Google

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans

ai, ai data centers, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, data center coalition, data centers, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Policy

Senators launched a probe Tuesday demanding that tech companies explain exactly how they plan to prevent data center projects from increasing electricity bills in communities where prices are already skyrocketing. In letters to seven AI firms, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) cited a study estimating that “electricity prices […]

Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans Read More »

Democratic senators investigate data centers’ effects on electricity prices

Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Consumer rights, Elizabeth Warren, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Technology, US news, US Senate

Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Van Hollen demand answers from tech firms including Google and AmazonThree Democratic US senators announced on Tuesday that they are investigating whether big tech companies are passing the soaring utility costs of “energy-guzzling” data centers on to ordinary Americans. The trio sent letters to the heads of Google, Microsoft,

Democratic senators investigate data centers’ effects on electricity prices Read More »

How the tech industry’s embrace of Trump may be paying dividends

Alphabet, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Computing, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Google, Newsletters, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Technology, US news

An AI order favors tech, OpenAI chases Google and data centers look beyond EarthHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, writing to you from beneath a few inches of snow in New York City. This week in tech: an analysis of the quid pro quo of Donald Trump’s executive order on AI; OpenAI goes

How the tech industry’s embrace of Trump may be paying dividends Read More »

Gemini är nu en universal translator

AI verktyg, Artificial Intelligence, Gemini, Google

Google Translate utökar sin live-översättningsfunktion till alla typer av trådlösa hörlurar på Android-enheter. Geminis live-översättning är en riktig game-changer eftersom den hoppar över hela text-steget. Istället för att först transkribera ditt tal till text, översätta texten och sedan läsa upp den med Gemini-röst så hanterar Gemini 2.5 Native Audio allt direkt som ljud. Det här

Gemini är nu en universal translator Read More »

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

agentic ai, ai, AI Agents, AI assistants, AI coding, AI development tools, AI programming, AI work, anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Biz & IT, chatbots, claude, code agents, Codex, Dario Amodei, Generative AI, GitHub Copilot, Google, GPT-5, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, Mistral, Open Source, OpenAI, Programming, Sam Altman, Simon Willison, software development, vibe coding

With the popularity of AI coding tools rising among some software developers, their adoption has begun to touch every aspect of the process, including human developers using the tools to improve existing AI coding tools. We’re not talking about runaway self-improvement here; just people using tools to improve the tools themselves. In interviews with Ars

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

Google Translate expands live translation to all earbuds on Android

ai, Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Gemini, Google

Google has increasingly moved toward keeping features locked to its hardware products, but the Translate app is bucking that trend. The live translate feature is breaking out of the Google bubble with support for any earbuds you happen to have connected to your Android phone. The app is also getting improved translation quality across dozens

Google Translate expands live translation to all earbuds on Android Read More »

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

agentic ai, ai, AI assistants, AI benchmarks, AI coding, Artificial Intelligence, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, Gemini 3, Google, Google Gemini, GPT-5, GPT-5.2, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, OpenAI, Sam Altman

On Thursday, OpenAI released GPT-5.2, its newest family of AI models for ChatGPT, in three versions called Instant, Thinking, and Pro. The release follows CEO Sam Altman’s internal “code red” memo earlier this month, which directed company resources toward improving ChatGPT in response to competitive pressure from Google’s Gemini 3 AI model. “We designed 5.2

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

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

Alphabet, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Business, Europe, European Union, Google, Technology, Technology sector, YouTube

European Commission to assess whether Gemini owner is putting rival companies at a disadvantageBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has opened an investigation to assess whether Google is breaching European competition rules in its use of online content from web publishers and YouTube for artificial intelligence.The European Commission said on Tuesday it will examine whether

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

Google, Sony, and Okta back Resemble AI’s push into deepfake detection

AI Business Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity AI, deepfakes, Generative AI, Google, sony, World of Work

Resemble AI has raised US$13 million in a new strategic investment round for AI deepfake detection. The funding brings its total venture investment to US$25 million, with participation from Berkeley CalFund, Berkeley Frontier Fund, Comcast Ventures, Craft Ventures, Gentree, Google’s AI Futures Fund, IAG Capital Partners, and others. The funding comes as organisations are under

Google, Sony, and Okta back Resemble AI’s push into deepfake detection Read More »

Google’s AI Nano Banana Pro accused of generating racialised ‘white saviour’ visuals

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Google, Technology

Research finds tool depicts white women surrounded by black children when prompted about humanitarian aid in AfricaNano Banana Pro, Google’s new AI-powered image generator, has been accused of creating racialised and “white saviour” visuals in response to prompts about humanitarian aid in Africa – and sometimes appends the logos of large charities.Asking the tool tens

Google’s AI Nano Banana Pro accused of generating racialised ‘white saviour’ visuals Read More »