Google taps its alumni network for a new AI startup incubator
Google taps its alumni network for a new AI startup incubator

Google is building an AI startup incubator that draws on its network of former employees, the so-called “Xooglers”, according to Bloomberg. The pitch is neat in its logic: as some of the company’s most capable people leave to start their own AI venture…

Google Meet finally lands on Android Auto, giving you one less excuse to skip a meeting

Google Meet is rolling out widely on Android Auto, letting drivers join scheduled meetings and audio calls from their car’s display, months after the same feature arrived on Apple CarPlay.

Cloudflare teams up with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on a privacy-first anti-bot protocol
Cloudflare teams up with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on a privacy-first anti-bot protocol

Cloudflare has announced a joint initiative with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge to develop a new internet protocol that verifies whether web traffic is legitimate without tracking users. The protocol, called Private Access Control T…

Google invests $75 million in A24 as DeepMind launches AI filmmaking research partnership
Google invests $75 million in A24 as DeepMind launches AI filmmaking research partnership

Google is investing roughly $75 million in A24, the independent studio behind recent hits including Backrooms and Obsession, as part of a new AI research partnership between the studio and Google DeepMind. The deal, first reported by the Wall Street Jo…

Google is diving into the film world with millions of dollars, and yes, AI is involved

Google is investing roughly $75 million in A24 as part of a new AI research partnership with Google DeepMind aimed at developing filmmaking tools.

Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools
Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools

Google’s DeepMind AI lab is teaming up with A24 to develop new movie production technologies that aim to help future filmmakers “expand their storytelling possibilities.” As part of this new research and development collaboration, The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is investing “around $75 million” into A24, marking the first time the search giant […]

Vivo X300 Ultra Review: So close to perfection it hurts

The Vivo X300 Ultra is more than just a camera phone. It is a complete flagship package that delivers outstanding photography, excellent battery life, top-tier performance, and a polished software experience.

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic

Jumper isn’t the only big name leaving Google DeepMind.

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind for Anthropic after nearly nine years
Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind for Anthropic after nearly nine years

John Jumper, the Google DeepMind vice president who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating AlphaFold, is leaving the company after nearly nine years to join Anthropic. Jumper announced the move on X on Thursday, saying he would take some ti…

Google’s AI is confidently telling people that horror fan-fiction monsters are real
Google’s AI is confidently telling people that horror fan-fiction monsters are real

Google’s AI is having trouble telling horror stories from real life. Ask it about certain online monsters, and it will describe them as documented fact. According to a report by Futurism, Google’s AI Overviews repeatedly present entries from the “SCP F…