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.
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.
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 to play more like a human than a superhuman artificial intelligence. SIMA, which stands for Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent, is currently just a research experiment.
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 Speedometer 3.0.
«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 the DOU publication and, among other things, touched upon the topic of Ukrainian localization of the company’s services.
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.
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, Pixel 9 Pro, and possibly the Pixel Fold 2. New information from Korea confirms previous rumors that the G4 will be manufactured at Samsung’s 4nm fab.
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, but is now introducing two new commissions for this purpose.
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 that the device will be available in four colors, just like the Pixel 7a.
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 will be labeled as spam. The company «is refining» its ranking system to better determine whether web pages are truly useful, have a poor user experience, and are not designed for search engines rather than people.
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.
Pixel smartphones get a new generation call screen with Google Assistant artificial intelligence
Google has announced that some Pixel phones will have a next-generation call screen. There is a new button «Hello». When you press it, the system will launch Google Assistant, which will speak on your behalf.
Super Mario by AI: Google DeepMind’s new model generates games in the style of classic 2D platformers from scratch
Following Sora by OpenAI, which generates digital virtual worlds in the style of Minecraft Google’s DeepMind generative model has distinguished itself with its own talent for creating games.
Google Chrome will allow you to search even with a «poor» connection
Google announced three features for its Chrome browser that are aimed at «improving» search results. The third one is particularly interesting — it’s an attempt to improve the search engine’s performance when the Internet connection is «poor, although it’s not clear to what extent.
Google CEO calls Gemini’s diversity mistakes «offensive and biased»: «We’re working around the clock to fix it».
Gemini has been found to have problems with the accuracy of some historical figures and groups — particularly with regard to their skin color.
Google pays publishers thousands of dollars to use its AI for writing texts
Publishers will receive a tidy sum if they publish at least 3 texts per day generated by Google’s new and not yet public generative tool, according to Adweek.
Google has created an artificial Genie model that can create platformer games based on just one image
Google’s DeepMind division has developed the Genie artificial intelligence model that can transform images into video games. It allows creating game worlds for platformers in just a few simple steps.
‘It’s gotten worse’: review site Yelp evaluated changes Google has made to comply with EU law
Google is currently testing a new search result design for flights, trains, hotels, restaurants, and groceries in the EU, which was supposed to give smaller businesses more traffic. Instead, the review site Yelp claims that the changes have had the opposite effect.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has been sued by the widow of a pilot who died in a plane crash while transporting his plane
According to the lawsuit, Breen allegedly tried to «destroy evidence of a crime».
Google adds Gemini artificial intelligence to «Messages» and AI text summarization to Android Auto
Google announced a number of updates for Android before MWC, including Gemini integration with Messages and AI text summarization for driving. Messages users will be able to access Google’s chatbot without leaving the messaging app. Gemini in Messages will be able to perform basic tasks, such as writing messages and helping you plan events,…
Elon Musk accuses Google of «insane racist, anti-civilization programming of its artificial intelligence»
Elon Musk confronted Google after it suspended the Gemini image generation function because some users on social media reported that the artificial intelligence constantly generates images of people of color in an inaccurate historical context.
No, Google won’t «kill» Gmail in 2024 — what the abandonment of Basic HTML will really change
A message went viral on social network X claiming that Google will shut down Gmail in August this year, proving it with a screenshot of a supposedly official Google email. Of course, this is fake, and Google has «killed» the basic HTML look of Gmail, as it planned to do in January.
Microsoft boosts Windows Photos with Generative Erase — AI-powered eraser analog of Google Magic Eraser
The much-hyped «Magic Eraser» for easily erasing unwanted objects (objects, people) in photos will not remain the prerogative of Google and Samsung smartphones — soon a similar AI tool called Generative Erase will be available to Windows computer owners. Microsoft has just announced Generative erase — a new AI feature that will provide the…
Google suspends ability to create human images with Gemini after diversity bugs
It turned out that Google’s new artificial intelligence-based tool Gemini does not quite correctly depict some historical figures and groups, such as the founders of the United States or German soldiers from World War II. Users discovered that some of these people were depicted with atypical skin colors. As a result, conspiracy theories and…
Google is gradually replacing Assistant with Gemini on Android devices
Google continues to expand the scope of its artificial intelligence assistant called Gemini. Its presence is especially noticeable on Android smartphones.
Reddit social network allows Google to use its content to train artificial intelligence for $60 million a year
Social platform Reddit has signed a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search giant’s artificial intelligence models. According to sources, the contract with Google (Alphabet) is worth about $60 million per year.
Google to manufacture Pixel smartphones in India from April, — Nikkei
Google has told suppliers to start manufacturing its Pixel smartphones in India no earlier than next quarter, as part of its plan to ship more than 10 million Pixel phones this year, according to a Nikkei report.
Google has allocated another $10 million in grants for Ukrainian startups — up to $100K for each project, Cloud loans and product support
Google announced launching the second stage of financing of the special Startup Support Fund in Ukraine in the amount of $10 million to allocate grants (not required to be returned if all the conditions are met within a certain period of time) in 2024.
Android 15 Developer Preview is out: what’s new and which Samsung smartphones will be available
The first release of Android 15 Developer Preview did not bring many changes, but they are still noticeable. The first change is in the developer settings, in the settings section — it is a switch to display the HDR/SDR ratio.
Google offers to switch from Windows 10 to ChromeOS Flex on old PCs and has certified 600 devices
Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, which could make 240 million PCs obsolete. Since many Windows 10 systems are too old to upgrade to Windows 11, users will have to pay Microsoft for extended support or buy new computers. Instead, Google has another solution that should work on at least 600 certified devices.
Google introduces Gemini 1.5 AI model – a huge contextual window capable of processing several hours of video, but not for everyone
Soon after launch of Gemini, a large language model that Google hopes to bring to the top of the AI industry, the company is already announcing its successor. Today, Google is launching Gemini 1.5 and making it available to developers and enterprise users before a full rollout to consumers. The company is positioning Gemini as a business tool, a…
The Information: ChatGPT creators are developing a competitor to Google’s search engine — based on Microsoft Bing
It seems that OpenAI is developing its own search engine with artificial intelligence.
Goose ─ Google has launched an internal AI model to help developers
As Google embeds artificial intelligence in every product it makes, it is also turning to AI to improve the efficiency of its own business.