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Google’s value exceeded $2 trillion — the company announced its first dividend payment in 25 years

The last time the market capitalization of Google's parent company Alphabet briefly approached this milestone was in 2021. Google spent…

27.04.2024

Google Meet now allows you to transfer video calls between different devices: PC, iOS and Android

Google has announced the launch of a new feature in Google Meet that allows you to transfer calls from one…

25.04.2024

Google has changed its mind — cookies in the Chrome browser will not be disabled until at least 2025

Google has postponed its plan to phase out cookies for all Chrome users. Just a few months ago, the search…

24.04.2024

Google disowned contractors and canceled their minimum wage and bonuses

Google on Friday canceled minimum wage, health insurance and other benefits for its contractors and staffing companies. Previously, employees received…

22.04.2024

Google merges Android and Chrome teams with hardware division — all for AI

The united team will be responsible for implementing artificial intelligence in smartphones and everything running on Android. The unit will…

19.04.2024

Google has allocated 700 thousand euros to Ukraine to study the basics of artificial intelligence

In February, Google released Gemma open-source language models and at the same time launched a special educational fund worth 25…

18.04.2024

Google employees arrested for office protest against cooperation with Israel

A dozen Google employees were arrested at the company's offices because they protested against cooperation with the Israeli government. About…

17.04.2024

Google’s foldable smartphone will be called Pixel 9 Pro Fold, not Pixel Fold 2 — insider

Previously, Google presented only two smartphones in its main lineup, as well as a model with an index of «a».…

16.04.2024

Google Pixel 9 is likely to get a satellite SOS feature similar to Apple’s solution

According to Android Authority, Google intends to add a new feature to its future mobile devices that resembles Apple's emergency…

15.04.2024

Google adds camera and microphone previews for video communication services to Chrome

Google is adding a Chrome preview function for video and audio from the user's camera to be used in video…

14.04.2024

Android 15 adds apps archiving, encryption key management, and TalkBack for Braille displays

Google has released the first beta version of Android 15, which includes several new features. Most of them will be…

12.04.2024

Google launches Gemini Code Assist — another competitor to GitHub’s Copilot

On Tuesday, at its Cloud Next conference, Google unveiled Gemini Code Assist — an AI coding assistant previously announced as…

09.04.2024

Google gives Gemini 1.5 Pro «ears» and launches Vertex AI bot builder

According to the announcement at the Google Next event, from now on Gemini 1.5 Pro will hear its users —…

09.04.2024

Android 15 will feature Private Space. Here’s how it works

Experts recommend installing a strong screen lock on your smartphone to prevent others from accessing your data. However, you can…

09.04.2024

Google has finally launched the Find My Device search network

After much testing, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Find My Device network. This technology uses a crowdsourced network of…

09.04.2024

JPEG is far behind: Google introduces improved image compression format

Google has introduced a new ops library, Jpegli, that compresses images 35% more efficiently while maintaining high quality. For years,…

06.04.2024

Sorry, Sora. YouTube says that the OpenAI neural network does not have the right to learn on videos from the platform

It is not known for certain whether the new OpenAI neural network has used YouTube videos, but the video platform's…

05.04.2024

Alphabet + HubSpot: Google’s owner is considering a $35 billion acquisition of a software company

HubSpot offers cloud-based software for automation, online marketing and sales According to Reuters Alphabet is consulting with investment bankers Morgan…

05.04.2024

Android 14 QPR3 managed to enable the built-in improved desktop mode

Android usually lags behind macOS and Windows when it comes to desktop computing. The operating system lacks some features and…

05.04.2024

Google may make search paid — premium options will use AI

Google Search is considering charging for new premium features based on artificial intelligence. The addition of paid features to the…

05.04.2024

Gmail is — 20 years old. April Fools’ Day «joke» Google, which has become the world’s most popular email service

On April 1, 2004, Google revolutionized email by launching Gmail. Gmail wasn't the only email provider at the time —…

02.04.2024

Settlement agreement for $5 billion: Google to delete Chrome data collected in privacy mode

Google has agreed to destroy or anonymize web browsing data records collected in Chrome's privacy mode. The proposed settlement agreement…

01.04.2024

Google believes that Rust programming language is twice as efficient as C++

Google believes that the efficiency of developers using the Rust programming language is twice as high as when using C++.…

01.04.2024

Google DeepMind and Stanford develop AI data verification system — corrects 76% of false answers

One of the biggest drawbacks of AI-based chatbots is the so-called «hallucinations», when AI makes up invalid information, i.e., actually…

31.03.2024

Google leaked the timing of RCS implementation on iPhone

Apple is likely to introduce a new RCS messaging standard in the fall, which should replace SMS/MMS. Apple is likely…

29.03.2024

More than a quarter of YouTube affiliate program participants receive money from Shorts, but the payouts are small

A year after YouTube enabled monetization for Shorts, more and more creators are getting paid for this format. More than…

29.03.2024

Google to offer Gemini Nano local artificial intelligence on regular Pixel 8 smartphones

Google intends to provide access to the Gemini AI model for Pixel 8 smartphones. Previously, advanced AI capabilities were only…

29.03.2024

Yoga, massage and full all-inclusive: journalists visit Google’s new $2.1 billion office

In February, Google opened a new office worth $2.1 billion. It is located in Hudson Square in New York City.…

28.03.2024

Like an iPhone: unofficial renders of Google Pixel 9 and information about Pixel 9 Pro XL

Informant @OnLeaks and the website 91mobiles presented renders of the Google Pixel 9 phone. Four images and a 360° video…

28.03.2024

Waiting for X Elite: Google has created Chrome for laptops with Snapdragon processors

Google has introduced a version of Chrome for Windows laptops running on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. According to two unnamed partner…

26.03.2024

Microsoft to improve text rendering in Chrome on Windows PCs

After years of complaints, Microsoft has finally made changes to Chromium that should improve text rendering in Google's browser on…

25.03.2024

Opera records 164% increase in iOS — users (spoiler: DMA helped)

The Digital Marketplace Act (DMA), which came into force on March 7, provides for free choice of a given browser…

25.03.2024

Apple, Meta and Google — are under investigation by the EU. Tech giants «suspected» of violating the new Digital Markets Act

If the suspicions are confirmed, companies face fines of up to 10% of global annual revenue or up to 20%…

25.03.2024

US authorities demand that Google disclose the identities of viewers of certain YouTube videos

The US federal government requested from Google the names, addresses, phone numbers, and activities of account users who watched certain…

25.03.2024

IdeaSoft launches AI Hub with free lectures on AI from speakers from Google and Meta

Ukrainian IT company IdeaSoft, a part of Sigma Software Group, has launched IdeaSoft AI Hub— is an open source community…

20.03.2024

Google Pixel 8A is likely to get a brighter display with 120Hz support

Insider Kamila Wojciechowska has shared new details about the upcoming Google Pixel 8A smartphone. This device is expected to have…

20.03.2024

Google Deepmind and FC «Liverpool» have created a football coach based on artificial intelligence

Google DeepMind and Premier League club «Liverpool» have created a prototype of the TacticAI artificial intelligence model for football training.…

20.03.2024

Liz Reid has been appointed to head Google’s search division — she previously managed search products with artificial intelligence

Google Search has a new head. This business is headed by Liz Reid, who has been working at Google for…

19.03.2024

OpenAI boss Sam Altman says the world «doesn’t need another copy of Google» because it’s «boring»

Instead, developers should focus on creating new ways for people to search and analyze information. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says…

19.03.2024

Mark Gurman: Apple is in talks with Google to integrate Gemini AI model into iPhone

Apple has also recently discussed the prospects of cooperation with ChatGPT developer OpenAI. Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, citing his own…

18.03.2024

Google I/O 2024 conference will be held on May 14

Google has announced the date of this year's I/O conference. The event is scheduled for May 14 in Mountain View.…

15.03.2024

Google DeepMind has created SIMA, an AI model that plays games. They don’t know why — yet.

Google's DeepMind lab has unveiled SIMA — a learning artificial intelligence model that will play games for you. It's customized…

13.03.2024

Google, Apple, and Mozilla release Speedometer 3.0 — a benchmark for browsers

Speedometer has long been Google's favorite benchmark because it «best reflects the real world» compares JavaScript performance. Now available in…

13.03.2024

«The Ukrainian interface was actually knocked out» — ex-director of Google Ukraine on localization of services

Dmytro Sholomko, who headed Google's representative office in Ukraine for 17 years (and resigned last October), gave an interview to…

12.03.2024

YouTube stopped showing recommendations after logging out of Google account and in incognito mode

Instead, users are shown a homepage without videos and viewing tips. Previously, YouTube recommendations were shown even when users were…

11.03.2024

Google’s Tensor G4 processor (SoC) will have improved heat management and energy efficiency

This year, Google's Tensor G4 mobile processor (SoC) will be released, which will be the basis for the Pixel 9,…

07.03.2024

Following the example of Apple: Google introduces new fees for app developers in the EU

Google has already allowed users to download apps outside the Play Store in accordance with the EU Digital Markets Act,…

07.03.2024

The Pixel 8a will get a 256 GB version and a higher price than its predecessor – media

The upcoming Pixel 8a smartphone will receive a new version with increased storage - 256 GB. Informed sources also report…

06.03.2024

Google will increase its opposition to SEO and commercial content on search sites — more content will be considered spam

Google announced an update to its search algorithms which should provide more useful content to the user, while more results…

06.03.2024

Google has «definitely messed up» Gemini image generation ─ Sergey Brin, co-founder of the company

Google co-founder Sergey Brin met with entrepreneurs at AGI House, where developers were testing the Google Gemini artificial intelligence model.…

05.03.2024