In an effort to combat financial scams, Google has implemented a new program in Singapore aimed at restricting the sideloading of specific apps. The company aims to prevent the installation of apps that misuse Android permissions to access one-time passwords received via SMS and notifications. According to Google, there are …

According to Google CEO Sudar Pichai, the number of subscribers for the company’s Google One cloud storage service is on the verge of reaching 100 million. During Alphabet’s Q4 2023 earnings call, Pichai mentioned the company’s plans to incorporate additional AI-powered functionalities into the Google One service. The search engine …

In accordance with local regulations, Google has stated its intention to release additional kinds of real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year. Google has announced that in June, the program will launch in Mexico, India, and Brazil with expanded support for real-money gambling. Additional countries are expected to …

This is Google’s plan: to bring some creative AI into the retail sector. (Or at least to give it a go.). New-generation artificial intelligence tools were launched today by Google Cloud in conjunction with the National Retailer Association’s annual conference in New York City. These technologies will assist retailers in …

In the late hours of Wednesday, Google let go of hundreds of workers across a variety of departments, including engineering and services. As part of their reorganization, the knowledge and information product team—which includes voice-activated Google Assistant—and the Devices and Services PA (DSPA) team—which oversees Fitbit, Pixel, and Nest hardware—are …

Duet AI for Developers, the suite of AI-powered code completion and generation tools Google announced earlier this year, is now generally available and will start using Google’s more powerful Gemini model in the coming weeks. GitHub’s Copilot leads in developer mindshare for code completion and generation tools, but Google is …

Google is making Imagen 2, its AI model that can create and edit images with a text prompt, more widely available to Google Cloud customers using Vertex AI who have been approved. The company isn’t disclosing which data it used to train the new model or offering creators who accidentally …

Last week, Google announced its family of Gemini models and added them to its Bard chatbot. Today, it’s launching a variety of new and updated services for developers. One of these services is AI Studio, formerly MakerSuite. AI Studio is a web-based tool for developers that opens up the Gemini …

A jury sided with Epic Games over Google in an antitrust case that could change how app marketplaces like Google Play operate on Monday. The unanimous verdict ends the companies’ three-year legal battle. Fortnite creator Epic sued Google in 2020, alleging that its app store practices violated federal and California …

AllTrails was named Apple’s iPhone App of the Year for 2023, while Imprint: Learn Visually was named Google Play’s best app. Apple and Google chose Honkai: Star Rail for Game of the Year. These year-end “best of” lists aren’t just a way to promote new apps and games, but also …