Google Tests Android 15’s Theft Detection in Brazil: Users Get First Dibs
June 12, 2024 – Google is currently testing the Android 15 automatic theft detection feature, which was announced at the I/O developer conference in May. Due to feedback from Brazilian users about the rampant issue of phone theft in the region, Google has selected Brazil as the first test area for this innovative feature. Residents…
Google Employee Accidentally Leaks Nintendo Game Info – Internal Probe Finds No Malice
June 04, 2024 – A recent report by 404 Media has revealed a security breach within Google, where an employee accessed private videos from Nintendo’s YouTube channel, prematurely leaking game information intended for an upcoming announcement. The incident, part of a larger data leak exposing thousands of potential privacy and security issues reported by Google…
Google Partners with Magic Leap to Revive its Augmented Reality Ambitions
May 31, 2024 – On May 30th, local time, Magic Leap, an augmented reality (AR) startup, announced the establishment of a strategic technology partnership with Google, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson. According to the statement, this collaboration aims to integrate Magic Leap’s expertise in optics and device manufacturing with Google’s technological platform. Google, being…
Google CEO Hints at AI’s Future: The Illusion of Consciousness
May 28, 2024 – In a recent interview with YouTube tech creator Hayls World, Google CEO Sundar Pichai discussed various aspects of the ongoing AI revolution and unveiled Google’s vision for artificial intelligence. Echoing Elon Musk’s sentiment that AI could make many jobs “redundant”, Pichai also emphasized the pervasive impact of AI in the near…
Google CEO Confirms: AI Overviews’ ‘Hallucinations’ an Unsolved Challenge
May 27, 2024 – Google’s newly launched “AI Overviews” feature in its search engine has been under fire recently due to its frequent provision of grossly inaccurate search results. One notable example saw the feature suggesting the use of glue to prevent cheese from sliding off pizzas, sparking widespread criticism and concern. Earlier this week,…
Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro Math Edition Rises to the Challenge: MATH Benchmark Accuracy Hits 91.1%
May 21, 2024 – Google Unveils Math-Focused Gemini 1.5 Pro, Achieving Remarkable Results in Mathematical Challenges In a significant breakthrough, Google has announced that its Gemini 1.5 Pro model, after undergoing specialized training in the mathematical domain, has achieved remarkable improvements in mathematical performance, successfully tackling problems from the International Mathematical Olympiad. The Gemini 1.5…
Google Responds to CVE-2024-4947 Threat with Immediate Chrome Update
May 16, 2024 – Google has urgently released a security update for its Chrome browser this Wednesday, addressing a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-4947. This marks the third zero-day vulnerability discovered and exploited in the past seven days, and the seventh such vulnerability identified this year. The tech giant has pushed out updates versioned 125.0.6422.60/.61…
Google Doubles Down: Gemini 1.5 Pro Gets a 2 Million Token Boost
May 15, 2024 – Google has taken a significant leap forward in artificial intelligence with the announcement of the enhanced Gemini 1.5 Pro model during its annual I/O Developer Conference 2024. The company revealed that the model’s context window, the amount of information the AI can comprehend, has been increased from the current 1 million…
Google Unveils Veo: AI-Powered Video Creation at the Forefront of Innovation
May 15, 2024 – In the wake of the groundbreaking launch of Sora, a text-to-video technology introduced by OpenAI three months ago, Google has unveiled its rival product, Veo, at the 2024 I/O Developer Conference today. Veo boasts the ability to generate “high-quality” videos exceeding one minute in length, with a resolution of up to…
Google Launches Gemini API Challenge with a Time-Traveling Twist: Win a DeLorean Electric Car
May 15, 2024 – In a captivating move that combines nostalgia with technological innovation, Google unveiled its Gemini API Developer Challenge at the I/O 2024 Developers Conference today, offering a prize that would make any fan of the classic “Back to the Future” franchise ecstatic. The grand prize is an electric replica of the iconic…