TechCrunch has partnered with Google Cloud for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco from October 28 to 30. The collaboration aims to support and highlight promising startups from around the world, with Google Cloud providing infrastructure, AI capabilities, and global networks to help startups scale faster and smarter. Startup Battlefield 200 … Read more
Google announced today that it is expanding its translation service to support a total of 110 languages. This improvement is made possible through the use of the PaLM 2 AI Model, which enhances the accuracy and quality of translations provided. Among the languages being added are Afar, Cantonese, Manx, Nko, Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Tamazight (Amazigh), and … Read more
Google is responding to new competition from startups like ArcGoogle by announcing five new features for its Chrome browser on mobile devices. The updates aim to enhance the search experience for users and include shortcuts for local search results, an improved address bar for better navigation, trending search suggestions, live sports cards, and personalized search … Read more
Google, on Monday, revealed that it is expanding its Gemini artificial intelligence technology to teenage students using school accounts, in addition to those with personal accounts. This move aims to equip young learners with the necessary skills to navigate a future dominated by generative AI. The incorporation of Gemini is designed to enhance students’ learning … Read more
Security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler systems, known as CVE-2023-4966 or “CitrixBleed,” that hackers are aggressively exploiting to launch cyberattacks against major organizations globally. The flaw allows hackers to extract sensitive data from vulnerable Citrix devices and gain unauthorized access to networks without requiring credentials. Despite Citrix releasing patches, many organizations … Read more
Google has announced that it is halting its experiment to allow real-money games on the Play Store globally. The decision was made due to the absence of a central authority to approve such apps, making it challenging to ensure the safety of users. Initially, Google had planned to allow real-money apps in India, Brazil, and … Read more
Google will now make all user reviews of movies, TV shows, books, albums, and games visible on a public profile page starting from June 24th. This move will allow users to see all the reviews posted by a specific user in one place. While Google has made the option to create private profiles available, it … Read more
Google has recently acquired Cameyo, a company specializing in virtualization tools for running Windows applications on ChromeOS devices. The amount for which the acquisition occurred has not been disclosed. Cameyo’s CEO, Andrew Miller, and Google product leader Naveen Viswanatha stated in a blog post that this move will offer ChromeOS users improved access to Windows … Read more
Amazon Web Services, the cloud arm of Amazon, is facing a critical juncture with CEO Adam Selipsky stepping down to spend time with his family. Matt Garman, a long-time AWS employee, is taking over. Under Selipsky’s leadership, AWS growth has slowed, partly due to the generative AI movement that caught them by surprise. Analysts believe … Read more
Google has expanded the availability of its AI-powered note-taking assistant, NotebookLM, to more than 200 new countries, six months after its initial launch in the US. The platform, powered by Google’s multi-modal LLM Gemini 1.5 Pro, now supports users in countries like Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, along with 208 other countries … Read more