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MSNBC on MSN · 3h

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 · 21h

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.

Google Ends Diversity Hiring Goals—Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

AI, Google and Magic Editor

Hosted on MSN · 5h

Google's Magic Editor will watermark its AI-tweaked photos

Spotting AI's work can be increasingly difficult as its capabilities and subtleties continue to improve. This continued shift makes labeling AI generated work all the more critical — something that is being done in bits and pieces.

TechCrunch on MSN · 4h

Google is adding digital watermarks to images edited with Magic Editor AI

Google on Thursday announced that effective this week, it will begin adding a digital watermark to images in Photos that are edited with generative AI. The watermark applies specifically to images that are altered using the Reimagine feature found in Magic Editor on Pixel 9 devices.

Google Photos will add a hidden watermark to your AI-edited images

All photos that derive creative benefits from AI courtesy of Magic Editor's Reimagine tool will be watermarked at the pixel-level in the Google Photos app.

Google's Gemini rolls out 'world's best' AI model

CNET on MSN · 9h

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.

PC World on MSN · 5h

Google’s Gemini rolls out ‘world’s best’ AI model, free of charge

Google has now given its Gemini app access to a new AI model called Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental. According to the announcement blog post, the company says this model is currently “ranked as the world’s best model” and is available at no cost.

Google brings second-gen AI models to the Gemini mobile app

The latest Gemini 2.0 Flash model can interact with other Google apps and comes with reasoning chops, while the Gemini 2.0 Pro model excels at math and coding.

Google employees respond

CNN on MSN · 1d

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.

SFGATE on MSN · 56m

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.

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.

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 · 22h

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,

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.

5hon MSN

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 ...

5hon MSN

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 ...

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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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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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