-
Man dies driving off collapsed bridge following Google Maps – family sues | US News
admin
Google is being sued by the family of a man who drove off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps. The family of Philip Paxson are accusing the tech giant of negligence, claiming they had been informed the bridge had been collapsed for five years but failed to update their navigation system. The medical device…
-
dress, giants, Google, history, iconic, including, JLo, key, moments, News, Science, search, Tech, turns
Google turns 25: Key moments in search giant’s history – including that iconic J-Lo dress | Science & Tech News
admin
Google celebrated the 25th anniversary of its launch this week – and it’s hard to envisage what life was like before. Few companies have become so integral to society that they become a verb, but the search giant remains the shorthand for looking something up online despite AI threatening the habit. Google has of course…
-
Music labels in talks with Google over enabling AI-generated songs – report | Science & Tech News
admin
Google is in talks with major music labels to license artists’ voices and tunes for AI-generated songs, according to a report. The tech giant has discussed the prospect with Universal Music and Warner Music, the Financial Times said. It could reportedly see a tool developed allowing fans and creators to make tracks using recognisable vocals…
-
Google testing if AI can write news – but insists it won’t replace journalists | Science & Tech News
admin
Google is testing whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to write news articles – but insists it won’t replace journalists. A spokesperson for the search giant said it was in the “earliest stages of exploring ideas” for how the technology could enhance “work and productivity” in a newsroom. They cited coming up with headlines…
-
Google creates AI with same level of accuracy and bias as doctors | Science & Tech News
admin
Artificial intelligence produces misinformation when asked to answer medical questions, but there is scope for it to be fine tuned to assist doctors, a new study has found. Researchers at Google tested the performance of a large language model, similar to that which powers ChatGPT, on its responses to multiple choice polls and commonly asked…
-
announced, Budget, eyewatering, Fold, Google, News, phone, Pixel, price, Science, tablet, tag, Tech, unveiled
Google Pixel Fold announced with eye-watering price tag – as new budget phone and tablet also unveiled | Science & Tech News
admin
Google has announced its first folding smartphone, with a market-leading starting price of £1,749. That puts the Pixel Fold well ahead of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, the world’s most expensive foldable handset, which comes in at £1,649. Like its competitor, Google‘s effort has a familiar smartphone form factor when closed but opens up into…
-
advancement, Geoffrey, Godfather, Google, Hinton, job, leaving, News, Science, Tech, technology, warns
‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton warns about advancement of technology after leaving Google job | Science & Tech News
admin
An artificial intelligence trailblazer, dubbed the “godfather of AI”, has issued a warning about the technology he helped create. Geoffrey Hinton is the latest to join a growing list of experts who are sharing their concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. Mr Hinton went so far as leaving his job at Google to…
-
advertised, Andrew, finds, Google, News, quick, Research, results, rich, scheme, Science, search, Tates, Tech
Andrew Tate’s ‘get rich quick’ scheme advertised in Google search results, research finds | Science & Tech News
admin
Google has been running adverts for a “get rich quick” scheme run by the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, new research suggests. The former Big Brother contestant, who is being held in Romania over rape and human trafficking allegations, which he denies, was prominently named on promotions for “The Real World”. It appears to be a…
-
aim, bid, Bing, change, ChatGPT, Google, Microsoft, News, powered, Science, search, takes, Tech, unveils, web
Microsoft unveils new Bing powered by ChatGPT and takes aim at Google in bid to change how we search the web | Science & Tech News
admin
Microsoft has revealed a revamped Bing search engine powered by chatbot technology as an AI arms race with rival Google hots up. The Windows, Office, and Xbox maker is also giving its Edge web browser an update following a multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, which took the world by storm last year by releasing ChatGPT. While…
-
Google launches AI chatbot Bard to rival wildly successful ChatGPT | Science & Tech News
admin
Google has launched its own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, in answer to the wildly successful ChatGPT. The new conversational AI service will be named Bard and will be put out to “trusted users” before a public release in the coming weeks, Google’s parent firm Alphabet Inc announced on Monday. It comes following the release of…