Google launched its AI-powered search, AI Overviews, feature in regular search for the public earlier this month. Overviews, also known as “Search Generative Experience,” works by providing users with summaries of web content that are generated using its in-house LLM. And while the feature is enabled by default, it appears only when the search engine …
In a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for the betterment of humanity, Google has partnered with Apollo Hospitals in India to pioneer early disease detection. Now, Google researchers are setting their sights on another pressing global challenge: flood prediction. Their efforts are outlined in a recent research paper published …
In the first week of January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lakshadweep and shared a couple of pictures, showing the “stunning beauty of its islands”. From “early morning walks” to snorkelling, the prime minister said his visit to the islands was “an enriching journey of learning and growing”. This immediately sparked a debate about Lakshadweep …
Image Credits: Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images Google is testing a new feature that will place a call to a business on your behalf, wait on hold and then give you a call once a live representative is available, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The new feature, called “Talk to a Live Rep,” would …
Google has officially confirmed that it is removing the ‘cached’ button from search results. The feature allowed users to see the version of the page that was last visited and indexed by Google and was often used as an alternative when one couldn’t depend on a page loading. In response to a post on X …
Google on Wednesday announced ‘Circle to Search’ feature in any app for premium Android smartphones starting with Pixel 8 and 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24 series from January 31 in all languages and regions. With ‘Circle to Search’, users can search video, photo or text (circling, highlighting, scribbling, or tapping) without the need of …
Google Maps is undergoing various changes that will directly impact driving. Although Google had announced in 2020 that it would discontinue the Assistant Driving Mode feature in Google Maps, the actual discontinuation is set to take place in February 2024. If you are driving, you will no longer have access to the Assistant Driving Mode …
Google has released the ‘Year in search 2023’ list. Weeks before 2023 ends, Google has released the top searches for the year that show the topics, questions and interests that dominated internet searches in India. The ‘Year in search 2023’ list includes all the categories – news, entertainment, memes, travel, recipes and more. The most …
Google was toying with the idea of adding more privacy-focused features to its search engine that would not track the sites visited by its users, a senior Alphabet executive revealed at the antitrust trial against the company. It was 2019 and tech companies like Google were on the back foot following the fallout from the …
A top Google executive had once called the company’s search advertising business as ‘world’s greatest business model’ rivalled by only illicit businesses like ‘cigarettes or drugs’. Also Read| Apple defends decision to set Google as default search engine on iPhones, Macs, says ‘no viable alternative’ Google Vice President for Finance Michael Roszak made the remarks …