Google Workspace expanded to include Google Vids and other AI tools
Google is adding an AI-powered video creation tool called Google Vids to Google Workspace. This tool assists users in creating short videos for a variety of applications. Based on user prompts, the tool suggests scripts, a visual style, voiceover and background music.
It also offers a choice of... Read more
Google Cloud unveils updates to Gemini, Imagen, Gemma and Vertex AI
At Google Cloud Next this year, AI once again plays centre stage. Google Cloud is bringing the necessary updates to its existing LLM offerings within Vertex AI. For example, Gemini 1.5 Pro is in public preview effective immediately. On top of that, it is introducing Imagen 2.0 to generate images, a... Read more
Google introduces its first proprietary ARM CPU, called Axion
Google Cloud has introduced its first ARM CPU during Google Cloud Next. The Axion is based on the Neoverse 2 design. It reportedly delivers 30 percent better performance than ARM chips from competitors Azure and AWS. In addition, the chip is 50 percent more powerful and 60 percent more efficient th... Read more
Google makes Gemini Pro LLM available in Android Studio
Android developers using the Android Studio environment can now use Gemini Pro in the built-in Studio Bot tool. This LLM replaces the tool's pre-existing GenAI capabilities based on the older PaLM 2.
The arrival of Gemini Pro to Studio Bot in Android Studio means that developers get an improved ... Read more
OpenAI trained GPT-4 on millions of hours of YouTube audio
OpenAI trained GPT-4 on one million hours of audio from YouTube videos. The AI giant did not ask Google's permission to do so. However, the latter did not object because the company itself uses YouTube to train its own LLMs.
In 2021, OpenAI lacked reliable English-language data available online ... Read more
Dutch foundation launches mass claim against Google over Android privacy
The Dutch Mass Claim & Consumer Foundation asserts that Google knows much more about Android users than the company lets on. Through a lawsuit, the foundation hopes to bring about fundamental changes in how the OS operates.
While numerous phone vendors use Android, Google is its main operato... Read more
Google parent weighing up its biggest acquisition target ever: HubSpot
Regulators are not shy about thwarting Big Tech acquisitions. Yet Google parent company Alphabet may be willing to run that gauntlet by acquiring CRM player HubSpot.
The deal is anything but certain. Reuters reports that Alphabet has met with bankers from Morgan Stanley in recent days. Topics at... Read more
Consortium must assuage concerns about job loss due to AI
In response to -certainly not unwarranted- concerns about job loss due to the rise of AI, major technology companies have formed a consortium to prepare workers and organizations in the ICT sector for upcoming changes through upskilling and retraining. Cisco spearheaded the foundation of this aptly... Read more
Google may start charging for search
Google is reportedly considering bringing premium features of its search engine into a paid subscription.
So writes Financial Times based on sources. The features could fall under Google's One AI Premium subscription, which previously brought Gemini to Gmail and Docs. Gemini, for example, helps ... Read more
Google patches critical Android vulnerability for devices with Qualcomm chipsets
Google closed 28 leaks during the April Android patch cycle, including one critical one. This leak makes phones with Qualcomm chipsets susceptible to remote attacks. Another high-priority vulnerability is in Android's own code, which allows malicious apps to increase their permissions without user ... Read more