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The AI industry moves faster than the rest of the technology sector, which means it outpaces the federal government by several orders of magnitude.
The FBI along with a coalition of international law enforcement agencies seized the notorious cybercrime forum BreachForums on Wednesday. For years, BreachForums has been a popular English-language forum for hackers…
The announcement signifies a significant shake-up in the streaming giant’s advertising approach.
It’s tough to say that a $100 billion business finds itself at a critical juncture, but that’s the case with Amazon Web Services, the cloud arm of Amazon, and the…
Back in February, Google paused its AI-powered chatbot Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after users complained of historical inaccuracies. Told to depict “a Roman legion,” for example, Gemini would show…
Privacy
Google’s call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn
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A feature Google demoed at its I/O confab yesterday, using its generative AI technology to scan voice calls in real time for conversational patterns associated with financial scams, has sent…
Google’s going all in on AI — and it wants you to know it. During the company’s keynote at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google mentioned “AI” more than…
Uber is taking a shuttle product it developed for commuters in India and Egypt and converting it for an American audience. The ride-hail and delivery giant announced Wednesday at its…
Here are quick hits of the biggest news from the keynote as they are announced.
This latest release, one of many announcements from the Google I/O 2024 developer conference, focuses on improved battery life and other performance improvements, like more efficient workout tracking.
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The heat pump startup unveiled its first products and revealed details about performance, pricing and availability.
When triggered, the AI-powered feature will automatically lock the device down.
Google is preparing to launch a new system to help address the problem of malware on Android. Its new live threat detection service leverages Google Play Protect’s on-device AI to…
The company said it is increasing the on-device capability of its Google Play Protect system to detect fraudulent apps trying to breach sensitive permissions.
Gemini, the company’s family of generative AI models, will enhance the smart TV operating system so it can generate descriptions for movies and TV shows.
The space is available from the launcher and can be locked as a second layer of authentication.
Users will be able to access the AR content by first searching for a location in Google Maps.
Startups
Dietitian startup Fay has been booming from Ozempic patients and emerges from stealth with $25M from General Catalyst, Forerunner
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For years, Sammy Faycurry has been hearing from his registered dietitian (RD) mom and sister about how poorly many Americans eat and their struggles with delivering nutritional counseling. Although nearly…
Google kicked off its annual Google I/O developer conference with a big dose of AI. The company’s core AI model Gemini is getting multiple upgrades,…
Apple is bringing new accessibility features to iPads and iPhones, designed to cater to a diverse range of user needs.
