Waymo finalises $16bn funding round at $110bn valuation
ft - Google’s robotaxi start-up brings in new investors amid global roll out and competition from Elon Musk’s Tesla
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Waymo will start offering rides to San Francisco airport
cnbc - Alphabet's Waymo division said it will begin taking some passengers to San Francisco's airport and will expand in the coming months.
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A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a school
Kris Holt / engadget - Waymo said one of its robotaxis struck a child, who sustained minor injuries. The incident took place in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The company reported it to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has opened an in…
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Google rolls out Gemini sidebar and Nano Banana in Chrome
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Google has begun rolling out Gemini-powered tools to the Chrome browser starting today, including a sidebar for multitasking chats, an image generator, and previews of task automation, following its recent AI updates to Gmail. The initial feature introduc…
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Google's Desktop Operating System "Aluminium OS" Has Leaked
techpowerup - Google's return to the desktop has been now cemented with the latest leak of the so-called "Aluminium OS." Accidentally shared by Google, 9to5Google managed to capture some screen recordings of this new creation that Google has been developing behind the …
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Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google's AI Plus is coming to the US and 34 other new countries today, and it's available at just $3.99/month for the first two months for new subscribers.The post Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US appeared first…
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EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - The European Commission (EC) announced today that Google has six months to open up Android to rival AI services.The post EU Gives Google Six Months to Open Up Android and Search to Rivals appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Synthesia raises $200M at $4B valuation to build worker skills using AI avatars
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - London-based Synthesia Ltd., an artificial intelligence video avatar platform, today announced that it has raised $200 million in a late-stage funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $4 billion. Founded in 2017, Synthesia offers a platform that gener…
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Gmail’s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken
Terrence O’Brien / theverge - Some Gmail users have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their inbox. Reports have been hitting the Google forums and Reddit that messages are bypassing the Updates and Promotional filters and go…
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Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google DeepMind has hired Hume AI CEO Alan Cowen and seven engineers through a licensing deal to integrate emotional intelligence into voice AI technology.The post Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up…
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How Craig Federighi is Fixing Apple’s AI Strategy
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple is overhauling its AI strategy under Craig Federighi, with Siri set to become a full AI chatbot powered by Google Gemini.The post How Craig Federighi is Fixing Apple’s AI Strategy first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Waymo launches robotaxi service in Miami, extending U.S. lead
cnbc - Miami represents the sixth market for Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet.
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Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling
Lauren Feiner / theverge - Google is appealing a federal court's decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies meant to restore competition to the online search market. "As we…
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Why Apple Chose Google’s Brain Over OpenAI’s Ambition
Chris Hauk / idropnews - Apple’s multi-billion-dollar deal with Google to power the new Siri with Gemini 3 marks a massive shift in the AI race. We look at why OpenAI was sidelined and how the Jony Ive "io" partnership turned a former ally into an iPhone rival.Read More...
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Over 100 Classic Sesame Street Episodes Just Dropped on YouTube Kids
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Sesame Street just became a lot easier to find. YouTube and Sesame Workshop announced today that the platform is now the largest digital home for the show, dumping a massive “treasure trove” of full episodes and classic clips online for families. The move…
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How Apple is Using Google AI to Catch Up
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple is partnering with Google to bring Gemini AI to the iPhone, a $5 billion deal that could overhaul Siri and change the future of Apple Intelligence.The post How Apple is Using Google AI to Catch Up first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Google’s Gemini AI will use what it knows about you from Gmail, Search, and YouTube
Jay Peters / theverge - Google's Gemini AI is getting what could prove to be a very big upgrade: To help answers from Gemini be more personalized, the company is going to let you connect the chatbot to Gmail, Google Photos, Search, and your YouTube history to provide what Google…
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Google removes AI health summaries after investigation finds dangerous flaws
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Alphabet breaks through $4 trillion market value barrier
Berry Zwets / techzine - Alphabet reached a market value of $4 trillion (€3.4 trillion) on Monday. Google’s parent company surpassed Apple for the first time since 2019, making it the second-most-valuable company in the world. Only Nvidia is currently worth more. Alphabet’s share…
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Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches
Terrence O’Brien / theverge - Earlier this month, The Guardian published an investigation that showed Google was serving up misleading and outright false information via its AI overviews in response to certain medical inquiries. Now those results appear to have been removed. According…
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