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Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws

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On Sunday, Google removed some of its AI Overviews health summaries after a Guardian investigation found people were being put at risk by false and misleading information. The removals came after the newspaper found that Google’s generative AI feature delivered inaccurate health information at the top of search results, potentially leading seriously ill patients to […]

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Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?

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Elon Musk’s xAI recently weakened content guard rails for image generation in the Grok AI bot. This led to a new spate of non-consensual sexual imagery on X, much of it aimed at silencing women on the platform. This, along with the creation of sexualized images of children in the more compliant Grok, has led

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Apple says its new AI-powered Siri will use Google’s Gemini language models

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The “more intelligent” version of Siri that Apple plans to release later this year will be backed by Google’s Gemini language models, the company announced today. CNBC reports that the deal is part of a “multi-year partnership” between Apple and Google that will allow Apple to use Google’s AI models in its own software. “After

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Google parent Alphabet hits $4tn valuation after AI deal with Apple

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After Apple chose Gemini to power Siri, Alphabet surpassed Apple to become second-most valuable company in worldGoogle’s parent company hit a major financial milestone on Monday, reaching a $4tn valuation for the first time and surpassing Apple to become the second-most valuable company in the world.Alphabet is the fourth company to hit the $4tn milestone

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Apple, Google Enter Multi-Year Deal to Power Apple Intelligence Models

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Apple has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Google under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be built on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology, the companies said on Monday. The new foundation models will power upcoming Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalised version of Siri expected to roll out later

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E-Commerce Giant Wayfair Goes All-In on Generative AI, Partners with Google, OpenAI and Others

Google Introduces Universal Commerce Protocol, AI Tools to Power Agentic Shopping

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Google has announced a new open standard and a set of AI-powered tools to help retailers sell products in an emerging “agentic shopping” environment, where AI systems act on behalf of consumers. The company introduced the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard that allows AI agents, retailers, and payment systems to work together across

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

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Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood testsGoogle 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

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Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank

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Search engine optimization, or SEO, is a big business. While some SEO practices are useful, much of the day-to-day SEO wisdom you see online amounts to superstition. An increasingly popular approach geared toward LLMs called “content chunking” may fall into that category. In the latest installment of Google’s Search Off the Record podcast, John Mueller

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Gmail Enters Gemini Era with AI Overviews, Writing Tools & Inbox Prioritisation

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Google on January 8 announced a major update to Gmail, introducing new AI-powered features under what it calls the ‘Gemini era’ of email, to help users manage growing inbox volumes and extract information faster. The new capabilities are powered by Gemini 3 and begin rolling out on January 9 in the US, starting with English.

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Google and AI startup to settle lawsuits alleging chatbots led to teen suicide

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Lawsuit accuses AI chatbots of harming minors and includes case of Sewell Setzer III, who killed himself in 2024Google and Character.AI, a startup, have settled lawsuits filed by families accusing artificial intelligence chatbots of harming minors, including contributing to a Florida teenager’s suicide, according to court filings on Wednesday.The settlements cover lawsuits filed in Florida,

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