will offer thematic collections and useful […]
Google DeepMind has created a new artificial intelligence model GraphCast that can generate ten-day weather forecasts in less than a minute. According to the developers, it is as accurate as traditional numerical forecasting methods. GraphCast is a graph neural network trained on 39 years of weather data. It analyzes the relationships of various weather variables […]
The Russian authorities are trying to force the American company Google to stop working in the country by continuing to issue fines to it. This is stated in the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). It is noted that On November 4, a Moscow magistrate court fined Google 15 million rubles […]
The next few years will be marked by elections in many countries, and EU officials are trying to make political advertising on the Internet more transparent. Big tech firms will face new European Union rules to clearly label political ads on their platforms, who paid for them and how much, and which elections the ads […]