Majority of Americans now use ad blockers: We're dreaming of a white list, because we're just like the ones you used to know
theregister.com/2024/03/27/america_ad_blocker/
Google.org launches $20M generative AI accelerator program: Google.org, Google’s charitable wing, is launching a new program to help fund nonprofits developing ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/28/google-org-launches-20m-generative-ai-accelerator-program/
Google Pixel Watch Matches Record Low Price of $200: The first-gen Pixel Watch is still discounted at 18% off despite Amazon's Big Spring Sale event ending.
cnet.com/deals/google-pixel-watch-matches-record-low-price-of-200/
Apple, Google, Meta targeted under new European law to prevent cornering of digital markets
apnews.com/article/apple-google-meta-european-union-digital-3a76665ad5b64f0a3a166013bf352bd0
Quick Glance: EU DMA: First Probes on Big Tech
- The EU has announced formal investigations against Alphabet/Google, Apple, and Meta under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
- The three gatekeepers are under scrutiny to determine compliance violations and potential fines.
- Criticism of Google, Apple, and Meta's DMA compliance plans; concerns regarding self-preferencing, user choice, and data privacy.
- The EU has also announced 'investigatory steps' concerning Amazon and instructed five gatekeepers to retain documents for assessment of their compliance.
Courts Demand Info About People Who Viewed Specific YouTube Videos: Privacy experts say the requests are unconstitutional.
pcmag.com/news/courts-have-ordered-google-to-share-personal-info-about-some-youtube-users
Quick Glance: Legal Requests Regarding YouTube Viewers
- Google has been instructed by authorities to provide details about viewers of specific YouTube videos, including personal information and viewing habits of unregistered users.
- Concerns have been raised by privacy experts regarding the constitutionality of these requests, which could potentially target individuals solely based on their online activities.
- The requests pertain to viewers of certain videos between Jan. 1-8, 2023, as part of an investigation related to “elonmuskwhm,” with additional details about user activity being requested.
- Forbes reports that the investigation into elonmuskwhm focuses on the illegal sale of Bitcoin for cash, prompting undercover agents to provide YouTube tutorials on drone mapping and augmented reality to elonmuskwhm, resulting in over 30,000 views.
Google reveals zero-day exploits in enterprise tech surged 64% last year: Crooks know where the big bucks are
theregister.com/2024/03/27/surge_in_enterprise_zero_days/
EU opens investigations into Apple, Meta and Google: If they are found to have broken the rules, the firms could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover.
bbc.com/news/technology-68655093
Apple's tie-up with Google could help next iPhones deliver magic AI moment: Pressure is also on to fix Gemini AI's flaws for both companies to significantly ...
thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2024/03/20/apple-google-iphones-ai/
Quick Glance: Alphabet Benefits from Gemini Deal
- A significant artificial intelligence partnership from Silicon Valley led to a positive development in stocks at the beginning of the week, preceding a crucial week for the markets.
- Reports suggest that iPhones may soon receive a refresh with Google AI.
- Shares of Google parent Alphabet shot up 7% after Bloomberg reported that the search engine giant and Apple are in discussions for a deal to bring Google’s generative artificial intelligence services to Apple’s iPhones.
- The Federal Reserve will decide on interest rate cuts this week, which could potentially impact the positive sentiments on Wall Street.
EU Commission launches investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta: The EU Commission suspects that Alphabet (i.e. Google), Apple and Meta (Facebook ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/eu-kommission-leitet-ermittlungen-gegen-alphabet-apple-und-meta-ein/
3 Ways to Make Yourself Irreplaceable in the Age of AI: From learning to leading, elevate your career in times of change with these key strategies.
inc.com/inc-masters/three-ways-to-make-yourself-irreplaceable-in-the-age-of-ai.html
Quick Glance: UN adopts groundbreaking global AI resolution
- The resolution underscores the need for guidelines for safe, trustworthy AI systems and excludes military AI.
- It promotes the positive potentials of AI, calls for bridging digital divides and ensuring equitable access to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- The resolution was a step forward to address the promises and risks of AI, aiming to support developing countries.
- Concerns regarding negative impacts of AI on human rights and data protection are highlighted, emphasizing the need for responsible regulation of the technology.
Meta and Google fuel abortion misinformation across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, report finds
mashable.com/article/meta-google-abortion-information-restriction-africa-asia
Chrome for Windows-Arm laptops officially lands in time for Snapdragon X Elite kit
theregister.com/2024/03/26/arm_chrome_google_windows/
This small curbside EV charger can deliver 200 miles of range in 13 minutes: Google-backed Gravity's new curbside DC fast charger is no bigger than a Level ...
electrek.co/2024/03/25/curbside-ev-charger-can-deliver-200-miles-of-range-13-minutes/
French regulators fine Google $272 million in dispute with news publishers: France’s competition watchdog has hit Google with another big fine tied to a ...
apnews.com/article/google-france-news-publishers-copyright-7a7e484f55297e9803d17f736ff923a0
Quick Glance: Google Fined €250 Million by French Authorities for Media Payment Deal Breach
- French authorities fined Google €250 million for breaking a deal regarding payment to media businesses for online reproduction of their material.
- Google was accused by the French competition authority of violating four out of seven agreements included in the settlement, including lack of transparency and failure to negotiate in good faith with publishers.
- The competition authority stated that Google's AI-powered chatbot Bard, later renamed Gemini, used material from publishers and news agencies without permission.
- Google stated that it has signed licensing agreements with 280 French news publishers and pledged to collaborate with them, while disputing the proportionality of the French competition authority's fine.
Google adds AI capability to Fitbit app to deliver meaningful and personalised health insights
indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/google-fitbit-app-ai-features-9231554/
Pershing Square - Alphabet / Google: An Advantaged And Scaled AI Player At A Deep Discount
seekingalpha.com/article/4680165-alphabet-google-an-advantaged-and-scaled-ai-player-at-a-deep-discount
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In India, Google Researchers Use AI to Predict Floods in Data-Sparse Areas: A highly accurate AI model now operational in 80 countries has been used to forecast ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-21/in-india-google-researchers-use-ai-to-predict-floods-in-data-sparse-areas
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Feds subpoena YouTube viewers for certain videos: Investigators sent a video link to a suspect, then demanded Google identify anyone who'd watched it ina a ...
pcworld.com/article/2278729/feds-demanded-id-of-youtube-users-who-watched-certain-videos.html
Google wants to use generative AI to build travel itineraries for your vacations | TechCrunch
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Mark Zuckerberg is recruiting Googlers with personal emails: report: Besides personal emails from Meta's chief, the company is offering jobs to candidates ...
businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-recruiting-google-ai-talent-with-personal-emails-2024-3
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Wing Now Delivering Wendy's Meals Via Drones: The Alphabet company partners with DoorDash to offer drone-based Wendy's deliveries in Christiansburg, Virginia.
uk.pcmag.com/drones/151546/wing-now-delivering-wendys-meals-via-drones
EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta for potential Digital Markets Act breaches: EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the ...
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The résumé that landed a Google employee his $300,000 job: "In the beginning, I would try to add cool acronyms in there," Sahil Gaba said of a résumé mistake he ...
businessinsider.com/resume-tips-google-software-engineer-skills-experience-careers-software-tech-2024-3
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Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as regulators target tech: Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust regulators on both sides of the ...
emirates247.com/technology/google-apple-breakups-on-the-agenda-as-regulators-target-tech-2024-03-25-1.730645
Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder to lead new AI division: British tech pioneer Mustafa Suleyman will be chief executive of organisation focusing on consumer ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/20/microsoft-hires-deepmind-co-founder-ai-division-mustafa-suleyman
Quick Glance: Stability AI CEO Resigns - Decentralized AI in Focus
- Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability AI, has stepped down to focus on decentralized AI, while the company has appointed interim co-CEOs.
- Mostaque emphasized that centralized AI cannot be beaten with more centralized AI, advocating for more transparent and distributed governance in the AI industry.
- His departure comes amid challenges at Stability AI, with high expenditures reported and struggles to secure new funding rounds.
- Mostaque's shift in focus towards revenue growth over time, aiming for cash flow positivity and emphasizing open models and enterprise adoption.
If you watched certain YouTube videos, investigators demanded your data from Google
mashable.com/article/google-ordered-to-hand-over-viewer-data-privacy-concerns
U.S. sues Apple, says it has illegal monopoly over smartphones: Apple says a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit accusing it of engineering an illegal monopoly ...
apnews.com/article/apple-antitrust-monopoly-app-store-justice-department-822d7e8f5cf53a2636795fcc33ee1fc3
Perplexity's Founder Was Inspired by Sundar Pichai. Now They’re Competing to Reinvent Search
wired.com/story/founder-perplexity-ai-sundar-pichai-competing-to-reinvent-search/
Chrome launches native build for Arm-powered Windows laptops: When the big Windows-on-Arm relaunch happens in mid-2024, Chrome will be ready.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/chrome-launches-native-build-for-arm-powered-windows-laptops/
Live Sports Scores Are Coming To Threads: The feature will start with the NBA before expanding to other leagues
pcmag.com/news/live-sports-scores-are-coming-to-threads
iOS 18 Might Have a 'More Customizable' Home Screen: AI capabilities are also coming to the iPhone
pcmag.com/news/ios-18-might-have-a-more-customizable-home-screen
8 Google Employees Invented Modern AI. Here’s the Inside Story: They met by chance, got hooked on an idea, and wrote the “Transformers” paper—the most ...
wired.com/story/eight-google-employees-invented-modern-ai-transformers-paper/
Google's AI can ingest multiple books. What happens to all that data?: It's highly likely that Google will use information put into Gemini's giant context window ...
businessinsider.com/google-ai-can-ingest-books-data-2024-3
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Why RFK Jr. Picked This Particular Rich Rando as His VP: Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura could not do for him what she can.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/03/nicole-shanahan-bio-rfk-jr-vp-google-money.html
Quick Glance: RFK Jr. selects attorney Nicole Shanahan as his VP candidate
- Independent presidential hopeful, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revealed on Tuesday that Nicole Shanahan, a wealthy attorney and entrepreneur in the San Francisco Bay Area, is joining his campaign as his vice presidential candidate.
- Shanahan has been actively contributing to Kennedy's campaign and his super PAC, solidifying her position as a potential vice presidential candidate.
- Additionally, Shanahan has established a foundation advocating for issues such as reproductive longevity and equality, criminal justice reform, and a sustainable planet.
- Kennedy has a strong emphasis on anti-vaccine efforts and has incorporated anti-vaccine activists into his campaign team to bolster his stance on the matter.
Beware AI euphoria: Like all great bubble stories, the latest tech narrative conveys a sense of inevitability
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Opinion | Quiz: How Do Your Politics Stack Up Against ChatGPT’s?: We may soon rely a lot on A.I. chatbots, so keeping an eye on their political leanings is ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/28/opinion/ai-political-bias.html
Google's New AI Model Will Crunch Your Fitbit Stats to Be Your Personal Coach: Google's Personal Health Large Language Model provides a glimpse into its health ...
cnet.com/tech/mobile/googles-new-ai-model-will-crunch-your-fitbit-stats-to-be-your-personal-coach/
Confetti, a team-building platform used by Apple, Google and Microsoft, raises $16M
techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/confetti-a-team-building-platform-used-by-apple-google-and-microsoft-raises-16m/
Samsung Pay to drop Russian Mir payment card in April - Euromaidan Press: Joining Apple and Google, Samsung will sever support for Russia's Mir payment ...
euromaidanpress.com/2024/03/27/samsung-pay-to-drop-russian-mir-payment-card-in-april/
I invested enough to retire by 29; 5 things that made it possible: A former VP at JP Morgan shares how he was able to achieve financial freedom by 29 because of ...
businessinsider.com/retire-early-invest-5-things-made-it-possible-2024-3
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Google Contacts: Creating ringtones for contacts is now possible centrally: At the end of last year we reported on Google's plans to create a central point of ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/google-kontakte-klingeltoene-fuer-kontakte-anlegen-nun-zentral-moeglich/
Woz calls out US lawmakers for TikTok ban: 'I don’t like the hypocrisy`: 'Look at what we're accusing TikTok of, and then go look at Facebook and Google. ...
theregister.com/2024/03/25/woz_tiktok_ban_hypocrisy/
Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech: Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust regulators on both sides ...
reuters.com/technology/google-apple-breakups-agenda-global-regulators-target-tech-2024-03-24/
Google Notes: This is what the Gemini integration looks like: It should come as no surprise to anyone that almost all companies want to bring AI into their apps ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/google-notizen-so-sieht-die-gemini-integration-aus/
Top city streets ranked, low-carbon building trends and other urban transformation stories you need to read
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Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder to lead new AI division: British tech pioneer Mustafa Suleyman will be chief executive of organisation focusing on consumer ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/20/microsoft-hires-deepmind-co-founder-ai-division-mustafa-suleyman
Coherent lights the way to massive AI clusters with optical circuit switches: Could end-to-end lasers keep long training jobs on track?
theregister.com/2024/03/25/coherent_optical_circuit_switch/
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg is personally trying to poach Google AI researchers for Meta
qz.com/mark-zuckerberg-meta-google-poach-ai-researchers-1851365813
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Amazon spends $2.75 billion on AI startup Anthropic in its largest venture investment yet
cnbc.com/2024/03/27/amazon-spends-2point7b-on-startup-anthropic-in-largest-venture-investment.html
Some of the Most Popular Websites Share Your Data With Over 1,500 Companies: Cookie pop-ups now show the number of “partners” that websites may share data with ...
wired.com/story/cookie-pop-up-ad-tech-partner-top-websites/
Google's Nest Doorbell Is the Most Consumer-Friendly Model We've Tested: With the wired Nest Doorbell currently discounted to $150 in Amazon's Spring sale ...
cnet.com/deals/googles-nest-doorbell-is-the-most-consumer-friendly-model-weve-tested/
Nvidia is about to face its first major threat: Nvidia added almost $2 trillion in value in the generative-AI boom, but rivals want to stop it from getting even ...
businessinsider.com/nvidia-face-first-major-threat-rivals-software-cuda-ai-chips-2024-3
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At Google's AI Health event in NYC, company executives show how artificial intelligence will play a role in the future of health through a series of demos ... Show more
Exclusive: Behind the plot to break Nvidia’s grip on AI by targeting software: Nvidia earned its $2.2 trillion market cap by producing artificial-intelligence ...
reuters.com/technology/behind-plot-break-nvidias-grip-ai-by-targeting-software-2024-03-25/
Google DeepMind's New AI Model Can Help Soccer Teams Take the Perfect Corner: TacticAI, a soccer AI model created by Google DeepMind, makes predictions about ...
wired.com/story/deepmind-is-helping-soccer-teams-take-the-perfect-corner/
From @Breakingviews : Apple is in talks with Alphabet to bring the Google parent's AI models to its devices, a media report said. Their existing tie-up around Google ... Show more
YouTube says it will require creators to label some AI content: YouTube is the latest platform to introduce rules around AI labeling as more deceptive AI content ...
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/youtube-says-will-require-creators-label-ai-content-rcna143937
After Google & Microsoft, Dell Becomes Latest Tech Giant To Do Layoffs, Fires 6,000 Employees
indiatimes.com/worth/news/after-google-microsoft-dell-6000-employees-layoff-630791.html
CNET car tech expert Brian Cooley goes head-to-head with Google's Gemini AI chatbot to determine whether now is the right time to buy an electric car.
Early Google investor accused of insider trading: Andy Bechtolsheim wrote one of the earliest checks for Google, and co-founded Sun Microsystems.
axios.com/2024/03/27/andy-bechtolsheim-insider-trading
Reddit pops 48% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range: Reddit shares jumped 48% in their debut on Thursday in the first initial public offering for ...
cnbc.com/2024/03/21/reddit-ipo-rddt-starts-trading-on-nyse.html
Quick Glance: Reddit Shares Surge 48% in Market Debut
- Reddit shares ended their first day of trading in New York up 48 per cent, signaling that investor appetite for initial public offerings of promising yet loss-making companies could be returning.
- While Reddit still relies on advertising for the vast majority of its revenue, it positioned its content in its IPO marketing as training grounds for AI programs and disclosed an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission into its AI data licensing deals.
- Shares of Reddit opened on the New York Stock Exchange at $47 and surged to $50.44 after pricing at $34 in the IPO.
- Reddit's entry into public markets was long overdue, and although the allocation of shares to users and retailers poses risks, the extremely bullish sentiment from retail traders on platforms like Stocktwits indicates that the cult brand Reddit continues to hold a significant cultural presence in the social media world.
Meet the MIT Technology Review AI team in London: We’re gathering some of the brightest minds in AI in Europe for EmTech Digital on April 16 and 17.
technologyreview.com/2024/03/26/1090144/meet-the-mit-technology-review-ai-team-in-london/
Android 15: Supported Pixel devices can also be found via Bluetooth when switched off in future
stadt-bremerhaven.de/android-15-unterstuetzte-pixel-geraete-koennen-zukuenftig-auch-ausgeschaltet-per-bluetooth-wiedergefunden-werden/
Apple Loses $113 Billion in Value After Regulators Close In: Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are training their eyes on Apple Inc. ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-03-22-apple-loses-113-billion-in-value-after-regulators-close-in/
Google Deepmind unveils AI football tactics coach honed with Liverpool: Human experts prefer TacticAI’s suggested positional improvements at corner kicks
ft.com/content/e5a64dd3-7fe0-4db4-9f65-6f7517c2c573
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Why Death in Paradise actors quit - Saving marriage and bitter regret: BBC crime show Death in Paradise is awaiting a new detective following news that Ralf ...
mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/death-paradise-actors-quit-saving-32428282
Quick Glance: Neville's Return to Saint Marie & Reflections on Death In Paradise
- Neville Parker returns to Saint Marie to assist in solving the latest case.
- He faces a significant decision amidst personal confusion and encounters with familiar faces.
- The series commemorated its 100th episode, prompting reflections on memorable moments from the cast and crew.
- Don Warrington reflects on his interactions with the various inspectors and their relationships with Commissioner Selwyn Patterson.
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