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Google revamps its Play Store with AI features and more | TechCrunch

Google revamps its Play Store with AI features and more | TechCrunch

Google said Tuesday it’s making a number of changes to how the Play Store looks and functions in an effort to better personalize the store to its users and increase engagement. Among the new features is a redesigned Apps tab, a new Play Games experience, a new tab focused on your interests, and other features that leverage Gemini AI. The …

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After India, OpenAI launches its affordable ChatGPT Go plan in Indonesia | TechCrunch

After India, OpenAI launches its affordable ChatGPT Go plan in Indonesia | TechCrunch

OpenAI is expanding its budget-friendly ChatGPT subscription plan beyond India. The company launched its sub-$5 ChatGPT Go paid plan for the country’s users last month and now is rolling out the same plan in Indonesia for Rp75,000 ($4.50) per month. The ChatGPT Go plan is a mid-tier subscription option that sits between OpenAI’s free version and its premium $20-per-month ChatGPT …

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Google’s Gemini AI is coming to your TV | TechCrunch

Google’s Gemini AI is coming to your TV | TechCrunch

Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, is coming to your TV. On Monday, the company announced it’s introducing Gemini for Google TV, allowing TV owners to engage in free-flowing, natural language conversations with the AI. When fully rolled out, this expansion of Gemini to a new platform will bring Google’s AI to over 300 million active Google TV and other Android TV …

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US | TechCrunch

Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US | TechCrunch

Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States, according to multiple media reports. The White House announced Friday that Trump had signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. In response, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft …

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US | TechCrunch

Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US | TechCrunch

Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States, according to multiple media reports. The White House announced Friday that Trump had signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. In response, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft …

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Updates to Studio, YouTube Live, new gen AI tools, and everything else announced at Made on YouTube | TechCrunch

Updates to Studio, YouTube Live, new gen AI tools, and everything else announced at Made on YouTube | TechCrunch

At its annual Made on YouTube event this week, YouTube unveiled tons of new updates, features, and tools geared toward creators, including updates to YouTube Live, new ways to monetize, and more. Studio updates include “likeness” detection and lip-synced dubs, and the company is offering new AI tools for podcasters to help promote their shows. Here’s everything announced at Made …

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YouTube Thinks AI Is Its Next Big Bang

YouTube Thinks AI Is Its Next Big Bang

Google figured out early on that video would be a great addition to its search business, so in 2005 it launched Google Video. Focused on making deals with the entertainment industry for second-rate content, and overly cautious on what users could upload, it flopped. Meanwhile, a tiny startup run by a handful of employees working above a San Mateo, California, …

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Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems | TechCrunch

Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems | TechCrunch

Google is making it possible to now share your Gemini Gems — custom AI assistants and experts designed for specific tasks — the company announced on Thursday. The feature launched last year, initially as part of the Gemini Advanced paid subscription, allowing users to write instructions to create an AI chatbot for different scenarios. For instance, Google launched with premade …

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Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more | TechCrunch

Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more | TechCrunch

Google announced Thursday that it’s rolling out Gemini in Chrome to all Mac and Windows desktop users in the U.S. after previously limiting the capability to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers. The tech giant also announced that it’s bringing agentic capabilities to Chrome in the future, adding its AI Mode search feature to the address bar, launching …

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Google partners with UK nonprofit to detect and remove nonconsensual intimate images from Search | TechCrunch

Google partners with UK nonprofit to detect and remove nonconsensual intimate images from Search | TechCrunch

Google is partnering with the U.K. nonprofit StopNCII to bolster its efforts at combating the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, also known as revenge porn. The search giant will begin using StopNCII’s hashes, which are digital fingerprints of images and videos, to proactively identify and remove nonconsensual intimate imagery on Search. StopNCII helps adults prevent their private images from being shared …

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