Google CEO calls for national AI regulation to compete with China more effectively

Sundar Pichai calls for balanced AI regulation at the national level, warning that conflicting legislation could hurt US competitiveness against China.
WAND

Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Wednesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence designed to tackle more of the work and thinking done by humans as it tries to stay on the technology's ...
MyNorthwest.com

Google facing $425.7 million in damages for nearly a decade of improper smartphone snooping

A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people’s smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions. The verdict reached Wednesday in San Francisco ...
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The Most-Searched National Parks of All Time, According to Google

Google has released its search data on the top queried national parks of all time, and the winner comes as no surprise to us. Of the 433 that exist, Americans seem to be obsessed with Yellowstone, and ...
KHQ

Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes

Google on Tuesday updated its principles when it comes to artificial intelligence, removing vows not to use the technology for weapons or surveillance. Revised AI principles were posted just weeks ...
ABC12

Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America

Google is complying with President Donald Trump's executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps. In a post on X, Google ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Google to pay millions to South African news outlets: watchdog

Google will pay more than $40 million to support South African news media, many of them floundering in a digital age, the country's competition authority said Thursday. Tech giants, including TikTok, ...