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May 15, 2024
NEWS
CBS News

Google Pixel 8a vs. Pixel 8 Pro: Is the new budget phone worth it?
It also has an advanced AI system (called Google Gemini Nano), an enhanced camera setup, plus an impressive microphone and speaker array — along with a stunning, 6.7-inch Super Actua OLED display.
WIRED

Everything Google Announced at I/O 2024
It was AI all day at Google’s developer keynote. The company showed off new AI-powered chatbot tools, new search capabilities, and a bunch of machine intelligence upgrades for Android.
WIRED

It’s the End of Google Search As We Know It
Google is rethinking its most iconic and lucrative product by adding new AI features to search. One expert tells WIRED it’s “a change in the world order.”.
CNET

Gemini AI Is About to Make Your Google Search Look Much Different
Google’s AI tool Gemini is about to make a big splash on Google Search and could possibly change the way you use the search engine. The tool has been available in Search Labs for a while now, but it’s about to be released to the whole world with some …
CNBC

Google I/O wrap-up: Gemini AI updates, new search features and more
Google on Tuesday hosted its annual I/O developer conference. The company announced a range of artificial intelligence products, from new search and chat features to AI hardware for cloud customers. Google rolled out updates to Gemini 1.5 Pro, …
The New York Times

Google Takes the Next Step in Its AI Evolution
The tech giant showed off how it would enmesh A.I. more deeply into its products and users’ lives, from search to so-called agents that perform tasks.
Fortune

Google unveils Project Astra chatbot tech and brings ‘AI overview’ to search for all US users
Google showed off new AI chatbot technology dubbed Project Astra, along with a series of announcements infusing artificial intelligence throughout its catalogue of products, as company executives took the stage at its annual developers conference on …
WIRED

Project Astra Is Google’s ‘Multimodal’ Answer to the New ChatGPT
Demis Hassabis chief executive officer of DeepMind Technologies Ltd. Demis Hassabis is leading Google’s charge to compete with OpenAI in artificial intelligence.Photograph: Jose Sarmento Matos/Getty Images.
CNN

News publishers sound alarm on Google’s new AI-infused search, warn of ‘catastrophic’ impacts
Gemini A.I. is seen on a phone on March 18, 2024 in New York City. The A.I.’s revamped search experience could potentially cause an even further decrease in audience for news outlets.
The Washington Post

What Google announced at its annual I/O conference
Google announced the rollout alongside a raft of new artificial intelligence features Tuesday at its big annual developer conference, known as I/O. The tech giant has thrown tens of billions …