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Google puts a lot of effort into creating and enforcing policies to prevent abuse while enabling publishers and businesses to thrive in the digital world. In 2022, Google added or updated 29 policies for advertisers and publishers to protect users from fraud and scams, block and remove harmful content, combat misinformation, respond to the war in Ukraine , and prioritise child safety. Google's financial services certification program was expanded to 10 new countries, and additional restrictions were placed to prevent spammers from creating thousands of accounts to spread malware. Over the past few years, Google has implemented comprehensive measures to address misinformation and unreliable claims in our advertising ecosystem. Among these measures are our policies that prohibit harmful health claims and claims that are demonstrably false and could weaken trust and engagement in elections. Google blocked or removed over 5.2 billion ads, restricted over 4.3 billion ads, and … [Read more...] about How Google is fighting ad spam on internet

Google has been dubbed 'late' to the AI party but this hasn't troubled the company as it wants to take a measured approach when it comes to releasing products and services powered by generative AI, company CEO Sundar Pichai has said. He added the company has more capable [language] models and will upgrade Bard but "getting it right is important" for Google. In a podcast with The New York Times, Pichai said that Google wanted to be careful with Bard. The company wants to use user feedback to improve models, build trust and a safety layer. "We knew when we were putting Bard out we wanted to be careful. It’s the beginning of a journey for us. There are a few things you have to get right when you put these models out," Pichai said. Read Also Explained: What is Google Bard, how to use it, and more "Getting that user feedback cycle and being able to improve your models, build a trust and safety layer turns out to be an important thing to do. … [Read more...] about bard: Here’s what Google CEO Sundar Pichai has to say on Bard AI chatbot upgrades

Google ’s ARCore is a software development kit ( SDK ) which is managed by the tech giant. This platform enables developers to build apps that feature augmented reality (AR). ARCore is also known as the Google Play Services for AR. According to a report by Android Police, Google has now expanded its list of ARCore-supported devices. Earlier, the company added ARCore support to the Samsung Galaxy S23 series and a few latest Pixel models. Now, Google has added 21 more devices to the ARCore support list. How Google ARCore works ARCore helps developers to add a layer of computer-generated data over a feed showing the real world using AR. For example, Google Maps' Live View feature works with the help of ARCore. It works when the user is walking with this feature enabled. Users will be able to see CGI arrows appear on their display. These arrows are layered over a real-world feed from their phone's rear camera. ARCore supported smartphones: New … [Read more...] about arcore: Google adds more Android devices to the ARCore support list: Report

L'IA Bard de Google s'est retrouvée au centre d'une nouvelle controverse, cette fois en raison d'allégations selon lesquelles ce rival de Bing a été formé à partir de données extraites de ChatGPT d'OpenAI. Comme vous le savez peut-être, ChatGPT est le cerveau de l'IA de Bing et l'accusation d'activités douteuses dans les coulisses provient d'un rapport de The Information (s'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet) . Nous y apprenons que Jacob Devlin, ingénieur logiciel chez Google - un ex-ingénieur, pourrait-on ajouter, car il a quitté l'entreprise à cause de cette affaire - affirme que Google a utilisé les données de ChatGPT (apparemment récupérées sur le site web de ShareGPT) pour développer Bard. Devlin note qu'il a averti Google de ne pas le faire, car cela allait clairement à l'encontre des conditions de service d'OpenAI. Selon le rapport toujours, Google a cessé d'utiliser les données mentionnées après les avertissements de Devlin (qui a quitté Google pour … [Read more...] about Google dément que l’IA de Bard ait copié la moindre donnée de ChatGPT

Google introduced ‘Google Reviews and Development’ (GRAD), a new rating system that will help managers avoid paying low-performing employees bonuses and stock grants. Now Facebook owner Meta is also bringing a rating system according to which the bonus payouts will be awarded. Citing an internal memo, Wall Street Journal reported that Meta is planning to lower bonus pays for some employees and assess staff performance more frequently. The report also mentioned that employees who get a rating of "met most expectations" in their 2023 year-end reviews, will receive a smaller percentage of bonuses and restricted stock award due in March 2024. Read Also Meta launches subscription service in US Changes in grading The WSJ report mentioned that the bonus multiplier for the grade has been cut to 65% from 85% earlier and Meta will restart assessing staff performance twice a year. "We are making changes to our performance process, taking into account … [Read more...] about meta: Facebook parent Meta is bringing Google-like review system for bonus payouts: Report

Google Cloud espera que los desarrolladores de juegos puedan ahora mejorar la experiencia multijugador online de sus jugadores con una nueva herramienta en la nube. Los servidores de juegos utilizados para el juego en línea ahora pueden ejecutarse en Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot utilizando otra nueva función de la empresa, un orquestador de servidores de juegos de código abierto llamado Agones. Con la combinación de estos dos servicios, Google Cloud puede gestionar los clústeres de Kubernetes y ampliarlos o reducirlos en función del número de jugadores conectados al servidor en un momento dado. En una entrada del blog de la compañía (opens in new tab) , el director senior de producto de GKE, Ishan Sharma, ha afirmado que "en Google Cloud, estamos obsesionados con hacer que los lanzamientos de juegos sean aburridos convirtiendo GKE Autopilot en la plataforma de elección para ejecutar cargas de trabajo de juegos por su escalabilidad, fiabilidad y automatización." … [Read more...] about Google Cloud quiere que los juegos multijugador en línea sean más fluidos que nunca

Immortality may be as far as just seven years away. According to former Google scientist Ray Kurzweil , humans will attain immortality with the help of nanorobots in just seven years. Kurzweil has made the claim in a YouTube video posted by tech vlogger Adagio where he discussed expansion in genetics, nanotechnology, robotics and more. In the two-part video interview, the scientist emphasised his claim made in the 2005 book 'The Singularity Is Near' where he predicted that technology will allow humans to enjoy an everlasting life by 2030. “2029 is the consistent date I have predicted for when an AI will pass a valid [Alan] Turing test,” Kurzweil reportedly told Futurism in 2017 — referring to experiments that challenge computers to think like us — “and therefore achieve human levels of intelligence.” According to a report in NewYork Post , he further said, “I have set the date 2045 for the ‘Singularity’ which is when we will multiply our effective intelligence a … [Read more...] about Nanobots to help humans attain immortality by 2030, claims Google scientist

"Please delete 2 million files to continue using your Google Drive account." That was the message that Reddit user ra13 woke up to one day. Google apparently decided to put a hard limit on the number of files you're allowed to have on one Google Drive account. Google rolled out this file limit without warning anyone it would happen. Users over the limit found themselves suddenly locked out of new file uploads, and it was up to them to figure out what was going wrong. Did we mention this all started in February? A post on the Google Drive API issue tracker shows some users have been seeing this error for almost two months now. The original message said: "The limit for the number of items, whether trashed or not, created by this account has been exceeded." And sometime in March, it was updated to say, "Error 403: This account has exceeded the creation limit of 5 million items. To create more items, move items to the trash and delete them forever." Since there is nothing anywhere … [Read more...] about Google Drive does a surprise rollout of file limits, locking out some users

Google Bard is getting a little smarter today with the addition of math and logic capabilities. Google employee Jack Krawczyk announced the change on Twitter, saying, "Now Bard will better understand and respond to your prompts for multi-step word and math problems, with coding coming soon." Logic questions were a big flaw when Bard arrived tens of days ago, and some answers made Bard seem particularly dumb to early testers. In one example from last week, Bard repeatedly asserted that one plus two equaled four . Today, Google's state-of-the-art AI chatbot models can now correctly say that the answer is three. So there has been at least some change. It can also correctly list the months in a year instead of making up names like "Maruary." Bard still gets tripped up by really basic logic questions, though. HowToGeek's Chris Hoffman posed the question to Bard on day one, "What's heavier, five pounds of feathers or a one pound dumbbell?" Google Bard responded with the … [Read more...] about Google Bard gets better at homework with improved math and logic capabilities

It's a tentative time for the tech industry. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, tech sector employment fell by 11,184 positions in February. Overall, this can be viewed as a modest reduction of 0.2% of the total tech industry workforce, which numbers more than 5.5 million. Unemployment is creeping upwards, rising from 1.5% in January to 2.2% in February. While we're not facing a critical situation, there are signs that things are slowly but surely starting to take a downturn. However, we know that during times of uncertainty or even recession, not all tech jobs are affected equally. In fact, many tech roles are predicted to grow over the next decade, including fields such as data science (36%), information security (35%), and web development (30%). With this in mind, it helps to stay on top of the latest industry trends and needs. By continuously upskilling and growing your skillset, you can safeguard your career long into the future. Discover 2023's most in-demand … [Read more...] about These are the three most in-demand tech skills this year