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Ex-Google CEO says "there's no evidence scaling law has begun to stop"
By Kevin Okemwa published
UNPRECEDENTED SCALING Google's former CEO bashes scaling law reports and indicates AI models will scale unprecedented heights, leading to dangers such as biological attacks and new forms of warfare.

OpenAI is running out of high-quality content to develop advanced AI models
By Kevin Okemwa published
ADVANCED AI A lack of sufficient high-quality content for training and funds might stunt the development of advanced AI models by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

Google's AirDrop alternative is on the way to Windows on Arm
By Sean Endicott published
coming soon Google's Quick Share allows you to share files across Android devices and Windows PCs. It looks like the app will soon support Windows on Arm PCs.

Google Chrome's new extension support framework raises critical security concerns
By Kevin Okemwa published
MORE SECURE? Google Chrome's Manifest V3 framework poses a major security threat.

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT search to take on Google's dominance
By Kevin Okemwa published
CHATGPT SEARCH 🔍 OpenAI just launched ChatGPT search. It can search the web "in a much better way than before" and promises fast, clear, and direct answers to queries with relevant web sources.

More than 25% of Google's new code is AI-generated
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI CODE Google generates more than a quarter of its new code using AI, then reviewed and accepted by engineers.

"I am aghast": Google Search AI said a former Conan Exiles dev's personal phone was Funcom's office number, leading to irate complaint call
By Brendan Lowry published
WTF? Google's latest AI mishap saw a developer's personal number listed as a company's official contact line.

Google warns it will end support for uBlock Origin soon "because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions" — leaving over 30 million users susceptible to intrusive ads
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
END-OF-SUPPORT Google will pull the plug on uBlock Origin soon.

A "super realistic" AI-generated scam call almost cost a Microsoft consultant and potentially 2.5 billion others access to Gmail: "I would give them an A for effort"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI SCAM As once feared, hackers are now using sophisticated AI schemes to deploy their phishing scams.

ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot can't create a simple white image, while Google's flagship image generation tool frustratingly buries sophisticated creations behind a $20 monthly premium service
By Kevin Okemwa published
$20 LIMITATIONS Google's Imagen 3 AI-powered image-generation tool is finally available to all Gemini users, but you'll need a $20 subscription for sophisticated creations.
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