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Google drops 7-year promise not to make AI for weapons

Google, the company once known for including “Don’t be evil” in its code of conduct, just changed its corporate rules to allow the development of artificial intelligence for weaponry. The Mountain View tech giant updated its AI Principles webpage between January 30 and Feb.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance

Google’s updated AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue weapons and surveillance.

Business Insider · 1d

Google employees respond after company drops its promise on AI weapons: 'Are we the baddies?'

After Google scrubbed wording that promised not to use AI for weapons, some staffers slammed the decision in the company's internal message board.

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MSNBC on MSN · 5h

Google becomes latest company to follow Trump’s anti-DEI push

Several major companies have followed suit as Trump expands his attacks on diversity initiatives to the private sector.

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

Google Scraps Hiring Targets After Trump’s Anti-DEI Pressure on Government Contractors

The move came in the wake of an executive order aimed in part at pressuring government contractors to scrap their DEI initiatives.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Google will end a core DEI program and evaluate others, company says

The change comes after President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and a broader anti-DEI pullback at other big companies.

Google Launches Gemini 2.0 for Everyone. Here Are Highlights

CNET on MSN · 10h

Google Launches Gemini 2.0 for Everyone. Here Are the Highlights

The flood of AI news from Google comes in the wake of the launch of DeepSeek, the breakthrough Chinese AI tool that's been making headlines.

TechCrunch on MSN · 1d

Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini

Google launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a series of other AI model releases. The company is also making its “reasoning’ model,

Cryptopolitan on MSN · 1d

Google has opened its most powerful Gemini 2.0 suite for everyone

Google on Wednesday released a suite of its most powerful and capable AI models, Geminin 2.0, to everyone as part of the search engine giant’s broader strategy this year. The strategy entails “investing heavily into AI Agents,

Google rolls out cheaper AI model

Inc. on MSN · 1d

Google’s Cheap New AI Model Could Save Your Business Money

With the Gemini family, Google is expanding its lineup of AI models to include an inexpensive option. Google has announced several big updates to Gemini, its family of artificial intelligence models.

Reuters · 1d

Google introduces new class of cheap AI models as cost concerns intensify

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced updates to its Gemini family of large language models, including a new product line with competitive pricing to low-cost artificial intelligence models like that of Chinese rival DeepSeek.

InfoWorld · 18h

Google rolls out cheaper AI model as industry scrutinizes costs

Flash-Lite 2 can generate captions for around 40,000 unique images at a cost of less than a dollar on Google AI Studio’s paid tier.

Google edits Super Bowl ad

Business Insider · 1d

Google tweaks Super Bowl ad that showed its AI giving an incorrect answer about Gouda cheese

In a video featuring a small-business owner using Gemini, the AI originally said Gouda makes up 50% to 60% of global cheese consumption.

SFGATE on MSN · 1d

Google Super Bowl ad gets embarrassing attention before game even happens

Google has quietly edited a Super Bowl commercial celebrating its Gemini AI interface after online users pointed out that a statistic in the commercial was incorrect. The Mountain View company started a new campaign last Thursday,

CNN · 4h

Google’s AI-generated Super Bowl cheese ad has some holes

Google’s Super Bowl ad features a Wisconsin cheesemaker who uses Google’s Gemini AI tool to write cheese descriptions.

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Google CEO's formula for career success: Find your passion

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Carnegie Mellon students that they’re “far more likely to do well” if they find what they love ...

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Google Security Issues Zen Warning—What AMD Users Need To Do

Google security hackers have confirmed a confidential computing compromise that targets AMD Zen-based devices.

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ICE is gaming Google searches regarding mass deportations, report suggests

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is allegedly altering publication dates on old press releases in order to ...

Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years

Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google's head of quantum told Reuters on ...

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Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets

Google is eliminating its goal of hiring more employees from historically underrepresented groups and reviewing some ...

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Google Ends Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hiring Goals

According to an internal memo, the company is also reevaluating changes to its other DEI programs 'to comply with recent ...

17h

Forget Chrome—Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 10 Days

Google has a tracking problem. Nowhere is this more acute than with Chrome, the world’s most popular browser and front-end to ...

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Google is adding AI watermarks to photos manipulated by Magic Editor

Google Photos is adding its digital SynthID watermarks to photos that have been edited using the Magic Editor’s generative AI ...

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Google Launches Gemini 2.0 for Everyone. Here Are Highlights

Google rolls out cheaper AI model

Google edits Super Bowl ad

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