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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...