Feds drop bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case
The Justice Department on Friday dropped its proposal to force Alphabet's Google to invest in artificial intelligence companies, including Openai's competitor, humanity, to boost online search competition. According to court documents filed in Washington, a coalition of 38 state attorney generals is seeking a court order requiring Google to sell its Chrome browser and take […]
Amazon AI and Google Call Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ a ‘True Work of Art’
Amazon's AI Tools and Google's Search Snippets demonstrated the drawbacks of artificial intelligence in Adolf Hitler's strangely sparkling review Mein Kampfcalling the Nazi manifesto “a true work of art.” 404Media Report Google and Amazon's AI systems misinterpret Adolf Hitler's user reviews Mein Kampfpresents the infamous Nazi manifesto in positive light. Users noticed that they noticed […]
House panel subpoenas Google parent Alphabet over content moderation
The House Judiciary Committee summoned the alphabet on Thursday, calling for communication with former President Joe Biden's administration on content moderation policies. According to a copy of the subpoena seen by Reuters, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan also sought YouTube's parent company to communicate similarly with non-government companies and groups. The subpoena calls for […]
Google Rolls Out Search Tool that Only Provides AI Answers
Google has begun testing a new AI-powered search tool called “AI Mode,” which provides users with AI generation answers rather than traditional web links. Become independent Report The tech giant Google has announced a new search feature called “AI Mode.” Currently available to users subscribed to Google One AI Premium, the tool leverages the power […]
Google met with Trump’s DOJ in effort to avoid historic break-up of search giant
Alphabet's Google met with President Donald Trump's government last week and urged people to step back away from the push to dissolve the search engine company. The Department of Justice is currently pursuing two anti-Monopoly cases against Google. One is over-searching, and the other is advertising technology. “We meet regularly with regulators, including the DOJ, […]
Google Chrome users warned to delete 16 popular extensions due to ‘malicious’ threat risk
Google Chrome users have been warned to remove 16 “malicious” browser extensions that can lead to security threats and remove “scams” at the hands of prolific “threat actors.” The extension affects features including screen capture, ad blocking, emoji keyboards, and potentially affecting at least 3.2 million users. According to Gitlab Threat Intelligencefirst reported a threat. […]
Chegg accuses Google of using AI to crush traffic, revenue in antitrust lawsuit: ‘Harmful and unsustainable’
Chegg has brought a federal antitrust law against Google. It claims that the company's use of AI-generated summaries in search engine results has crushed website traffic and revenue. In a lawsuit filed in US District Court in Washington, DC, Sundar Pichai-led Google focused on using “AI Overview” online learning platform automatically responds to user queries […]
Google faces EU charges of breaching DMA rules: report
Alphabet Unit Google violates EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after it failed to address EU antitrust regulators' concerns and their rivals after a proposed change in search results You will be charged with doing so. . The European Commission moves amid tensions with President Trump, who opposes EU regulations and […]
Google faces heat
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Google Calendar hit by info-stealing malware — here’s how to safeguard your devices
It's never planned to be hacked, but malware appears to be infiltrating people's calendars. A new report warns Google users that malicious actors are trying to infect Google Calendar, slides and documents with information-stealing software. According to Wireda scam involving target users on Google Calendar, that includes invitations containing phishing links disguised as legitimate, whether […]