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Google, in collaboration with Xreal, has opened pre-orders for its transparent augmented reality glasses, branded as the Xreal Aura, with a starting price of $1,279. This launch places the Xreal Aura in direct competition with Meta's recently revealed VR glasses…

Google launched Playground, a new browser-based platform designed to enable users to create custom games using artificial intelligence prompts, on May 15, 2024. This experimental gaming platform aims to significantly lower the barriers to game creation, eliminating the need…

Finland has ordered a halt to ongoing construction work on two Google data centre sites, citing concerns about their significant energy consumption and the potential for power shortages. The Finnish government's decision impacts projects in the municipalities of Kirkkonummi…

Google has officially launched its latest advancement in generative artificial intelligence: the Nano Banana 2.1 image model. This new iteration is now accessible, building upon the foundation laid by its predecessor, Nano Banana 2.0.

Sigil Wen, a figure backed by prominent Silicon Valley investors, has launched Underdog, an on-device AI assistant designed to offer a high degree of privacy and capability for daily tasks.

Google has entered into a significant 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation, the United States' leading nuclear power plant operator, to secure electricity for its expansive data centers. This deal, announced on October 26, 2023, involves updating six nuclear power…

Attackers have successfully obtained counterfeit Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates for Google and a number of other prominent global organizations by hijacking control of three country code top-level domains (ccTLDs): .gh (Ghana), .sl (Sierra Leone), and .as (American Samoa).

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a sophisticated, human-operated phishing platform designed to impersonate advertising portals for prominent artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. This platform targets users seeking to manage or optimize advertising campaigns for services such as Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI…

Google has been ordered to temporarily cease construction on two planned datacenters in Finland, located in Muhos and Kajaani, due to a failure to conduct necessary environmental impact assessments for the sites.

Google announced its new EmbeddingGemma 2 model, designed to enable "organize, search, and connect information directly on consumer hardware." This on-device processing capability is a significant step towards more private and efficient AI applications, reducing reliance on cloud servers…

JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating cybersecurity threats associated with the rapid advancement and integration of artificial intelligence (AI). Dimon articulated his concerns during an exclusive interview on Bloomberg's "Open Interest"…

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has expressed strong confidence in Wajo, an artificial intelligence company founded by a former DeepMind engineer, predicting its ascent to market leadership in the AI agent sector.

Google is set to significantly alter its free access tier for its Gemini AI models, with changes scheduled to take effect on October 9th. Under the new policy, users who have been accessing Gemini through a free plan will be…

Form Energy is advancing its development and deployment of iron-based batteries designed for multi-day energy storage, a critical need for integrating renewable energy sources into the power grid. The company is currently ramping up production at its factory in West…

Japanese publishing conglomerate Nikkei disclosed over the weekend that unknown attackers recently breached two employee email accounts. The breach, which occurred recently, involved unauthorized access to these accounts, with one of the compromised accounts subsequently used to send thousands…

Google has halted its bug bounty program for vulnerabilities found in its open-source software products, a change that took effect on October 1. This decision means security researchers can no longer submit reports detailing security flaws discovered in the code…

Google's AI Overviews have dramatically expanded their presence, now appearing for more than 80% of branded queries that DemandSphere monitors. This represents a substantial increase from the 26% observed on September 1.

Google is reportedly exploring the expansion of its "Call for Me" artificial intelligence feature to encompass personal communications, allowing users to send messages to friends and family. This potential extension was identified by Android Authority through an analysis…

Google's John Mueller has clarified that artificial intelligence training crawlers do access sitemaps and RSS feeds, a detail he observed within his own logs. This information is crucial for website owners and SEO professionals aiming to ensure their content is…

Google is actively engaged in combating SERP (Search Engine Results Page) tracking, a practice that involves monitoring and analyzing search result data. The increasing prevalence and capabilities of AI agents are raising concerns that Google may implement even more stringent…