Google Products

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  Google Updates Its ‘G’ Logo Icon With New Gradient Design Replacing Solid Colour Sections

  Google has silently updated its iconic ‘G’ logo with a new design, nearly 10 years after it was refreshed with the modern Product Sans typeface. The previously visible icon comprised sections featuring solid colours in line with the Mountain View-based tech giant’s colour scheme, with each block having a well-defined boundary. Following the u...

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  Google Reveals How It Is Using AI to Combat Online Scams in Search, Chrome and Android

  Google released a new report on Thursday, highlighting how it has been combating online scams across different products using artificial intelligence (AI). The report specifically focuses on how AI technology is being implemented in Search, Google Chrome, and Android. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that generative AI is enabling it to dete...

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  "AI Is Coming For Your Job And Mine": Fiverr CEO's Blunt Warning To His Employees

  In a memo to staff members, Mr Kaufman emphasised the importance of future-proofing their careers amid the growing influence of AI.

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  US Seeks Breakup of Google's Ad-Tech Products After Judge Finds Illegal Monopoly

  The US DoJ has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP. Google has said the company supported behavioural remedies such as making real-time bids available to competitors, but that prosecutors cannot legally pursue a bid to force it to sell parts of its business.

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  Google Can Reportedly Use Content to Train Search AI Even If Publishers Opt Out

  Google can reportedly use content from publishers even if they have opted out of artificial intelligence (AI) training. As per the report, a Google DeepMind executive revealed the information during a testimony in the company’s ongoing antitrust case against the US Justice Department. The executive reportedly highlighted that such content is not ...

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  Google Search’s AI Mode Rolls Out to More Users With New Features

  Google announced an expansion of its AI Mode feature in Search, alongside new features, on Thursday. The Mountain View-based tech giant first released this artificial intelligence (AI) search mode in March, making it available to the Google One AI Premium subscribers in the US on an invitational basis.

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  Google Teases New Gemini Features and a More Personalised Assistant Ahead of Google I/O 2025

  Google reportedly hinted that new Gemini features and capabilities will be unveiled at the Google I/O 2025. As per the report, the information was shared with Gemini Advanced subscribers in the April newsletter. The Mountain View-based tech giant teased a “more personalised assistant” and new productivity tools for users.

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  ChatGPT Adds Shopping Help, Intensifying Google Rivalry

  OpenAI announced Monday that ChatGPT is now helping users find products online, enhancing its challenge to Google amid regulatory pressure on the search giant's market dominance.

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  OpenAI Interested in Buying Google Chrome, Executive Testifies at Antitrust Trial

  ChatGPT head of product Nick Turley made the statement while testifying at trial in Washington where US Department of Justice seeks to require Google to undertake far-reaching measures restore competition in online search. The judge overseeing the trial found last year that Google has a monopoly in online search and related advertising.

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  OpenAI Interested In Buying Chrome If Google Forced To Sell It: Report

  OpenAI product manager Nick Turley revealed the startup's interest in the world's most popular internet browser while testifying in court in Washington DC.

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  Google Could Use AI to Extend Search Monopoly, DOJ Says as Trial Begins

  The Justice Department is seeking an order that would require Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures to end what a judge found was its monopoly in online search. Prosecutors have compared the lawsuit to past cases that resulted in the break up of AT&T and Standard Oil.

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  Google Pixel Production Could Shift From Vietnam to India as Company Seeks to Diversify Supply Chain

  Google is reportedly considering shifting Pixel smartphone production from Vietnam to India, and the company has conducted talks with local manufacturing partners Foxconn and Dixon. This move will accelerate Google's plans to expand manufacturing expansion, and company appears to be mitigating potential tariff impacts announced by the US on countri...

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  Apple CEO Tim Cook Prioritises Development of AR Smart Glasses to Beat Meta: Report

  Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly prioritised the development of true augmented reality (AR) glasses. While Apple hasn’t confirmed its plans, rivals like Meta, Google, and Snapchat are exploring smart glasses. Unlike bulkier headsets, AR glasses demand advanced, affordable technology to succeed, and Cook is reportedly focused on developing an ind...

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  Alibaba Preparing for Flagship AI Model Release as Soon as April

  Alibaba is planning to release Qwen 3, an upgraded version of its flagship AI model. The wave of new models out of Asia are threatening to undercut premium US offerings from the likes of OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft.

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  Google X Introduces Taara Chip to Enable High-Speed Internet via Light Beams

  Google X has unveiled the Taara chip, a silicon photonics device that transmits high-speed internet via light beams. Unlike traditional fiber-optic cables, which require extensive underground installation, this technology provides a cost-effective and scalable alternative. Field tests demonstrated speeds of 10 Gbps over a one-kilometre distance. De...