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Say Goodbye to Google Assistant—Gemini Is Moving In

Google is officially dumping Assistant for Gemini

Google initially launched Google Assistant in 2016. Now, though, Gemini has become the catch-all branding for many of Google’s AI and assistant-like efforts, so it’s not too surprising that the company is officially retiring Google Assistant. Update, March 14th: Added details from 9to5Google.

Gizmodo · 4h

Say Goodbye to the Google Assistant—Gemini Is Moving In

This is the first official declaration from Google that the Google Assistant is on its way out, but it’s not like we weren’t expecting it. Gemini is already the default experience on most mainstream Android devices,

Engadget on MSN · 9h

Google is removing Assistant from most phones this year

Google Assistant's days are numbered. Google announced Friday that all Android devices are switching to Gemini as their default assistant and "the classic Google Assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices.

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Engadget on MSN · 6h

OpenAI and Google ask for a government exemption to train their AI models on copyrighted material

OpenAI is calling on the Trump administration to give AI companies an exemption to train their models on copyrighted material. In a blog post spotted by The Verge, the company this week published its response to President Trump's AI Action Plan.

Ars Technica · 7h

Google joins OpenAI in pushing feds to codify AI training as fair use

Like OpenAI, Google has been accused of piping copyrighted data into its models, but content owners are wising up. Google is fighting several lawsuits, and the New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI could set the precedent that AI developers are liable for using that training data without permission.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

OpenAI urges U.S. to allow AI models to train on copyrighted material

OpenAI is asking the U.S. government to make it easier for AI companies to learn from copyrighted material, citing a need to “strengthen America’s lead” globally in advancing the technology.

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ZDNet · 15h

'Untrusted device' errors on Chromecast? Google is rolling out a fix

Google says a fix is rolling out, though. Second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices are facing a problem that prevents them from casting content. If you try to use an affected device,

Yahoo · 9h

Chromecast with Google TV's Android 14 update gives users a few problems

A post by 9to5Google highlights a surge of user reports, stating their Chromecast with Google TV is suffering issues following its (late) Android 14 update. Users on the AndroidTV

PC World on MSN · 1d

Google issues a fix for Chromecast ‘untrusted’ bug

If you’re one of the unlucky Chromecast owners whose “untrusted” device stopped working earlier this week, here’s some good news: a fix is on the way. As reported by 9to5Google, Google has issued a fix that should restore service to the stymied Chromecast streamers,

Google's Gemini AI Can Personalize Results

CNET · 7h

Google's Gemini AI Can Personalize Results Based on Your Search Queries

Google's AI model Gemini is getting even more personal. The company announced this week that enabling a new personalization tool will allow the AI model to reference your search history to enhance and deepen its responses.

Engadget on MSN · 1d

Google's Gemini Deep Research is now available to everyone

After being one of the first companies to roll out a Deep Research feature at the end of last year, Google is now making that same tool available to everyone. Starting today, Gemini users can try Deep Research for free in more than 45 languages — no Gemini Advanced subscription necessary.

Gizmodo · 1d

Gemini Will Mine Your Google Search History to Know Your True Self

Google would like for you to use Gemini more often. Today, the company announced that you can opt to have Gemini read your search history when prompting it for help. Google says the upside of this is that it’ll give you more personalized results when you interact with Gemini.

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Google shares AI and human evaluating process for policy violations

Google's ad review clarification reveals its dual approach of AI and human evaluation for detecting policy violations, ...

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Google is bringing a lot more Android games to PCs

Ahead of the Game Developers Conference next week, Google is announcing that all mobile Android games will be available by ...

Inside Google’s Investment in the A.I. Start-Up Anthropic

The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, according to legal filings obtained by The ...

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Google unveils asset testing for Performance Max retail campaigns

Asset testing for retailers lets you split traffic within a campaign to compare feed-only ads against ads with additional ...

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Google introduces new AI models for rapidly growing robotics industry

Alphabet's Google launched two new AI models tailored for robotics applications on Wednesday based on its Gemini 2.0 model, ...

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Google announces its answer to DeepSeek: A new lightweight AI model for phones and laptops

After China’s DeepSeek set the AI world alight with lightweight models that can provide pretty strong performance on ...

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Google cracks down on Chrome extensions following Honey scandal

As a result of the Honey expose, Google has now changed its Chrome extension policies concerning affiliate ads and marketing.

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Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's app store age verification bill

Google is pushing back on a bill that would make Utah the first state in the US to have a law requiring app stores to conduct ...

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