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Google has announced it will soon lift its ban on creating images of people with its Gemini AI. The text to image generation feature fell under heavy criticism after launch when people began noticing Gemini was not keeping things historical accurate.
Shortly after launch, Google decided to pull the ability for its Gemini AI to generate
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Chrome is by far the most dominant browser on the market with regards to market share, so when there's an alarming security that's being actively exploited in the wild, it's a bit of a big deal. To that end, Google has issued an urgent update to Chrome that addresses that very thing. It also contains a host of other...
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It's looking like owners of the brand spankin' new Google Pixel 9 will have to wait just a little longer for stable Android 15 to hit their phones. In an almost nonchalant way, Google has established (in the release notes for the Android Beta Exit update) that its latest and freshest OS will drop sometime in October...
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Leaked images of what might be a Google Pixel 9a prototype has caught the industry by surprise with a major change to one of the Pixel's biggest design elements. Sporting flat sides and sharper edges like its pricier Pixel 9 brethren, the leaked device eschews the signature camera island altogether. It seriously looks...
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People are blurring their homes on Google Maps to maintain privacy, and potentially thwart burglaries. A police officer in California noted home owners are using the blur tactic to minimize any details nefarious characters might find while perusing homes on Google Maps.
While Google Maps is facing stiffer...
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Google wants to make accessing its services as easy as possible for Windows users with Google Essentials. The company says it’s “a new app that makes it easier for you to discover and install many of our best Google services — including Google Play Games — when setting up a new PC.”
Google Essentials will make its...
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An app designed for Verizon in-store demos, identified as Showcase.apk, has left several generations of Pixel smartphones vulnerable to a number of different types of attacks. The app has been around since 2017, and places nearly every Pixel device sold during that time at risk. However, Google remarked it is...
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When people talk about the AI race, most folks' thoughts immediately go toward large language models powering functions like ChatGPT or Google Assistant. There's a lot more going on in the AI space than just language models, though. Before convincingly-human language models became commonplace, everyone was obsessed...
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The Justice Department is considering several remedy options after a judge found Google to be a monopoly last week, according to Bloomberg. One of the options currently on the table is the dreaded forced breakup, which hasn’t been done since AT&T was broken up back in the 1980s.
If the government does opt to force...
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As AI continues to rule the roost in the tech world, Google is reimagining its digital assistant with Gemini Live, a mobile conversational experience that allows users to have “free-flowing conversations” with Gemini. Gemini Live is expected to rival OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode on ChatGPT, which recently rolled out...
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Google announced its Google TV Streamer, ahead of its forthcoming Made by Google event, as a replacement for its now discontinued Chromecast dongle streaming devices. The tech giant is touting the new device as being designed to give the best entertainment and smart home experience possible.
While Google may be...
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A US judge has ruled against Google in a landmark decision, stating the company violated antitrust law with its search engine practices, and declaring the tech giant a monopoly in terms of “general search services.” The court ruling could bring drastic changes to how millions of people find information on the world...
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Guess what? The next Pixel Buds Pro could potentially be getting voice-activated Gemini AI. A notification code string in the latest Google app suggests that users can soon "Talk to Gemini on earbuds." If this holds true, accessing Gemini on demand and hands-free could be the next big upgrade that the sadly forgotten...
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Google has a post up on its security blog that is half advertisement and half PSA-style announcement for Android users: go into your settings and turn off the "Allow 2G" toggle. This option, added in Android 12 back in 2021, does exactly what it sounds like: it turns off support for 2G cellular networking. Why would...
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The 2024 Paris Olympics Games are underway, and so is Google's Gemini advertising blitz. You can hardly tune in without seeing a commercial for Google's generative AI tools, but you won't be seeing one of the ads anymore. Google has decided to pull one of its spots following a bit of a scolding from the internet at...
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With the Made By Google 2024 event just over a week away, there have been plenty of leaks and rumors to fuel interest. From a new foldable Pixel, to the Pixel 9 Pro XL, Google is preparing to unleash what it is referring to as “a whole new era of phones.”
What would any tech event these days be without talk of artificial intelligence? On
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With the announcement of the next generation Google Pixel smartphones less than two weeks away, consumers are being treated to big discounts on the current Pixel 8 series. Whether someone wants all the power of the Pixel 8 Pro, or are just fine with the Pixel 8a, there is a deal to be had.
Google Pixel 8 Pro...
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Security firm Cleafy has discovered a new piece of Android malware being used in the wild, dubbed BingoMod. BingoMod is designed to steal money from a victim by committing On Device Fraud, which makes it easier to bypass security measures used by banking institutions. The threat actors appear to be targeting users...
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Google Chrome is about to get a boost to its AI smarts thanks to new features that utilize the newest Google AI and Gemini models. Google says that several tasks users often conduct while using Chrome are about to get easier, including searching with Google Lens, comparing items across multiple tabs, and accessing the...
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Google's big summer keynote is just around the corner, and we've covered leak after leak of the new Pixel 9 lineup. While it seems like there might not be any huge surprises for the actual Google I/O event left to uncover, Google could have a few cards under its sleeves.
Readers of this site already have a pretty...
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Android spyware dubbed Mandrake is back after being caught in 2020, managing to sneak back into the Google Play Store in 2022 and remaining available until spotted by Kaspersky in April of 2024. During those two years, Mandrake managed to accumulate 32,000 victims with the distribution of several apps, with the most...
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Google has issued an apology after passwords disappeared for millions of Windows users. The company reported a significant number of users were unable to find or save passwords in the password manager for Google Chrome for 17 hours and 51 minutes.
For nearly 18 hours, Chrome users around the world found themselves...
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