Author: Zach_Wilson
More than a quarter of new code at Google is generated by AI
Google is building a bunch of AI products, and it’s using AI quite a bit as part of building those products, too. “More than a quarter of all new code at Google is generated by AI, then reviewed and accepted by engineers,” CEO Sundar Pichai said on the company’s third…
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Google’s AI Overviews are now available to help a billion people avoid reading full articles
Google is bringing its AI Overviews feature to more than 100 countries around the world, a massive expansion after initially becoming available just in the U.S. and later a half dozen other countries. AI Overviews, which employ Google’s Gemini AI models to summarize answers to search queries, will now be…
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Google Chrome cookie encryption system can be easily bypassed, experts warn
The cookie encryption system that Google introduced to the Chrome browser a few months ago can easily be bypassed, experts have warned. In fact, a security researcher has recently published a new tool that does just that. In July 2024, Google released Chrome 127, a new version of the Chrome…
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Google accused of violating labor law for asking workers to ‘refrain’ from talking about antitrust case
The Alphabet Workers Union filed a charge against Google with the National Labor Relations Board after Google management asked workers to “refrain” from talking about its ongoing Search antitrust case. The union charges that Google issued an “overly broad directive” on discussing the case to employees, according to a copy…
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An Elon Musk-funded super PAC is putting out fake pro-Harris ads
If you’re a swing state voter, you may have seen ads claiming that vice president Kamala Harris wants to institute a mandatory gun buyback program and make it easier for undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses. These ostensibly pro-Harris ads are the product of Progress 2025, a campaign designed to…
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Apple, I’m not ready to move on from USB-A yet – so why the heck does the new M4 Mac mini only have USB-C ports?
Okay, listen. Maybe I’m in the minority here; I still use and like USB-A. I know the EU wants to drag me kicking and screaming into a glorious utopian future where every device is powered and connected solely with USB-C cables and nothing else, but I’m simply not ready to…
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