[ad_1] The New York Times reports that Israel’s military intelligence has been using an experimental facial recognition program in Gaza that’s misidentified Palestinian civilians as having ties to Hamas. Google Photos allegedly plays a part in the chilling program’s implementation, although it appears not to be through any direct collaboration with the company. The surveillance … Read more
[ad_1] Google just announced that it’s expanding its tool to , as part of an update to various core services. Circle to Search, as the name suggests, already lets some Android users research stuff by around an object. The forthcoming language translation component won’t even require a drawn circle. Google says people will just have … Read more
[ad_1] There’s good news for anyone looking to upgrade their phone as the Google Pixel 8 is currently down to a record-low price. Woot is running a 33 percent discount on the new Google Pixel 8 — one of our picks for 2024’s best smartphones — dropping its cost to $470 from $700. The sale … Read more
[ad_1] Google has a new version of Chrome for Windows laptops that run Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The two companies say the Snapdragon version of Chrome shows “a dramatic performance improvement.” The new Chrome variant is available for download today. Although there are already Snapdragon Windows laptops you can buy, today’s announcement is mainly about paving … Read more
[ad_1] Uh oh. Apple, Meta and Google could be in hot water in Europe over their attempts to stand within the letter, if not exactly the spirit, of the bloc’s sweeping new Digital Markets Act (DMA). Core to the probe are concerns Google parent Alphabet and Apple have not given sufficiently allowed “app developers to … Read more
[ad_1] Federal authorities in the US asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity of the accounts that watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, according to unsealed court documents viewed by Forbes. People who watched those videos while they weren’t logged into an account weren’t safe either, because … Read more
[ad_1] If you’re in the US, you might see a new shaded section at the top of your Google Search results with a summary answering your inquiry, along with links for more information. That section, generated by Google’s generative AI technology, used to appear only if you’ve opted into the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in … Read more
[ad_1] Google just announced that it has been riverline floods, up to seven days in advance in some cases. This isn’t just tech company hyperbole, as the findings were actually published Nature. Floods are the most common natural disaster throughout the world, so any early warning system is good news. Floods have been notoriously tricky … Read more
[ad_1] Like most other corners of the tech world, Google sees AI powering the next innovations in health technology. The company’s annual The Check Up event expanded on its plans to add a personal health chatbot to the Fitbit app, expand Google Lens for better skin condition searches and use a version of its Gemini … Read more
[ad_1] Amazon’s Big Spring Sale officially starts tomorrow, but many tech deals are already live. Take the Google Pixel Buds Pro — our choice for 2024’s best wireless earbuds for Android — down to $139 from $200. The 30 percent discount doesn’t bring the earbuds to their all-time low, but this is the cheapest we’ve … Read more