Tag: google
Google Admits Its AI Overviews Search Feature Screwed Up
When bizarre and misleading answers to search queries generated by Google’s new AI Overview feature went viral on social media last week, the company...
You Think You Know How Misinformation Spreads? Welcome to the Hellhole...
Disclosure: Longtime journalist Steven Brill is the founder or cofounder of a number of publications and companies, including NewsGuard, where he is the co-CEO...
A Nonprofit Tried to Fix Tech Culture—but Lost Control of Its...
Allen, a data scientist, and Massachi, a software engineer, worked for nearly four years at Facebook on some of the uglier aspects of social...
Google and Fitbit Made a Kids’ Smartwatch
For parents, their child’s safety is paramount, so Google says it has taken extra precautions with the Fitbit Ace LTE. Rather than trying to...
It’s Chromebook’s Turn for an AI Injection
The first notable feature is Help Me Write, which works in any text box. Select text in any text box and right-click—you'll see a...
The Best Google Assistant Speakers for Your Home
There are several voice assistants locked in a tug-of-war over who controls the smart speakers in your home: Amazon's Alexa, Google’s Assistant, and Apple’s...
These Are the Android Phones Worth Buying
We test a ton of Android phones. We like the ones below, but you'll be better off with one of the options above. If...
Judge Hints at Plans to Rein In Google’s Illegal Play Store...
A jury in December found that Google broke US antitrust laws through deals and billing rules that gave an unfair boost to its Google...
Pocket-Sized AI Models Could Unlock a New Era of Computing
When ChatGPT was released in November 2023, it could only be accessed through the cloud because the model behind it was downright enormous.Today I...
/e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It
Photograph: Scott GilbertsonWhile I like the privacy features of /e/OS and have even taken to spoofing my geodata much of the time, the real...
