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Google Removes AI Search Feature After Dangerous Health Mistakes
Google has removed some of its AI Overviews for specific health related searches after an investigation by the Guardian found that the feature was providing misleading and potentially dangerous medical information. AI Overviews are generative AI summaries that appear at the top of Google Search results and are designed to give users quick snapshots of information. While Google has repeatedly described these summaries as helpful and reliable, the investigation raised serious
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Jan 144 min read


Google and Character.AI Face First AI Settlements in Teen Death Cases
The technology industry is approaching a historic legal moment as Google and Character.AI move toward finalizing what may be the first major settlements tied directly to alleged harm caused by artificial intelligence chatbots. The companies have agreed in principle to resolve multiple lawsuits brought by families whose teenage children died by suicide or suffered serious psychological harm after interacting with Character.AI ’s chatbot companions. While the settlement deta
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Jan 113 min read


Google Launches Gemini 3 Flash: Default AI Model for Search and Gemini
Google has officially launched Gemini 3 Flash, a faster and more cost efficient version of its Gemini 3 large language model, and is making it the default AI model across the Gemini app and Google Search’s AI Mode worldwide. Built on the same foundation as Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash is designed to deliver strong reasoning and multimodal performance while prioritizing speed, lower latency, and affordability. The release comes six months after Gemini 2.5 Flash and reflects
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Dec 18, 20253 min read


Google’s AI Try-On Now Uses Selfies: A New Era of Online Shopping?
Google is expanding its AI powered virtual try on feature, making it easier for shoppers to see how clothes might look on them without needing a full body photo. Announced this week, the update allows users to upload just a selfie to generate a full length digital version of themselves for virtual clothing try ons. Previously, users had to upload a full body image, which could be inconvenient or limiting. With this new approach, Google uses Nano Banana, its Gemini 2.5 Flash
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Dec 14, 20253 min read


Google Tests AI News Overviews: Will Users Trust the Content?
Google is expanding its experimentation with AI in news delivery, rolling out a pilot program that brings AI-powered article overviews to select publications’ Google News pages. Participating outlets include major international publishers such as Der Spiegel, El País, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Washington Examiner, and The Washington Post, all of whom have agreed to test how AI might surface more context for readers before they click throu
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Dec 11, 20253 min read


Onton Raises $7.5M: Can It Revolutionize Online Shopping?
Onton, the AI-powered shopping platform previously known as Deft, is accelerating its mission to simplify online decision-making with a new $7.5 million seed investment. The funding round, led by Footwork with participation from Liquid 2, Parable Ventures, and 43, brings the company’s total raised capital to roughly $10 million and comes at a time when consumers are increasingly overwhelmed by the complexity of online shopping. With major tech companies like OpenAI, Google,
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Nov 29, 20253 min read


Google’s Gemini 3 Shakes Up the AI Race and Sends Chip Stocks Sliding
Google’s rapid ascent in the AI race is reshaping the dynamics of the tech and semiconductor markets, with its newly released Gemini 3 model emerging as a major catalyst. The model debuted to enthusiastic reviews, including high praise from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who declared he is “not going back” to ChatGPT after trying it out (Investors Business Daily). Google parent Alphabet’s stock has surged accordingly, rising nearly 5 percent on Monday after an 8 percent ral
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Nov 28, 20254 min read


Google Invests $40B in Texas Data Centers to Power the Future of AI
Google’s latest move in the race to dominate artificial intelligence marks one of the most ambitious infrastructure investments in U.S. tech history. The company has announced a sweeping $40 billion commitment to build three new data centers across Texas, a state rapidly emerging as the epicenter of AI infrastructure thanks to its vast land availability, relatively low energy costs, and business-friendly climate (Pequeno IV). With this development, Texas is poised to host mor
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Nov 17, 20254 min read


Google Unveils its own version of Apple’s AI cloud
Google’s latest announcement signals a major shift in how advanced AI features will be delivered to everyday users. With the debut of Private AI Compute, the company is introducing a cloud-based processing system built to offer the intelligence of its most powerful Gemini models while preserving the privacy traditionally associated with on-device computing. The move closely mirrors Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, highlighting how both tech giants are rethinking the balance bet
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Nov 16, 20253 min read


AI Tech Giants Compete for India’s Digital Future with Free Tools
In an ambitious effort to dominate one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets, major technology companies like OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity AI are offering free access to premium generative AI tools in India. Starting this week, millions of Indians can use ChatGPT’s new low-cost “Go” chatbot at no charge for an entire year (BBC). Google and Perplexity AI have followed similar paths, partnering with the country’s leading telecom providers, Reliance Jio and Airtel, to
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Nov 11, 20253 min read


Google Unveils Ironwood TPU to Power the New Age of AI Inference
Google’s latest innovation in artificial intelligence hardware marks a significant step toward the future of computing, as the company unveils its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit, dubbed Ironwood . These custom-built chips are designed specifically for artificial intelligence workloads and signal a major shift toward what Google calls the “age of inference.” Unlike Nvidia’s general-purpose GPUs, Google’s TPUs are application-specific integrated circuits, meaning the
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Nov 10, 20253 min read


Perplexity’s $400 Million Deal Brings AI-Powered Search to Snapchat
Snap Inc. has announced a groundbreaking $400 million partnership with Perplexity, the AI startup behind a popular conversational answer engine. The agreement, revealed alongside Snap’s Q3 2025 earnings, will integrate Perplexity’s AI directly into Snapchat, giving its massive user base a new way to access real-time, research-oriented answers without ever leaving the app (TechCrunch). Under the terms of the deal, Perplexity will pay Snap $400 million in cash and equity over
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Nov 9, 20253 min read


Apple Partners with Google Gemini to Run Siri with AI Power
Apple is preparing a major overhaul of its Siri voice assistant, and to get there, it’s turning to an unexpected ally, Google. According to Bloomberg and Reuters, Apple plans to use Google’s 1.2 trillion-parameter Gemini artificial intelligence model to power a reimagined version of Siri, marking one of the tech giant’s most significant partnerships in recent years (Reuters; Bloomberg; Financial Post). The deal, which is expected to cost Apple about $1 billion per year, is de
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Nov 6, 20254 min read


Google's Bold Leap into AI-Powered Search: Transforming How We Access Information
Google has recently taken bold steps toward revolutionizing the way we interact with its search engine by leaning heavily into AI-driven...
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Mar 5, 20253 min read


AI Writes Over 25% Of Code At Google—What Does The Future Look Like For Software Engineers?
Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing software development, reshaping both the way code is created and the roles of those who create...
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Nov 22, 20243 min read


Google’s AI Code Surge: Over 25% of New Code is AI-Generated, Fueling Massive Revenue Growth
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, Google stands at the forefront of this evolution—not just developing AI but using it...
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Nov 15, 20242 min read


Why Nvidia Remains ‘Undervalued’ in the Race Toward an AI-Powered Future
As artificial intelligence redefines the tech landscape, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son believes Nvidia remains undervalued, the chip-making...
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Nov 13, 20243 min read


Big Tech's Turn to Nuclear Power: Fueling the AI Boom with Small Modular Reactors
As artificial intelligence rapidly expands, so does its energy demand, pushing tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon toward...
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Oct 31, 20243 min read
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