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Qualcomm’s grip weakens as big players look elsewhere for 5G modems
- Google has chosen MediaTek as its radio partner for the upcoming Pixel 10 smartphone, instead of Samsung or Qualcomm.
- Apple is planning to drop Snapdragon in its upcoming iPhone SE 4 and possibly some iPads in 2025.
- Apple aims to replace Qualcomm entirely by 2027.
- The loss of Apple will be a major blow to Qualcomm, as it currently dominates the US market and is present in numerous flagship phones worldwide.
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Google Sets FCA Registration Rule for UK Crypto Ads in 2025
- Google has updated its financial products and services policy to require FCA registration for UK crypto exchanges and software wallet ads.
- Advertisers must meet strict requirements and register with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) starting January 15, 2025.
- Hardware wallet ads for storing private keys for cryptocurrencies and digital assets are allowed, as long as they don't promote trading or buying/selling.
- This policy change aims to align with local regulations, protect consumers, and ensure accountability among crypto advertisers.
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Google Makes a Quantum Leap with New 'Willow' Chip
- Google has made a major breakthrough in quantum computing with its new 'Willow' chip.
- The chip can solve complex problems in minutes, which would take regular computers an unimaginable amount of time.
- This achievement demonstrates the capabilities of quantum computers and their ability to solve previously unsolvable problems.
- Hartmut Neven, the founder of Google Quantum AI, believes that Willow is the most convincing prototype of a quantum computer to date.
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Google puts the cherry on its year-end recaps with this Year in Search 2024 Doodle
- Google highlights the Year in Search with its latest Doodle.
- 2024 year-end recaps have been popular, and Google has done recaps for services like Photos and YouTube Music.
- Google's Year in Search 2024 Doodle is the latest addition to its year-end recaps.
- The Doodle summarizes the top searches of 2024.
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Google proposes limits to its search partnerships to remedy antitrust case
- Google proposes limitations to its search partnerships as a possible remedy to resolve antitrust violations in its search business.
- The proposal would allow Google to continue revenue-sharing deals with third-party companies to be the default search engine on their devices.
- Google's proposal suggests non-exclusive deals, unlike the Justice Department's proposal.
- A final ruling on the proposed remedies is expected by August 2025.
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Google Photos finally shows album info for pictures and videos
- The Google Photos app now shows you which albums a picture or video belongs to on the information page.
- The feature was added in the most recent update of the app.
- This feature has been available in the web version of Google Photos for some time.
- Many users have been eagerly waiting for this feature to be added.
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Calling all devs: Code the future of baseball with Google Cloud and MLB
- Google Cloud and MLB are hosting a hackathon called Google Cloud X MLB Hackathon.
- Developers can utilize Google's Gemini AI models, real MLB datasets, and Google Cloud Platform tools for their projects.
- The hackathon offers five challenges, including fan experience innovation and prospect prediction.
- Participants have a chance to win prizes like cash, Google Cloud credits, and an opportunity to present at Google Cloud Next '25.
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This Week in AI: Security Flaw Exposes AI Giants While Robot Workers Get Upgrade
- Security researchers demonstrated a security vulnerability in AI systems, stealing AI models through electromagnetic signals.
- MIT developed PRoC3S, an AI system to enhance warehouse robot capabilities for handling odd-shaped packages.
- Three nations, including the US, Malaysia, and the UK, launched AI oversight initiatives and regulations.
- Google released Gemini 2.0, a more autonomous AI system for handling complex tasks across multiple platforms.
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It just got a lot easier to see what pictures are in your Google Photos albums
- Google Photos has introduced a new "Albums" section to make it easier to see which pictures are part of specific albums.
- When viewing a photo or video in Google Photos, users can swipe up to access the details and find the "Albums" section.
- The feature is currently available on the Android app, but not yet on the iOS version.
- The addition of this feature aims to help users keep track of which photos/videos are already in albums and encourage better album organization.
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Perplexity’s Carbon integration will make it easier for enterprises to connect their data to AI search
- AI search startup, Perplexity has acquired a startup, Carbon, specialising in data retrieval framework to smoothen knowledge discovery process in enterprise workflows.
- Carbon offers a universal API or SDKs to sync data sources and retrieve data for use with LLMs, supporting over 20 file formats, including text, audio and video files.
- Perplexity plans to integrate Carbon's retrieval engine and connectors into its tech stack to plug-in diverse sources of data, expanding the AI search engine knowledge pool to give a more comprehensive and personalised search experience.
- Sanjeev Mohan, former Gartner Research VP for data and analytics, told venturebeat that one of the biggest AI trends for 2025 will be ETL for unstructured data, allowing entities to generate relevant and accurate responses.
- Through the acquisition, prospect for enterprise teams using the AI search engine is streamlined workflows, using the platform to extract insights from diverse sources including customer conversation insight.
- The real test of execution for the two startups will be on the safety of the startup's much more secure company data to ensure companies can keep their data privately.
- Carbon's managed API ends on March 31, 2025. Existing customers using the API have already been informed of the decision, with the Carbon team assisting users in the transition.
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Google’s New AI Mode Revolutionizes Search Experience
- Google is testing AI Mode in its search app, allowing users to search using voice commands or visual searches.
- Google aims to provide an AI-powered assistant within the search experience to compete with rivals like ChatGPT, Copilot, Perplexity, and DuckDuckGo.
- AI Mode offers an interactive and conversational search experience, combining Google Search with the intelligence of a chatbot.
- Google's integration of Gemini AI into its core search functionality reshapes the way users interact with search engines.
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Google Search is getting an AI Mode to compete with ChatGPT Search
- OpenAI has released an AI-powered search engine called ChatGPT Search, which was previously available only to premium users.
- Google is planning to introduce an AI Mode to compete with ChatGPT Search, providing users with an AI online search tool.
- Google faces challenges in implementing AI into its search engine while ensuring accurate and reliable information.
- The release of ChatGPT Search highlights the need for Google to offer a similar AI-powered search experience to its users.
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Spanner in 2024: A year of innovation
- Google's Spanner, which powers Gmail, YouTube, and Google Photos, evolved in 2024 into a multi-model database with interoperable capabilities, cost-effective pricing with multiple editions, and a powerful Cassandra proxy adapter.
- Spanner's multi-model intelligently consolidates databases and eliminates data movement for a true ZeroETL experience, while its price-performance lets you scale with no cliffs.
- The Cassandra to Spanner Proxy Adapter makes it easier than ever to migrate workloads to Spanner with minimal changes, and vector support allows for similarity searches on vector embeddings.
- New integrations between Spanner and BigQuery improve decision-making, and dual-region configurations and geo-partitioning improve availability and governance controls. Incremental and scheduled backups also make data backup easier and cheaper.
- Google Cloud also improved Spanner's developer experience by allowing protobuf values to be managed in Spanner, adding support for end-to-end tracing, and introducing database center support.
- Google intends to continue adding exciting capabilities to Spanner in 2025.
- You can try Spanner for free for 90-days or for as little as $65 USD/month for a production-ready instance.
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Database Center: Now with support for Bigtable, Firestore, and Memorystore
- Google Cloud's Database Center now supports Bigtable, Memorystore, and Firestore databases.
- Database Center offers a comprehensive view of the entire database fleet, enabling easier management.
- Proactive monitoring and issue-resolution capabilities are expanded to support Bigtable and Firestore databases.
- AI-powered assistance through Gemini interface helps optimize the database fleet.
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Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page
- Google will soon introduce 'AI Mode' on its main search page.
- The AI Mode will provide an interface similar to a Gemini AI chat.
- This feature was found in the Google app and Android search widget.
- Users can interact with AI through voice or image-based commands.
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