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Google vet raises $8M for Continua to bring AI agents to group chats

Google vet raises M for Continua to bring AI agents to group chats

In early 2023, David Petrou, a distinguished engineer and founding member of both Google Goggles and Google Glass, made a surprising move. After more than 17 years at the company, he departed to launch his own startup. “I was seeing how fast technology was changing, and I felt there are certain ideas that are best explored in the context of …

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Australian court finds Apple, Google abused app store market power

Australian court finds Apple, Google abused app store market power

Epic Games has just secured a win in its crusade against Apple and Google’s app store policies: The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ruled that Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct when it came to their respective app stores, ABC News reported. While Judge Jonathan Beach found that the two tech giants had abused their dominant position in …

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Google will now let you pick your top sources for search results

Google will now let you pick your top sources for search results

Google is rolling out a new feature called “Preferred Sources” in the U.S. and India, which allows users to select their preferred choice of news sites and blogs to be shown in the Top Stories section of Google’s search results. Enabling this feature means you will see more content from the sites you like, the company says. When users search …

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Gemini Live is finally able to interact with other Google apps in real-time

Gemini Live is finally able to interact with other Google apps in real-time

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Live can now interact with other Google apps. With this update, you can now ask Gemini Live to fetch information from Calendar, Keep, Maps, and Tasks in real-time. The feature is starting to roll out to those using the Gemini app on both Android and iOS. Gemini Live is getting a significant upgrade …

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Google fixing Gemini to stop it self-flagellating • The Register

Google fixing Gemini to stop it self-flagellating • The Register

Google is aware that its Gemini AI chatbot can sometimes castigate itself harshly for failing to solve a problem and plans to fix it. Netizens have shared several examples of Gemini declaring itself a failure in recent weeks, such as this June post from X user @DuncanHaldane that shows the Google chatbot declaring “I quit. I made so many mistakes …

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Google Calendar invites let researchers hijack Gemini to leak user data

Google Calendar invites let researchers hijack Gemini to leak user data

Google fixed a bug that allowed maliciously crafted Google Calendar invites to remotely take over Gemini agents running on the target’s device and leak sensitive user data. The attack unfolded without requiring any user involvement beyond typical interactions with the assistant, which occur daily for users of Gemini. Gemini is Google’s large language model (LLM) assistant integrated into Android, Google …

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Google Docs gets Material 3 Expressive progress indicator, tweaks

Google Docs gets Material 3 Expressive progress indicator, tweaks

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are the latest first-party apps to get various Material 3 Expressive tweaks. The updates in these three apps specifically apply to the editor interface. Google has yet to refresh the homepage. It starts with the new M3 Expressive progress indicator as you wait for a document to open. Specifically, it’s a circular component with the wavy …

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