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ChatGPT Suddenly Acts a Lot More Like Google

New feature allows real-time searches of the web

(Newser) - OpenAI has updated its AI-powered chatbot, adding what CEO Sam Altman said Thursday is "my favorite feature we have launched" since ChatGPT's debut. Beginning Thursday, ChatGPT's paying subscribers can activate a mode in which the chatbot searches the web for the latest information when answering a query....

Russia Fines Google $20 Billion Trillion Trillion

That's many times the size of the world economy

(Newser) - A Russian court that apparently has a poor grasp of numbers and/or reality has ordered Google to pay an absurdly large fine for blocking Russian channels on YouTube. The court says Google owes 2 undecillion rubles, which works out to $20 decillion, or $20 billion trillion trillion, CNN reports. The...

This Year's Top 10 Halloween Costumes

Per Google's annual 'Frightgeist' listing

(Newser) - In less than one week, Americans will be getting their trick-or-treat on and donning the most creative costumes to vie for prizes at Halloween parties. Online search data pulled by Google Trends for its yearly "Frightgeist" list has sussed out what appear to be the most popular disguises for...

Marissa Mayer Still Relishes a Yahoo Compliment
Marissa Mayer: I'm Not
Neurodivergent,Just Geeky
interview
Oct 22, 2024 2:36 PM CDT

Marissa Mayer: I'm Not Neurodivergent,Just Geeky

Wired interviews tech exec, who has launched a new startup

(Newser) - In a wide-ranging interview with Wired , former Yahoo CEO and Google exec Marissa Mayer reflects on her former jobs, her optimism about new startup Sunshine, and her own personality. Some highlights:
  • Yahoo: Mayer resigned from the top post in 2017 amid the company's struggles . What went wrong? "Yes,
...

DOJ: We Need to End Google's 'Control of Distribution'

Justice Department talks of breaking up company as one remedy in antitrust case

(Newser) - The Justice Department is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly —but it's just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing. In court papers filed late Tuesday, per the AP , government...

Judge Orders Google to Make Big Changes

Ruling opens up Play Store to rivals

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered Google to make major changes to how its Play Store operates. Last year, a jury in the Epic v. Google case decided that the company's Android app store operated as an illegal monopoly . In his ruling Monday, Judge James Donato ordered Google to open...

EU's High Court to Apple: Hand Over $14.3B to Ireland

European Court of Justice dismisses tech giant's appeal to avoid forking over back taxes

(Newser) - The European Union's top court on Tuesday rejected Apple's final legal challenge against an order from the bloc's executive commission to repay $14.3 billion in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute. The European Court of Justice overruled a lower court's...

Iranian-Backed Hackers Attack Presidential Campaigns: Google

Company says it detected the efforts against Harris, Trump operations, which continue

(Newser) - Hackers linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard are mounting cyberattacks on the US presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Google said Wednesday. In a research report , the company's Threat Analysis Group said that it detected the efforts in May and June and that they'...

Google Unveils Next Generation of Pixel Phones

Pixel 9 phones are packed with AI features

(Newser) - Google unveiled its next generation of Pixel phones on Tuesday, providing the maker of Android software a head start on the next iPhone in the race to bring more artificial-intelligence services to devices that have become people's constant companions. The showcase held near Google's Mountain View, California, headquarters...

Google Was Brainstormed in Susan Wojcicki's Garage
Former YouTube CEO,
Tech Pioneer Dies at 56
obituary
Aug 10, 2024 2:40 PM CDT

Former YouTube CEO, Tech Pioneer Dies at 56

Google was brainstormed in Susan Wojcicki's garage

(Newser) - Susan Wojcicki, who was Google's 16th employee and led YouTube during a period of explosive growth, has died. She was 56 and had battled non-small cell lung cancer for two years, her husband, Dennis Troper, posted on Facebook . Wojcicki was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley,...

The Days of Google's Chromecast Are Over

Product will be replaced with Google TV Streamer

(Newser) - The era of Google's Chromecast is coming to an end. The tech giant announced Tuesday that the devices, which allow users to cast whatever they're viewing from their mobile device onto a television, will no longer be produced (though you can still buy the remaining stock "while...

Antitrust Ruling Could Cost Google 15% of Revenue

Experts weigh in on potential remedies, likely to be decided after appeal

(Newser) - US District Judge Amit Mehta has yet to decide how to punish Google for maintaining an illegal monopoly on internet searches , but experts say there could be big changes ahead. "The court will have to decide whether Google should be broken up in some way," Loyola University Chicago...

Google Loses Massive Antitrust Case

Landmark decision could shake up the internet

(Newser) - In a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies, a judge ruled Monday that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation. The highly anticipated decision issued by US District Judge...

Startup Rejects Google's Staggering Acquisition Offer

Cybersecurity firm Wiz turns down $23B deal, which would been Google's biggest ever

(Newser) - Thanks, but no thanks. That's the message cybersecurity startup Wiz delivered to Google as it rejected a $23 billion takeover offer, reports CNBC . It would have been Google's biggest acquisition ever. "Saying no to such humbling offers is tough," Wiz co-founder Assaf Rappaport wrote in a...

Google Changes Its Mind on Eliminating Cookies

Proposed new process would prompt users to make the choice

(Newser) - Google was supposed to eliminate cookies, the controversial technology used by advertisers to track users' online activity, from its Chrome web browser by the end of the year . In what the Wall Street Journal calls a "major reversal," however, the company has decided against the move. Axios says...

Google's Emissions Goal Now at Risk, Thanks to AI

Company's carbon emissions rose 48% in 5 years, as data centers keep up with artificial intelligence

(Newser) - Google's annual environmental report is out, and it's got some energy-guzzling stats. The Tuesday release showed that the technology giant's greenhouse gas emissions have spiked 48% since 2019, seeing a 13% rise in 2023 over the previous year alone, reports the Guardian . The company says this increase...

Google Rolls Out Huge Change to Search Engine

Top result for some searches will be AI-generated summaries, not links

(Newser) - Google rolled out a retooled search engine Tuesday that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic. The makeover announced at Google's annual developers conference will begin...

At Google, a 'Flagrant Act of Retaliation' Against Workers

On Tuesday, 9 workers were detained over protests over Israeli contract; on Wednesday, 28 were fired

(Newser) - On Tuesday, nine workers were arrested for trespassing at Google offices on both coasts while protesting their employer's contract with the Israeli government. A day later, the company fired dozens more employees, reports the New York Times . More on what's happening:
  • The contract: The workers who converged upon
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NYT Columnist Explains Why He 'Euthanized' His Gmail

Ezra Klein killed off his Google email account due to the overwhelming amount of content

(Newser) - Ezra Klein remembers feeling "chosen" two decades ago when he scored a coveted invite to join Google's new Gmail service, which promised much more storage in users' inboxes and robust search capabilities. He now admits he's no longer a Gmail devotee, as of a few months ago:...

Google to Destroy 'Unprecedented' Amount of Data

Move is part of settlement in Incognito case

(Newser) - Google is going to destroy what a lawyer calls an "unprecedented" amount of data as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over its "Incognito" mode. According to a Monday court filing, the company will "delete and/or remediate billions of data records that reflect class members'...

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