The European Commission has raised concerns about the companies’ potential non-compliance with its significant antitrust rules. The investigations are expected to continue for a duration of 12 months.According to the regulator’s announcement today, the European Commission has opened five non-compliance investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta’s adherence to its new …
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Apple is purportedly investigating a potential collaboration with Google to provide Gemini-powered functionality for iPhones
According to Bloomberg, Apple is seeking a partnership with Google to use the Gemini AI model to enhance functionality on the iPhone. This strategic move will put Google in a dominant position, given its existing agreement with Apple to serve as the primary search engine provider for the Safari browser …
Read More »Google Chrome will soon allow users to install any website as a desktop web application
A recent Chrome Canary version adds a new feature that enables users to install web pages as applications using a button in the settings menu, which user Leopeva64 discovered and reported to Android Police. To preview the functionality before its official release, download Canary and activate the specified flags.Access chrome://flags/#web-app-universal-installAccess …
Read More »A Google developer has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets for China
The stolen materials reportedly pertain to Google’s TPU processors and data centers used for AI processing.Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, a Google engineer, was accused by a federal grand jury of allegedly stealing trade secrets related to Google’s AI chip software and hardware on March 5th. He was …
Read More »Google highlights privacy changes, choice screens, and data API in preparation for DMA compliance day
Google has introduced a new set of product adjustments in preparation for the upcoming deadline to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).The DMA applies to Alphabet, the parent company of Google, as one of the six designated “gatekeepers” under the ex ante competition reform. The pan-European Union …
Read More »Google reinstates Indian companies’ applications on Play Store following regulatory action
Update: Google announced the restoration of all Indian firms’ apps following a meeting between the Silicon Valley company, protesting firms, and India’s IT Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw.“Temporarily reinstating the apps of developers with appeals pending in the Supreme Court as a gesture of cooperation.” Google has the authority to uphold and …
Read More »Google has implemented restrictions on the ability of users in Singapore to sideload specific applications
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 …
Read More »A growing number of Google Play games will soon be able to accept real money
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 …
Read More »With the departure of Fitbit’s creators, Google has laid off hundreds of workers from its voice assistance and hardware departments
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 …
Read More »Google launches AI Studio, an easy-to-use Gemini model app and chatbot development tool
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 …
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