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Google ‘considers charging’ for premium search results powered by artificial intelligence | Business News
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Google is considering charging users for “premium” internet search results powered by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report. The tech giant is said to be exploring several ideas about how to use the technology, including incorporating enhanced search tools as part of its premium subscription services. Google‘s main search engine would remain free to…
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Apple, Meta and Google parent company investigated by EU | Science & Tech News
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Apple, Meta and Google’s parent company are being investigated by the European Union under new laws designed to clamp down on the market power of the world’s tech giants. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) came into force at the beginning of March and aims to tackle “gatekeeping” behaviour among tech giants. If the companies are…
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Scam Lyca Mobile site appearing as ‘verified advertiser’ on Google, Which? warns | Science & Tech News
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A scam website impersonating legitimate phone network Lyca Mobile has found a way to reach the top of Google searches, Which? has warned. Google allows companies to pay for verified adverts, meaning their sites can feature at the top of relevant searches, but they need to pass an advertiser identity verification process beforehand, which is…
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Samsung to add Google AI tech to new series of smartphones | Science & Tech News
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Samsung will integrate Google’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology into its next generation of Galaxy smartphones. The South Korean firm unveiled the S24 series and boasted of an array of new features powered by AI on Wednesday. “We will reshape the technology landscape, we will open a new chapter without barriers to unleash your potential,”…
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Chloe Macdermott: Google and Amazon told to act after woman’s death following suicide pact | UK News
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Google and Amazon must do more after a British woman made a suicide pact with two people she met online and used the internet to buy poison, a coroner has said. Chloe Macdermott, 43, died in May 2021 after buying a lethal substance from the US on Amazon. An inquest at Inner West London Coroner’s…
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Google to pay compensation to millions of US customers after Play Store court case | Science & Tech News
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Google will pay out $700m (£550m) and allow more competition on its Play Store after it was accused of using illegal restrictions and overcharging consumers when they buy items in apps. It forms part of an antitrust settlement in the US, ahead of a legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games, which accused Google of…
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Tim Sweeney: Who is the gaming boss who took Epic fight to Apple and Google? | Science & Tech News
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When it comes to Fortnite, the winner takes it all. One-hundred players start each match, dressed as their favourite characters and dreaming of glory, but only the last one standing claims victory and earns the right to dance over their opponents. His fight is far from over yet, but the boss of the studio behind…
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Fortnite maker wins legal case against Google over app store barriers | Science & Tech News
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The firm behind popular shooting game Fortnite has won an antitrust trial against Google after accusing the tech giant of anticompetitive practices. Epic Games claimed Google has been abusing its power to shield its play store – from which users download apps – from competition to protect a system that makes billions of dollars each…
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Google touts new AI model that beats GPT in almost all tests – but UK yet to approve release | Science & Tech News
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Google has revealed a new AI model it claims beats rivals like ChatGPT at most tasks after the company’s “largest science and engineering project ever”. Gemini is described as multimodal, meaning it can understand text, audio, video, images, and computer code. It’s been built by teams across Google, including London-based AI research unit DeepMind. DeepMind…
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London Underground: Full list of Tube stations to be captured for Google Street View | Science & Tech News
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London’s busiest underground stations will soon feature on Google Street View. A camera placed in a backpack will capture 360-degree images from inside 30 Tube stations including Bank, King’s Cross St Pancras and Waterloo. Google and Transport for London (TfL) hope the images will help people better plan their journeys, especially those with accessibility needs…