Tweedledee and Tweedledum in cloudy battle
Alphabet's Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing practices and slammed imminent deals with several European cloud vendors.
Google nicked ChatGPT’s data
Stolen models
Search engine outfit Google has been accused of nicking data from ChatGPT AI, which is itself often alleged to have borrowed data from websites and artists to build its AI models.
Key paper on AI chip design might be overstated
Terminator not coming for chip designers
A key Google-led research paper claiming machine-learning software can design better chips faster than humans has been called into question after a new study disputed its results.
UK Tories whinge that Google’s chatbot hates them
Thinks it has a left-wing bias
The UK Conservative party is complaining that Google’s new Bard AI based chatbot hates them and believes it is producing results with a left-wing bias.
Ron DeSantis calls for Google break-up
Too big and anti-Republican
Conservative governor and probable presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is becoming the centre of calls to break up big tech firms.
Google does evil to its European staff
Not only will we fire you, but we are won't pay your medical insurance either
Search engine outfit Google, which once believed in “doing no evil” has been accused of mishandling of its biggest round of layoffs in Europe.
Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro renders leak
Smaller footprint for Pixel 8
The renderings for both the upcoming Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 smartphones have leaked online, showing upcoming Google phones in all its glory and giving some idea what to expect in terms of size and design.
Google releases Android 14 Developer Preview 2
Additional privacy, security, and performance improvements
Just under a month after the first Android 14 Developer Preview, Google has now released the second one, bringing additional improvements as well as refining the experience on large-screen devices.
Google I/O 2023 kicks off on May 10th
Android 14 Beta, Pixel foldable, Pixel tablet, and possible Chatbot/AI
Google has officially announced its Google I/O 2023 developer conference that will start on May 10th, across from Google's HQ in Mountain View, California.
Firefox attacks Google over Android Play Store
The privacy label system is corrupt
Firefox maker Mozilla released a study chiding Google for flaws in its Android Play Store app privacy label system.