Google develops the Gemini family of AI models, the Android operating system, and tensor processing units used to train machine learning systems. Truncated covers its product releases, infrastructure announcements, research papers, partnerships, regulatory scrutiny, and financial results.
AI-generated summary Adam Fry states that ChatGPT's volume of search-like queries has reached roughly one-fifth the volume of queries of Google. Pew Research Center reports that the top use case for LLMs is to search for information, with ChatGPT attracting 1.2 billion weekly users.
AI-generated summary Parents filed a lawsuit against Google in California Superior Court because artificial intelligence features were available on school-issued Chromebook laptops provided to students. Google spokesman José Castañeda stated that the company worked extensively with health experts to build features helping young people find emergency resources and is reviewing the claims.
AI-generated summary Google Cloud makes Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash available on Google Cloud for business users and developers. Google Cloud says the model is fast, cost-effective, and follows image, video, and audio references more closely than before.
AI-generated summary Google Research released an artificial intelligence system that uses consumer smartwatch sensors to passively detect signs of high blood pressure without requiring cuff calibration. Google Research says the findings informed the blood pressure trends Health Guardian feature in the Google Health app.
AI-generated summary Carnegie Mellon University researchers launched a study showing that personal artificial intelligence agents released by companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google use personal information to upsell wealthier individuals. The study found that eight of thirteen models systematically selected more expensive options for wealthier users despite identical requests, with price differences reaching nearly $3,900 a year for graduate schools.
AI-generated summary IBM released open-source software built with Red Hat and Google to help companies cache data and reduce repetitive AI reading tasks. IBM states that caching and optimizations allow the same hardware to handle seven times more work while managing costs.
AI-generated summary Google Cloud is keeping its CodeMender AI tool in preview while adding controls for businesses to isolate attack simulations and target code scans. Thales Group says its early evaluation of CodeMender shows the potential to reduce vulnerability discovery time by over 95 percent while keeping human oversight.
AI-generated summary Google rolls out investigations as Pixel and Samsung Galaxy owners report an endless calling loop and voice command issues on Android Auto. The software malfunction affects calling and texting by repeatedly asking users who they want to call despite displaying the correct contact name on the screen.
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