The tech industry has been buzzing over generative artificial intelligence (AI) for months. But has the technology, whose capabilities are being promoted as the next big leap forward for the sector, completely reshaped the landscape? When OpenAI launched its headline-grabbing (and crafting) ChatGPT tool last fall, observers...
Google is reportedly laying off an unspecified number of employees at its mapping app Waze. The tech giant, which acquired Waze in 2013, is consolidating the unit with its own map products, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (June 28). Google did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment. A...
Google is bringing a program that pays news publishers to the United States. The tech giant’s News Showcase program will launch in the U.S. by the end of summer and will include partnerships with more than 150 news publications, Google Head of Local News, Global...
Google has unveiled its first foldable phone. The new Pixel Fold will begin shipping in June, George Hwang, product manager, Pixel at Google, said in a Wednesday (May 10) blog post. “Our new foldable phone combines the helpfulness of Pixel with a design that unfolds...
Google has released a preview of its first foldable phone and says more news is to come on May 10. The tech giant announced on a page in the Google Store, together with a short video, that the first foldable phone engineered by Google will...
Google Account users can now sign in without a password. The tech giant began rolling out support for passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms on Wednesday (May 3), adding them as an option alongside passwords and 2-Step Verification (2SV), Google said in a...
Google wants to give developers promoting apps on its British Play store more billing choices. According to an announcement Wednesday (April 19) by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the tech giant has proposed allowing developers to use third-party payment processors for in-app transactions....
Continuing its push for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare use cases from search to symptom tracking and treatment, Google announced progress along these lines at its annual Check Up event on Tuesday (March 14). Google Chief Health Officer Karen DeSalvo told attendees that “The future...
Autofill solved a lot of problems for eCommerce — especially friction at checkout. Peeyush Ranjan, vice president and general manager of Google Pay, told Karen Webster that being able to fill in one’s payments details with a single click was a huge step in making...
