Hackers are using Google Translate web links to mask malicious URLs Barracuda, a trusted partner, and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, has uncovered three new phishing tactics cybercriminals are using to trick users, bypass security measures and avoid detection, according to its most recent Threat Spotlight. Analysing data from…
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Mistake during launch underwhelms investors A variety of media sources are reporting that Google’s recent launch of its ChatGPT rival, Bard has underwhelmed investors with a glaring mistake. According to experts, promotional material for Bard contained an error in the response by the chatbot to: “What new discoveries from the…
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Google monopolizes key digital advertising technologies The Justice Department, along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, filed a civil antitrust suit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the…
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Enosi and UNSW will lead the demonstration Enosi and Google are working together as part of an EnergyTag demonstration with the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre, led by UNSW. The initiative aims to assess accounting approaches and other tools for certifying 24/7 carbon-free energy to improve decision-making around clean…
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Amazon has patented artificial intelligence methods to enhance data sets The US tech giants Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft (GAMAM) have filed more than 106,000 patents and Chinese tech trio Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT) have filed over 80,000 patents during the last five years. This indicates that innovation…
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The Programme is a collaboration under MAS’ Project Greenprint The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Google Cloud have jointly launched the Point Carbon Zero Programme to drive the innovation, incubation, and scaling of climate FinTech solutions in Asia. The Programme is a collaboration under MAS’ Project Greenprint and seeks to…
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Fines don’t touch the sides. Following today’s news that Google will pay app developers $90 million to settle the Play Store antitrust lawsuit; Sarah Coop, analyst in the Thematic Intelligence Team at GlobalData said paying these small developers* US$90 million in damages is a small win, but it does nothing…
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LaMDA claims it has a consciousness. Google engineer Blake Lemoine has claimed he has had a conversation with a Google that shows it’s become sentient. In response to the claim Google has suspended Lemoine, according to several media outlets (https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/12/google-engineer-ai-bot-sentient-blake-lemoine). Lemoine has published the conversation he and a colleague had…
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Long-term platform planning for the anime service. Google and Crunchyroll, the world’s leader in anime fan experiences, today announced a new, multi-year strategic partnership to accelerate and support Crunchyroll’s global scale ambitions. Today’s announcement builds on Google’s existing partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment that includes collaboration across Android, Google TV and Android…
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The two organizations will combine core competencies to nurture technology talent. Airasia Super App, the digital travel and lifestyle platform for everyone in Southeast Asia, and Google Cloud today announced a five-year strategic collaboration to advance airasia Super App’s vision of a co-innovation ecosystem that all businesses and developers can partake in to…
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