عالمی ٹیکنالوجی کمپنی گوگل نے پنجاب میں ’گوگل کروم بُک‘ (لیپ ٹاپ) کی مقامی سطح پر تیاری کے لیے فیکٹری کے قیام کی پیشکش کردی۔ جس پر پنجاب حکومت نے منصوبے کے لیے بھرپور معاونت کا یقین دلایا ہے۔ لاہور میں وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب مریم نواز سے ’گوگل فار ایجوکیشن‘ اور ’ٹیک ویلی‘ کے اعلیٰ سطح وفد نے ملاقات کی۔ وفد …
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Google pulls Gemma from AI Studio after Senator Blackburn accuses model of defamation | TechCrunch
Google says it has removed Gemma from its AI Studio after a U.S. senator accused the AI model of fabricating accusations of sexual misconduct against her. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Senator Marsha Blackburn — a Republican from Tennessee — said that when Gemma was asked, “Has Marsha Blackburn been accused of rape?” it responded by falsely …
Read More »WIRED Roundup: AI Psychosis, Missing FTC Files, and Google Bedbugs
Louise Matsakis: Oh God, you would not see me in the office for weeks if there was a bedbug infestation. How did they find out about this? Zoë Schiffer: So basically, they received this email on Sunday, saying that exterminators had arrived at the scene with sniffer dogs and “found credible evidence of their presence.” There, being the bedbugs. Sources …
Read More »Google partners with Ambani’s Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India | TechCrunch
In a push to expand its AI footprint in emerging markets, Google has partnered with billionaire Mukesh Ambani–led Reliance Industries to bundle its AI Pro subscription with Jio 5G plans at no extra cost. On Thursday, Google announced a partnership with Reliance, India’s largest company by market capitalization, to offer its AI Pro subscription free for 18 months to eligible …
Read More »Google to bring shuttered nuclear power plant back from the dead | TechCrunch
Google announced this week it is working with NextEra Energy to revive a nuclear power plant in Iowa that had closed in 2020. NextEra has been looking for a partner to reopen the reactor for the past year, and it found one in Google, which has been steadily adding zero-carbon energy sources to power its growing data center fleet. Neither …
Read More »Fitbit’s revamped app, with Gemini-powered health coach, rolls out to Premium users | TechCrunch
Fitbit’s new Gemini-powered health coach, announced back in August, is becoming available as a public preview to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on Android starting tomorrow. It expands to iOS later this year. As the AI race heats up, Google is counting on the Gemini AI assistant to help Fitbit stand out from the crowd. Called “Coach,” this feature is …
Read More »Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI’s Grok are pushing Russian state propaganda from sanctioned entities—including citations from Russian state media, sites tied to Russian intelligence or pro-Kremlin narratives—when asked about the war against Ukraine, according to a new report. Researchers from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) claim that Russian propaganda has targeted and exploited data voids—where searches for …
Read More »Browser Password Managers Are Great, and a Terrible Idea
By default, Google manages your encryption key, but it allows you to set up on-device encryption, which functions similarly to a zero-knowledge architecture. Your passwords are encrypted before being saved on your device, and you manage the key. Regardless of how the encryption works, Google uses AES, which is still the gold standard for security among password managers. It was …
Read More »Google’s Super Smart New Nest Cameras Raise the Bar—and the Price
The new Nest Cam Indoor and Nest Cam Outdoor boast the easiest setup experience I’ve encountered. Simply plug them in (the Nest Cam Indoor comes with a 10-foot USB-C cable, the Nest Cam Outdoor has an 18-foot weatherproof cable), scan the QR code sticker on the front of each camera with the Google Home app, connect to Wi-Fi, and you’re …
Read More »Google’s bets on carbon capture power plants, which have a mixed record | TechCrunch
Google said today that it will invest in a natural gas power plant in Illinois that intends to capture the majority of its carbon emissions. The 400-megawatt power plant will be built outside of Decatur next to an ethanol plant run by Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), which already captures CO2 from its operations. Google will buy most of the electricity to power …
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