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Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot instructed man to kill himself

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Lawsuit is first wrongful death case brought against Google over flagship AI product after death of Jonathan GavalasLast August, Jonathan Gavalas became entirely consumed with his Google Gemini chatbot. The 36-year-old Florida resident had started causally using the artificial intelligence tool earlier that month to help with writing and shopping. Then Google introduced its Gemini […]

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Google makes its industrial robotics AI play official–and this time, it means business

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When Google folds a moonshot into its core operations, it’s not cleaning house. It’s placing a bet. On February 25, Alphabet-owned Intrinsic–which builds AI models and software designed to make industrial robotics more accessible–officially joined Google.  The company will remain a distinct group within Google, working closely with Google DeepMind and tapping into Gemini AI models and

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Tech firms and AI farming tools ‘playing with the food system’, warns thinktank

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Google, Microsoft and Amazon among companies using algorithms and AI to influence what crops are grown and how, say criticsTech companies and industrial agriculture are “playing with the food system” by using AI and algorithms to undermine farmers in choosing what the world eats, leading food security experts have warned.Companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon,

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Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today

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The last year has been big for Google’s AI efforts. Its rapid-fire model releases have brought it to parity with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic and, in some cases, pushed it into the lead. The Nano Banana image generator was emblematic of that trend when it debuted last year, and subsequent updates only made

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Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more

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A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternativesThere’s not much to love about big tech these days. So many ills can be laid at its door: social media harms, misinformation, polarisation, mining and misuse of personal data,

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AI hit: India hungry to harness US tech giants’ technology at Delhi summit

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Narendra Modi’s thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world’s biggest democracyIndia celebrates 80 years of independence from the UK in August 2027. At about that same moment, “early versions of true super intelligence” could emerge, said Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, this week.It’s a looming coincidence

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Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation

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Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed ‘very dangerous’ advice on Google AI Overviews‘Very dangerous’: a Mind mental health expert on Google’s AI summariesMind is launching a significant inquiry into artificial intelligence and mental health after a Guardian investigation exposed how Google’s AI Overviews gave people “very dangerous” medical advice.In a

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Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, says it’s better at complex problem-solving

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Another day, another Google AI model. Google has really been pumping out new AI tools lately, having just released Gemini 3 in November. Today, it’s bumping the flagship model to version 3.1. The new Gemini 3.1 Pro is rolling out (in preview) for developers and consumers today with the promise of better problem-solving and reasoning

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Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer

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PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a ‘national emergency’ of online misogynyDeepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or technology firms risk being blocked in the UK, Keir Starmer has said, calling it a “national emergency” that the government must confront.Companies could

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Record scratch—Google’s Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today

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The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called music “the universal language of mankind.” Is that still true when the so-called music is being generated by a probabilistic robot instead of a human? We’re about to find out. Google has announced its latest Lyria 3 AI model is being deployed in the Gemini app, vastly expanding

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