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AI-generated news should carry ‘nutrition’ labels, thinktank says

AI-generated news should carry ‘nutrition’ labels, thinktank says

The Institute for Public Policy Research also argues that tech companies must pay publishers for content they use AI-generated news should carry “nutrition” labels and tech companies must pay publishers for the content they use, according to a left-of-centre thinktank, amid rising use of the technology as a source for current affairs . The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said AI firms were rapidly emerging as the new “gatekeepers” of the internet and intervention was needed to create a healthy AI news environment. Continue reading...

theguardian.com
Jan 30
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Google pitches Gemini to students studying for India's most competitive college entrance exam

Google pitches Gemini to students studying for India's most competitive college entrance exam

Google's launch of practice tests for JEE follows its recent move to offer full-length SAT practice tests in Gemini.

techcrunch.com
Jan 28
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Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests

Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests

Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month • How the ‘confident authority’ of AI Overviews is putting public health at risk Google’s search feature AI Overviews cites YouTube more than any medical website when answering queries about health conditions, according to research that raises fresh questions about a tool seen by 2 billion people each month. The company has said its AI summaries, which appear at the top of search results and use generative AI to answer questions from users, are “reliable” and cite reputable medical sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Mayo Clinic. Continue reading...

theguardian.com
Jan 24
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eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.

arstechnica.com
Jan 22
AIBiz & ITagentic AI
Google temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced captions without warning

Google temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced captions without warning

Google says SRV3 was causing playback errors, so it has "temporarily" disabled them.

arstechnica.com
Jan 20
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‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward

‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward

Progress of artificial general intelligence could stall, which may lead to a financial crash, says Yoshua Bengio, one of the ‘godfathers’ of modern AI Will the race to artificial general intelligence (AGI) lead us to a land of financial plenty – or will it end in a 2008-style bust? Trillions of dollars rest on the answer. The figures are staggering: an estimated $2.9tn (£2.2tn) being spent on datacentres , the central nervous systems of AI tools; the more than $4tn stock market capitalisation of Nvidia, the company that makes the chips powering cutting-edge AI systems; and the $100m signing-on bonuses offered by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to top engineers at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Continue reading...

theguardian.com
Jan 17
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Apple chooses Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT to power next-gen Siri

Apple chooses Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT to power next-gen Siri

Apple goes with Google's tech despite using OpenAI's ChatGPT elsewhere in iOS.

arstechnica.com
Jan 12
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‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk

‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests Google has removed some of its artificial intelligence health summaries after a Guardian investigation found people were being put at risk of harm by false and misleading information. The company has said its AI Overviews, which use generative AI to provide snapshots of essential information about a topic or question, are “ helpful ” and “ reliable ”. Continue reading...

theguardian.com
Jan 11
GoogleAI (artificial intelligence)Technology
How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga

How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga

Spanish entrepreneur Bernardo Quintero, whose company is at the root of Google's Málaga cybersecurity hub, identified the author of the computer virus that influenced his career.

techcrunch.com
Dec 25, 2025
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YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers

Google loves AI content, except when it doesn't.

arstechnica.com
Dec 18, 2025
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OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy

New GPT Image 1.5 allows more detailed conversational image editing, for better or worse.

arstechnica.com
Dec 17, 2025
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Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Google says the reports lacked "helpful next steps."

arstechnica.com
Dec 15, 2025
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Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’

Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’

AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic This past March, when Google began rolling out its AI Mode search capability, it began offering AI-generated recipes. The recipes were not all that intelligent. The AI had taken elements of similar recipes from multiple creators and Frankensteined them into something barely recognizable. In one memorable case , the Google AI failed to distinguish the satirical website the Onion from legitimate recipe sites and advised users to cook with non-toxic glue. Over the past few years, bloggers who have not secured their sites behind a paywall have seen their carefully developed and tested recipes show up, often without attribution and in a bastardized form, in ChatGPT replies. They have seen dumbed-down versions of their recipes in AI-assembled cookbooks available for digital downloads on Etsy or on AI-built websites that bear a superficial resemblance to an old-school human-written blog. Their photos and videos, meanwhile, are repurposed in Facebook posts and Pinterest pins that link back to this digital slop. Continue reading...

theguardian.com
Dec 15, 2025
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OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself

OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself

"The vast majority of Codex is built by Codex," OpenAI told us about its new AI coding agent.

arstechnica.com
Dec 12, 2025
AIBiz & ITagentic AI
OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert

OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert

Company claims new AI model tops Gemini and matches humans on 70% of work tasks.

arstechnica.com
Dec 11, 2025
AIBiz & ITagentic AI
Google is reviving wearable gesture controls, but only for the Pixel Watch 4

Google is reviving wearable gesture controls, but only for the Pixel Watch 4

Google will let you select and dismiss with a gesture, but only on the newest watch.

arstechnica.com
Dec 9, 2025
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EU opens investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI models

EU opens investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI models

European Commission to assess whether Gemini owner is putting rival companies at a disadvantage Business live – latest updates The EU has opened an investigation to assess whether Google is breaching European competition rules in its use of online content from publishers and YouTube creators for artificial intelligence. The European Commission said on Tuesday it will examine whether the US tech company, which runs the Gemini AI model and is owned by Alphabet, is putting rival AI owners at a “disadvantage”. Continue reading...

theguardian.com
Dec 9, 2025
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Google details security measures for Chrome's agentic features

Google details security measures for Chrome's agentic features

Google details how it is enacting security guardrails before rolling out agentic capabilities on Chrome.

techcrunch.com
Dec 8, 2025
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The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west

The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west

Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters Driving down the interstate through the dry Nevada desert, there are few signs that a vast expanse of new construction is hiding behind the sagebrush-covered hills. But just beyond a massive power plant and transmission towers that march up into the dusty brown mountains lies one of the world’s biggest buildouts of datacenters – miles of new concrete buildings that house millions of computer servers. This business park, called the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, has a sprawling landmass greater than the city of Denver . It is home to the largest datacenter in the US, built by the company Switch, and tech giants like Google and Microsoft have also bought land here and are constructing enormous facilities. A separate Apple datacenter complex is just down the road. A Tesla “gigafactory”, which builds electric vehicle batteries, is a resident too. Continue reading...

theguardian.com
Dec 4, 2025
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How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies

How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies

AI is changing how investors and startups bring their products to market. Three experts offered their insights at TechCrunch Disrupt.

techcrunch.com
Nov 28, 2025
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More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate

More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate

Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissions More than 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” about AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the powerful technology will cause damage to “democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.” The letter, published on Wednesday, was signed by the Amazon workers anonymously, and comes a month after Amazon announced mass layoff plans as it increases adoption of AI in its operations. Continue reading...

theguardian.com
Nov 28, 2025
AmazonArtificial intelligence (AI)E-commerce
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.

arstechnica.com
Nov 21, 2025
AIBiz & ITGoogle
Google’s latest swing at Chromebook gaming is a free year of GeForce Now

Google’s latest swing at Chromebook gaming is a free year of GeForce Now

GeForce Now Fast Pass is a new service tier exclusively for Chromebooks.

arstechnica.com
Nov 20, 2025
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Google’s new Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini 3 power to generate more realistic AI images

Google’s new Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini 3 power to generate more realistic AI images

Google's new image-generator model is available to try globally today.

arstechnica.com
Nov 20, 2025
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Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62

Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62

The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career.

arstechnica.com
Nov 19, 2025
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Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean

Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean

Sundar Pichai says no company is immune if AI bubble bursts, echoing dotcom fears.

arstechnica.com
Nov 18, 2025
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Google unveils Gemini 3 AI model and AI-first IDE called Antigravity

Google unveils Gemini 3 AI model and AI-first IDE called Antigravity

Google's flagship AI model is getting its second major upgrade this year.

arstechnica.com
Nov 18, 2025
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Meta’s star AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave for own startup

Meta’s star AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave for own startup

AI pioneer reportedly frustrated with Meta's shift from research to rapid product releases.

arstechnica.com
Nov 12, 2025
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