Google’s new ‘Platform and Devices’ team puts Android, Chrome, Pixel, more under Rick Osterloh
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by Ben Schoon
1w ago
Google has announced a major internal reorganization which forms the “Platform and Devices” team that, under Rick Osterloh, will oversee Pixel, Nest, Android, Chrome, and more. more ..read more
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Google updates Terms of Service for 2024, won’t claim ownership of AI outputs 
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by Abner Li
1w ago
Google aims to update its Terms of Service (ToS), which covers over 70 products, every two years and changes in the 2024 edition address AI. more ..read more
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‘My eyes hurt’ searches spike on Google following solar eclipse
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by Ben Schoon
2w ago
Millions across North America today watched as a total solar eclipse crossed the continent. The exciting event was fun for many but, in the hours following, searches for “my eyes hurt” on Google quickly spiked. more ..read more
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EU launches non-compliance investigation into Google Search and Play Store rules
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by Ben Schoon
1M ago
Following up on the Digital Markets Act, the European Union is launching a “non-compliance investigation” into Alphabet, specifically centered around Google Search and specific rules in the Play Store. more ..read more
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Amid Facebook outage, Google services including YouTube and Gmail are suffering too
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by Ben Schoon
1M ago
A major outage from Meta has taken down Facebook, Instagram, and other products, but it seems that some users are also seeing issues with some Google services. more ..read more
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Google paying some news publishers to publish AI-generated articles
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by Ben Schoon
2M ago
Generative AI is an incredible tool when it’s used properly, but one big fear is that AI will be used to flood the internet with articles. Despite this, though, Google is reportedly paying some independent publishers fairly large sums of money to publish AI-generated articles on their websites using an AI model that’s not yet been released. more ..read more
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Google working on new ‘content-forward’ ways to surface more Reddit
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by Abner Li
2M ago
Google today announced an “expanded partnership” with Reddit that sees it get access to the forum website’s data for training and other product uses. more ..read more
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Changing Android’s default assist app disables Circle to Search (which makes sense)
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by Ben Schoon
2M ago
Google debuted Circle to Search earlier this year as a big new AI feature in Android. While it’s only available on some devices, the feature does have one limitation that seems rather obvious, which is that Circle to Search is disabled if you switch your default assist app. more ..read more
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Google now sources TikTok videos in some Featured Snippets and AI-powered ‘SGE’
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by Ben Schoon
2M ago
Google Search is starting to pull information from TikTok videos in results, featuring the information quite prominently. more ..read more
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Alphabet reports Q4 2023 revenue of $86 billion
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by Abner Li
3M ago
Alphabet today announced Q4 2023 earnings with $86.3 billion in revenue. These numbers range from October to December and summarize the fiscal year. more ..read more
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