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Google releases its text-to-music AI tool 'MusicLM' to Android, iOS users

The tool was first announced in January this year and is now available to the public

Apple now the only major smartphone brand without a foldable device

With Alphabet Inc.'s Google launching the Pixel Fold at an event Wednesday, every major brand running the Android operating system has now adopted the form factor

Google I/O 23: Bard AI in 180 countries to Pixel Fold, updates from keynote

On the hardware side of things, Google announced a foray into new form factors with the global unveiling of Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet

Google is giving its search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover

Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that's in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet's main gateway. The gradual shift in how Google's search engine runs is rolling out three months after Microsoft's Bing search engine started to tap into technology similar to that which powers the artificially intelligent chatbot ChatGPT, which has created one of Silicon Valley's biggest buzzes since Apple released the first iPhone 16 years ago. Google, which is owned by Alphabet Inc., already has been testing its own conversational chatbot called Bard. That product, powered by technology called generative AI that also fuels ChatGPT, has only been available to people accepted from a waitlist. But Google announced Wednesday that Bard will be available to all comers in more than 180 countries and more languages beyond English. Bard's multilingual expans

EU proposes tougher cybersecurity labelling for Amazon, Google, MS

While the new provisions underscore EU concerns of interference from non-EU states, they are likely to spark criticism from US tech giants worried about being shut out from the European market

OnePlus Pad review: Promising tablet let down by limitations in Android OS

On paper, there is a lot to like about the OnePlus Pad. One must give it to OnePlus for taking a novel approach in building its maiden tablet, but to what end? Let's find out

Vaishnaw discusses Make in India programme with Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Minister for IT and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw met Google CEO Sundar Pichai at the tech giant's headquarters in the US, and the two discussed India stack and 'Make in India' programme. Vaishnaw, on Tuesday, tweeted about his meeting with Google top honcho. "Met @sundarpichai at the @Google HQ. Good discussion on India Stack and Make in India program," the minister tweeted.

Google to give $100 million to NYT for 3 years to use its content: Report

Google will give around $100 million to The New York Times over three years as part of a broad deal to use its content on some of its platforms, the media reported

Google partners Samsung to fix Android's background app limitations

According to the company, the Android 14 operating system will reduce restrictions on background apps by allowing developers to declare and request permissions specifically for foreground services

Edtech firm Cuemath lays off 100 employees; founder returns as CEO

Edtech companies laying off employees to conserve cash and focus on profitability

Google's AI chatbot Bard now available for users with Workspace accounts

It means that even if your organisation has turned on Early Access Apps, users in non-Bard countries will be unable to access the service

Sony Bravia XR A80L OLED series TVs with Google TV OS launched: Details

Offered in 4K resolution screens ranging from 55-inch to 83-inch, the Sony Bravia XR A80L OLED will initially be available only in 65-inch screen variant priced at Rs 349,900

Delhi HC asks Google to remove videos claiming Indian spices have cow dung

The Delhi High Court has directed internet giant Google LLC to block or take down from YouTube certain "defamatory" videos, which targeted major brands including 'Catch' by alleging that Indian spices contain urine and cow dung, in case they resurface. The high court said it was convinced that creation and uploading of such videos by defendants is a "deliberate attempt to defame and disparage" the plaintiff's goods bearing the 'Catch' mark. "A perusal of the comments to said YouTube videos show that members of the public are being influenced and led into believing such false statements, causing grave prejudice to Plaintiff (Dharampal Satyapal Sons Pvt Ltd). Considering the easy and unrestricted access, there is a high probability that the defamatory videos could be shared/ seen by a large number of unsuspecting members of the public," Justice Sanjeev Narula said. The two defendants who had allegedly uploaded the videos were proceeded ex parte by the court since they did not join the

Google to introduce Bard AI as homescreen widget on Pixel devices

Google is reportedly planning to enhance accessibility to its AI chatbot Bard on Pixel phones and tablets by introducing an exclusive homescreen widget on its devices in the near future

Google behind in AI race, open-source communities a threat: Senior engineer

"Real threat to Google is coming from open-source communities, where engineers are speedily advancing models that rival the quality of those at big tech companies, and can be made more cheaply"

Net users in India access news online, trust key to drive consumption: Rpt

More than half of internet users in India are consuming news online, and close to half of them consider trust to be the key propeller for driving news consumption, a Kantar-Google report said on Thursday. The report found that interest in news consumption is higher (63 per cent or 238 million) in rural India compared to 37 per cent of internet users in urban centres. According to the report, 52 per cent or 379 million internet users in Indian languages access news online through various news apps/websites, social media posts, message forwards, YouTube etc. "48 per cent say online is more popular in peer circles over traditional TV channels," the report said. The report estimates that there are 729 million internet users in India. Kantar said that it conducted over 4,600 in-person interviews and 64 qualitative discussions across 16 cities to understand the news consumption habits of Indian language digital news consumers aged 15 and above in 14 states across 8 languages. Video is

Lot of alignment in govt rules, our vision, says Google India chief

Laws of the land should be followed and there is a lot of alignment in Google's vision and the government's proposed rules around misinformation, a senior Google official said on Thursday. Google India, Country Manager and Vice President, Sanjay Gupta said the company will meet the government requirement around fact-checking. "There is no philosophical view more than follow the laws of the land and solve for consumers. Our vision is simple, organise information and make it helpful and safe for consumers. Even the government's intent, when they bring out laws, is to ensure that you make it safe and helpful. I think there is a lot of alignment from why the rules are getting made and what our belief and vision is," Gupta said. He was responding to a question on his views on the government's proposed norm on fact checks after releasing a report on news consumption trends in India. Under the rules around misinformation, internet firms like Google, Facebook and Twitter may lose protectio

Google rolling out passkeys for 'passwordless future': All you need to know

Passkeys, according to Google, are a better alternative to passwords and are interoperable with all major devices and browsers

UK antitrust watchdog launches initial review of generative AI models

The UK's competition watchdog launched an initial review of AI foundational models like ChatGPT, Bing and Bard, saying the move will help create an early understanding of the market

Google announces blue verified checks for email senders to minimise scams

After Twitter, Google has now announced to display a Blue checkmark next to a sender's name to verify their identity and minimise scams, which is free at the moment