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Google Begins Rollout of New Version of ‘Find My Device’
April 08, 2024

Google has launched a new version of its Find My Device experience on devices running Android 9+ in the United States and Canada. It will expand the experience to Android devices around the world next, the company said in a Monday (April 8) blog post. “With a new, crowdsourced...

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Google Reportedly Flirting With Paywalled AI Search 
April 04, 2024

Google is reportedly considering charging people to use its premium generative artificial intelligence (AI) features. That’s according to a Wednesday (April 3) report by the Financial Times (FT), which notes that this would mark the first time Google has placed its core products behind a...

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Report: Google and Pinterest Testing Ad Partnership in US
March 26, 2024

Google and Pinterest reportedly may be testing Google ad units on the Pinterest app. Piper Sandler analysts said in a Tuesday (March 26) note that they have spotted such ad units on the app, along with other evidence that a partnership is being tested in the United States, Investing.com reported Tuesday....

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Google Health Developing GenAI Models for Fitbit, Clinicians
March 19, 2024

Google Health has announced some of the latest strides it has made in the healthcare industry with its use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models. Last year, the company introduced Med-PaLM 2, a large language model (LLM) specifically fine-tuned for healthcare, Yossi Matias, vice president of engineering...

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How Google’s AI Spam Crackdown Will Affect Businesses
March 08, 2024

Google’s revision of its spam policy to exclude artificial intelligence (AI)-generated clickbait from search results is poised to benefit companies focused on creating high-quality, user-centric content, experts say, setting them apart in a competitive landscape. The search giant is taking steps to improve the quality...

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Google: Microsoft Tried Multiple Times to Sell Bing to Apple
February 26, 2024

Google claims that Microsoft made several attempts to sell its search engine Bing to Apple. That’s according to a report Monday (Feb. 26) by Seeking Alpha, citing a newly-unsealed post-trial brief from the U.S. government’s antitrust case against Google.  The Justice Department accuses Google of...

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Google to Phase Out Standalone Google Pay App
February 22, 2024

Google is shutting down its standalone Google Pay app to simplify its digital wallet offering. Beginning June 4, the U.S. version of the standalone Google Pay app will no longer be available, the company announced in a Thursday (Feb. 22) blog post.  “You can continue to...

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Google Service Offers to Wait on Hold on Users’ Behalf
February 18, 2024

“Your call is very important to us. Please continue to hold …” With luck, that message is followed by the option to leave your callback number for the customer service department you’re trying to reach. Now, Google reportedly wants to make this process even easier, according...

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Google One Surpasses 100 Million Subscribers After Adding AI Option
February 09, 2024

Google One, the tech giant’s subscription program, has surpassed 100 million subscribers. “We just crossed 100M Google One subscribers! Looking forward to building on that momentum with our new AI Premium Plan (launched yesterday) offering AI features like Gemini Advanced, plus Gemini in Gmail, Docs...