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digitpatrox20 hours ago
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Google’s counteroffer to the government trying to break it up is unbundling Android apps

The Department of Justice’s list of solutions for fixing Google’s illegal antitrust behavior and restoring competition in the search engine market started with forcing the company to sell Chrome, and late Friday night, Google responded with a list of its own (included below). Instead of breaking off Chrome, Android, or Google Play as the DOJ’s filing considers, Google’s proposed fixes…
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digitpatrox2 days ago
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Google’s contractors told to evaluate Gemini responses outside their expertise

Behind the responses from genAI models are testers who evaluate those answers for accuracy, but a report released this week casts doubt on the process. According to a story published on Wednesday, contractors working on Google Gemini are now being directed to evaluate AI prompts and responses in areas in which they have no background, rather than being allowed to…
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digitpatrox5 days ago
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You Can Now Ask Questions During Google’s AI Podcasts

Google’s NotebookLM AI podcast tool recently got launched into the mainstream thanks to a collaboration with Spotify Wrapped, but after a recent update, it’s suddenly much more interactive. Now, instead of just sitting back and listening, you can actually join in on the conversation. According to Google, NotebookLM users have already generated “more than 350 years worth of Audio Overviews,”…
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digitpatrox5 days ago
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Google’s Whisk AI generator will ‘remix’ the pictures you plug in

Google has announced a new AI tool called Whisk that lets you generate images using other images as prompts instead of requiring a long text prompt. With Whisk, you can offer images to suggest what you’d like as the subject, the scene, and the style of your AI-generated image, and you can prompt Whisk with multiple images for each of…
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digitpatrox1 week ago
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Google’s Agentspace will put AI agents in the hands of workers – Computerworld

One is to serve as the “launch point” for custom AI agents. These agents combine generative AI (genAI) large language models with multi-step workflows to automate repetitive tasks. Google said the application has an “intuitive interface” and intends it to serve as a space where workers can access pre-built agents created in Google’s VertexAI Agent Builder. A low-code tool is also in the…
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digitpatrox1 week ago
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Google’s NotebookLM AI podcasts add ‘interactive’ mode for some Q-and-A

Google’s NotebookLM and its podcast-like Audio Overviews have been a surprise hit this year, and today Google company is starting to roll out a big new feature: the ability to actually talk with the AI “hosts” of the overviews. When the feature is available to you, you can try it out with new Audio Overviews. (It won’t work with old…
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digitpatrox1 week ago
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Google’s Gemini 2.0 Is All About Efficiency

Google officially announced Gemini 2.0 on Wednesday, the company’s latest upgrade to its flagship AI model. Specifically, Google is rolling out “Gemini 2.0 Flash experimental,” succeeding Gemini 1.5 Flash. Google’s Flash models are its “lightweight” models, designed for tasks that don’t require the most powerful AI models possible, and focus more on efficiency. Still, Google says Gemini 2.0 Flash not…
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digitpatrox2 weeks ago
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Google’s Pixel 9A looks destined to ditch the camera bar

There’ve already been renders of Google’s yet-to-be-announced Pixel 9A and one real-world sneak peek. Now we’re getting yet another look at an early prototype of Google’s next mid-range phone. X user fenibook has posted two shots of the phone, and it’s got the company’s usual markings that designate this as a still-under-development device. These latest images offer yet more proof…
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digitpatrox3 weeks ago
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Spotify Wrapped 2024 is Here, This Time With Google’s AI Hosts

The wait is finally over as the much-awaited Spotify Wrapped has dropped like we predicted. But this time, the company has a special surprise in store for us. This year, you won’t be exploring your year in music all by yourself. Yes, there will be a couple of AI podcast hosts powered by Google’s Notebook who will join you to…
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digitpatrox3 weeks ago
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Supply chain scares and Google’s AI code

November has come to a close, and the depths of winter are just around the corner. But that doesn’t mean events in tech are slowing down at all – nor that attackers are taking an early Christmas break. In the past month, we’ve seen a slew of cyber incidents, ranging from high-profile exploits of Microsoft vulnerabilities to a ransomware attack…
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