Google News | Oct 02, 2024
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Updates as of Oct 02, 2024
- Google announced the latest Gemini-1.5-Pro-002 model for developers, now live in Gemini Advanced for paid subscribers.
- Google and the Department of Justice will return to court for closing arguments in the digital advertising antitrust trial on November 25.
- Google has expanded the availability of Gemini Nano to all third-party Android app developers through the AI Edge SDK tool, allowing them to experiment with AI features in their apps.
- Google announced a major Gmail upgrade to improve search speed and ease, including new summary cards and features for managing events, bills, and travel emails.
- Shorts International Limited is suing Google for allegedly infringing its trademarks by launching YouTube Shorts in 2020, while Google argues that 'shorts' is a descriptive term.
- Google's Pixel Buds Pro 2 will soon support Auracast for audio sharing, likely arriving with a future Android 15 update.
- Google has enhanced its Cloud AI portfolio by introducing generative AI capabilities in Vertex AI, allowing users to generate text and images and plan to expand into audio and video.
- Google announced its investments in Malaysia will create 26,500 jobs and add over $3 billion to the economy by 2030, with a new data center and Cloud region under construction.
- Google's Pixel 9a will launch next year in four colors with a major redesign compared to the Pixel 8a.
- Google launched the AI Essentials course in 2024 to help Canadians gain practical AI skills for career and business growth, as part of its commitment to support AI-driven job preparation.
- Google plans to change its Android release cycle by launching Android 16 in Q2 2025 using a new 'trunk-based development' model.
- On October 1, 2024, Google faced a renewed antitrust lawsuit accusing it of using its search monopoly to impose restrictive policies on voice assistants.
- Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated that Google's antitrust trials could take years to resolve, emphasizing the company's intent to vigorously defend itself.
- Google Cloud Platform has filed its first-ever antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, accusing it of anti-competitive practices that lock customers into Azure and inflate prices.
- Google TV now offers AI screensavers, doorbell alerts, and free channels, making it easier to find live sports and shows.
- Mark Israel, an economist, testified in Google's antitrust trial that the company holds only 10% of the U.S. digital ad market share, countering government claims of a monopoly.
- Google has updated Gmail for iPhone and Android with smarter summary cards to display important information like purchases, events, bills, and travel details more efficiently.
- Google is developing AI software that mimics human reasoning, intensifying its competition with OpenAI.
- ALVA has selected Google Cloud as its main cloud provider to improve customer experience and aid Indonesia's green mobility transition.
- Google is investing $850 million to build its second data center in Uruguay to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in Latin America.
- Google has redesigned the Android 15 QPR1 Settings app on Pixel, prioritizing the 'Google' menu and rolling out a Material You overhaul for 'Google services' with version 24.37.34 of Play services.
- Google Cloud, led by Thomas Kurian, has become the third-largest enterprise software company with Q2 revenue up 29% to $10.35 billion.
- Google has signed Europe's first-ever AI legal framework, pledging early compliance with the EU's AI rules.
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