How to get the smart artificial intelligence tool, Gemini advanced
Google announced that its AI-powered chatbot Bard has been renamed as “Gemini” and its Advanced features will now be available only to the subscribers of the higher tier. The new Gemini Advanced features will be available only to subscribers of the higher tier. However, it is unclear if they will be free after July 31.
The new brand of its artificial intelligence was dubbed “Gemini.” It is supposed to be used to take on chat
OpenAI announced a new bundle for its Gemini chatbot and GTT store, which will be available to Google users. The bundle is priced at $20 per month and includes a subscription to the most powerful version of ChatGPT, a place where developers can build custom chatbot functions, and a chat-ified search experience. A Google One account is also included in the bundle.
Critics are angry about the tax on the App Store
Apple and Google have no say in letting dating app developers in Netherlands use alternative payment options, an analysis of a new court ruling in Netherlands said. In 2022, Apple allowed dating app developers there to use alternative payment options with the same 27 percent tax. South Korea has warned both Apple and Google over the possibility of fines for breaking the new payment rules.
If the app store is an illegal monopoly, it will have to pay $700 million
Google said its ‘User Choice Billing’ program isn’t a “fake choice” of Google, as part of a settlement deal with US Attorney’s Office. Google will contribute $630 million to a settlement fund for consumers and $70 million will be provided to the dozens of states that brought the legal action against the tech giant. Google also said it’ll allow app developers to charge consumers directly.
An illegal Monopoly was Ruled by the App Store
Epic Games has said that Google’s Project Hug was an ” astonishingly corrupt effort” at a massive scale. “The same corrupt deal structure Google…tried to do with Epic when they wanted to pay us off to launch Fortnite on Google Play…not launch our own store,” it added. Epic had alleged that Google wanted to pay Epic to launch Fortnite on Play but not launch its own store.
The jury decided in favor of the person who had a monopoly on the app store
A jury in the US has found Google and Apple guilty of anti-competitive practices in the app distribution and in-app billing markets. It also found that Google has an illegal tie between its Google Play app store and its Google Play Billing payment services. The court ordered Apple to make just one change to its App Store practices.
In a court filing, the CEO argued that the internet giant is simply a business
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told a court during a trial that Google makes more people do more Google searches, everybody involved in a deal gets paid and that’s the only way to compete. The US Justice Department had sued Google alleging it illegally manoeuvred its business dealings to ensure it was the first search engine people see when they turn on their phones or computers.
It was once asked by the company to preload its app on the platform
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said Apple CEO Tim Cook met him about once a year in 2018 to talk about the state of the search deal between them. He further said that they discussed the status of the search deal, which brings Apple billions of dollars a year. Microsoft has failed to invest, innovate in a way comparable to Google, Pichai added.
The new Pixel 8 is smaller and smarter than the previous one
Google unveiled its Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro devices on Monday. The Pixel 8 Pro has a 48-megapixel ultra wide camera lens that’s now capable of focusing as close as 2cm in macro mode, while the Pixel 8 has a 21-megapixel primary camera which is 21% more sensitive to light than the Pixel 7’s camera.
The new Pixel 8 is a little bit smarter than its predecessors
Google on Tuesday announced that its new Pixel 8 device will be supported for seven years. This is in addition to the seven years of support it had announced for its previous Pixel phones. The new Pixel 8 sports a 21 percent better main camera than the Pixel 7 and is the same sensor as used on the Pixel 8 Pro.