Cybersecurity Google is reportedly working on implementing several customization features to the Live Caption accessibility feature on mobile devices. Evidence of this update was discovered by software deep diver Assemble Debug after digging through the Android System Intelligence app. According to an image given to Android Authority, there will be four options in total. We...
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Google’s Trillium TPU achieves unprecedented performance increase for AI workloads
Ohio Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. AI Hype Train: Tensor Processing Units are specialized ASIC chips designed to accelerate machine learning algorithms. Google has been employing TPUs since 2015 to enhance its ML-based cloud services, and the company is now fully embracing the latest TPU generation...
Google’s Gemini AI plan for schools promises extra data protection and privacy
Ohio Google will soon offer schools access to Gemini AI — specifically for educators and students over the age of 18 — and promises not to use their data for AI model training or share it with anyone. Google will include the extra Gemini data privacy protections on Workspace for Education accounts at no additional...
How Google’s AI Overviews Work, and How to Turn Them Off (You Can’t)
Ohio When can you expect your query to trigger an AI-generated summary of the results? “AI Overviews appear for complex queries,” says Mallory De Leon, a Google spokesperson. “You’ll find AI Overviews in your Google Search results when our systems determine that generative AI can be especially helpful–for example, when you want to quickly understand...
Google’s new ‘Web’ tab is search without all the extra junk
Ohio Image: Google What’s the first thing you think of when you read the words “web search”? According to market share data, nine out of ten of you would say “Google,” or at least that’s the web search of choice worldwide by a startling 90 percent. Google just rolled out a “Web” search option along...
The Download: Google’s new AI agent, and our tech pessimism bias
Ohio This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google’s Astra is its first AI-for-everything agent What’s happening: Google is set to launch a new system called Astra later this year. It promises that it will be the most powerful, advanced...
Google’s Astra is its first AI-for-everything agent
Cybersecurity Google is set to introduce a new system called Astra later this year and promises that it will be the most powerful, advanced type of AI assistant it’s ever launched. The current generation of AI assistants, such as ChatGPT, can retrieve information and offer answers, but that is about it. But this year, Google...
Google’s Gemini Nano brings better image-description smarts to its TalkBack vision tool
Cybersecurity The Google I/O event is here, and the company is announcing lots of great updates for your Android device. As we heard earlier, Gemini Nano is getting multimodal support, meaning your Android will still process text but with a better understanding of other factors like sights, sounds and spoken language. Now Google has shared...
Google’s AI paywall and the ethics of access
Ohio (Image credit: Shutterstock / vs148) Reports that Google is considering a paywall for some of its AI-powered search features have caused a stir across the industry. From a commercial perspective, the rationale is understandable. Unlimited access has wider implications and of course, it reduces the opportunity to curate information. AI searches are comparatively energy-intensive...
Google’s antitrust trial spotlights search ads on the final day of closing arguments
Cincinnati By Marty Swant • May 3, 2024 • 5 min read • Ivy Liu Ads took center stage today in Google’s antitrust trial, as the U.S. Dept. of Justice sought to show the search giant as the only player in a game with rising prices. This morning, lawyers from the DOJ and a coalition of state...