Why Google’s AirDrop support on Pixel 10 puts pressure on Apple’s walled garden and high-priced ecosystem | Technology News

Earlier this week, out of nowhere, Google announced that it has developed a way for its latest Pixel 10 smartphones to transfer images and other files with iPhones using Apple’s AirDrop protocol. And the impact of the announcement might be bigger than a device launch – and for good reason. One might wonder why Google … Read more

Google targets 1000x compute growth, aims to double capacity every 6 months: Report | Technology News

Google is reshuffling its compute priorities in order to meet the growing demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) products and services. The search giant envisions reaching 1000x serving capacity in the next four to five years by doubling it every six months, according to a report by CNBC. Google needs to be “able to deliver … Read more

Google’s Pixel 10 phone can now share files with Apple’s AirDrop, and it’s the best thing to happen in tech in years; here’s why | Technology News

Earlier this week, out of nowhere, Google announced that it has developed a way for its latest Pixel 10 smartphones to transfer images and other files with iPhones using Apple’s AirDrop protocol. And the impact of the announcement might be bigger than a device launch – and for good reason. One might wonder why Google … Read more

An AI toy bear speaks of sex, knives and pills, a consumer group warns | Technology News

Almost as soon as a consumer advocacy group began testing Kumma, an innocent-looking, scarf-wearing artificial intelligence-enabled toy bear, trouble began. Instead of chatting about homework or bedtime or the joys of being loved, testers said the toy sometimes spoke of matches and knives and sexual topics that made adults bolt upright, unsure whether they had … Read more

The fate of Google’s ad tech monopoly is now in a judge’s hands | Technology News

Judge Leonie M. Brinkema is on the clock. The federal judge, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, heard three hours of closing arguments Friday from lawyers for the Justice Department and Google over the right way to fix the company’s monopoly in advertising technology. Now the decision is … Read more