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☆ Google’s Bard Just Got More Powerful. It’s Still Erratic.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Kevin Roose | More About Kevin Roose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This week, Bard — Google’s competitor to ChatGPT — got an upgrade. One interesting new feature, called Bard Extensions, allows the artificial intelligence chatbot to connect to a user’s Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive accounts. (Google also gave Bard the ability to search YouTube, Google Maps and a few other Google services, and it introduced a tool that would let users fact-check Bard’s responses. Bard Extensions is designed to address one of the most annoying problems with today’s A.I. Many people — including me — have most of their digital lives on Google’s apps and could benefit from A.I.

Persons: Bard —, ChatGPT —, Bard, today’s Organizations: Google

☆ China's capital city is letting the public take fully driverless robotaxis — and has bigger rollout plans, startup Pony.ai says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's capital city is taking swift steps to allow robotaxi businesses to grow. As of Tuesday, the suburban Beijing city district of Yizhuang is officially letting local robotaxi operators — primarily Baidu and startup Pony.ai — charge fares for fully autonomous taxis, with no human staff inside. "We have very high confidence ... maybe only in three years, our full driverless vehicles are going to be running over the whole Beijing city," he said in an interview with CNBC on Monday. Out of more than 200 robotaxis that Pony.ai operates in the region, only about ten are currently fully driverless, Zhang said. Beijing city did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.

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☆ Google rolls out a major expansion of its Bard AI chatbot
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Google’s Bard artificial intelligence chatbot is evolving. The new features mark the biggest update to Google’s Bard in the six months since it was widely released to the public. With the new extensions, Bard will now pull information from YouTube, Google Maps, Flights and Hotels by default. Bard users can opt to disable these extensions at any time. The double check feature is designed to counter a common AI issue called “hallucinations,” where an AI tool confidently makes a statement that sounds real, but isn’t actually based in fact.

Persons: Bard, OpenAI, Sissie Hsiao, Google, chatbot, isn’t, “ We’re, ” Hsiao, ” Bard, It’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, YouTube, Google, Microsoft, CNN, “ Locations: New York

☆ Loma Linda, California, the only Blue Zone in the US, has cheaper homes than elsewhere in the state
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Home buyers seeking a Blue Zone lifestyle in the US have limited options. Loma Linda, CA, is among the smallest Blue Zones by population and its real estate market is tight. Despite high demand, a typical home sale in Loma Linda is still less pricey than the state average. Loma Linda, California is located about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Hulda Crooks Park in Loma Linda David Keith Canete/Getty ImagesAverage home sales in Loma Linda, according to RedFin and Zillow, ran between $545,000 and $603,000 in the last year.

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☆ Google reaches $93 million settlement in tracking location case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Google has reached a $93 million settlement with the state of California to resolve allegations that it was collecting consumers’ data without their consent, the state’s attorney general said in a statement Thursday. The state also said that Google factors in location in its “behavioral profile” of users. For example, the original complaint said that Google continued to collect and store location data even when users turned off the “location history” setting, just in different ways. As part of the settlement, Google would have to be more transparent about its location tracking and disclose to users that their location information could be used for targeted ads. The proposed order is subject to court approval, the state’s attorney general said.

Persons: Rob Bonta, we’ve, Bonta, Biden, John Schmidtlein Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, California Department of Justice, DOJ Locations: New York, California, United States

☆ Fact Check-Video of Morocco building collapse predates 2023 earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video from 2022 showing the moment a building collapsed in the Moroccan city of Casablanca is being falsely linked online to the country’s 2023 earthquake. “The moment a residential building collapsed after the earthquake in Morocco,” a Facebook user sharing the video on Sept. 9 wrote (here ). A 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred 72 kilometers southwest of Marrakesh, Morocco, late on Sept. 8, 2023. Reuters reported that the earthquake was the deadliest in Morocco since 1960, when a major earthquake killed at least about 12,000 people (here ). The video dates to the collapse of a building in Casablanca in 2022, and not to the earthquake that struck Morocco in September 2023.

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☆ Mapping Where Floods Have Devastated a Libyan Port City
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Lauren Leatherand Lazaro Gamio | Lazaro Gamio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A view of Derna, a city on the coast of Libya that suffered catastrophic flooding. Esam Omran Al-Fetori/ReutersMapping Where Floods Have Devastated a Libyan Port CityThe layout of the city of Derna, on the northeastern coast of Libya, amplified the extreme damage wrought by flooding there over the weekend. The floods have killed at least 2,300 people, according to a Libyan ambulance and emergency services department, and 10,000 more are believed to be missing. As the port city was inundated by Storm Daniel, which made landfall in Libya on Sunday, riverbanks swelled, bridges were washed out and two dams farther up the wadi burst, adding their waters to the deluge. Al Sahaba Mosque Wadi Collapsed bridge To Mediterranean Wadi Collapsed bridge Al Sahaba Mosque To Mediterranean Wadi Collapsed bridge Al Sahaba Mosque To Mediterranean Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Persons: Omran, Storm Daniel Organizations: Port, Agence Locations: Libya, Port City, Derna, Libyan, Benghazi, Al Sahaba, Agence France

☆ Landmark Google trial opens with sweeping DOJ accusations of illegal monopolization
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Also being called anticompetitive are Google’s contracts to ensure that Android devices come with Google apps and services — including Google search — preinstalled, the Justice Department claimed. For Google’s opening statement, attorney John Schmidtlein said that Apple’s decision to make Google the default search engine in its Safari browser demonstrates how Google’s search engine is the superior product consumers prefer. The Google case “could not be more different” from the historic Microsoft litigation at the turn of the millennium, Schmidtlein continued. Google has previously said that consumers choose Google’s search engine because it is the best and that they prefer it, not because of anticompetitive practices. Google’s search business provides more than half of the $283 billion in revenue and $76 billion in net income Google’s parent company, Alphabet, recorded in 2022.

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☆ Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review: A big improvement to the clamshell foldable phone, but it's still held back by battery life and usefulness
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Antonio Villas-Boas | John Lynch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Learn moreThe Galaxy Z Flip 5 is Samsung's newest foldable phone with an updated compact clamshell design. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 The Galaxy Z Flip 5 offers big upgrades, and we mean that literally. Samsung also updated its hinge design for the Z Flip 5 so that it shuts completely flat instead of leaving a gap at the hinge, like previous Z Flip models. Samsung’s new hinge lets the Galaxy Z Flip 5 fold completely flat, without a gap at the hinge. The Galaxy Z Flip 5’s camera quality with boosted brightness and colors will be familiar for long-time Samsung fans.

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☆ Factbox: How the EU's Digital Markets Act challenges Big Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

On Wednesday, the EU Commission designated 22 services of the major tech companies as "gatekeepers" of online services. That means they will be required to make their messaging apps inter-operate with rivals and let users decide which apps to pre-install on their devices. APP STORES:Apple and Google will be forced to provide space for third-party app stores on their respective iOS and Android devices. For example, they may offer users a “choice screen” with a range of options upon setting up their device. MESSAGING:Under the DMA’s new interoperability rules, gatekeepers’ messaging apps will no longer be siloed off from others.

Persons: ByteDance, Ben Wood, Apple’s, Martin Coulter, William Maclean Organizations: New, Union, Big Tech, Markets, EU Commission, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta, Insight, Reuters, EU, Facebook, Thomson

☆ Opinion: Here are the jobs AI will impact most
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Bethany Cianciolo | Jessica Chia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +42 min

Dan’s research and teaching focus is on using AI for legal services and the regulation of AI in society. For instance, we can develop AI tools to help individuals understand their responsibilities and rights, and preserve and enforce those rights. People in businesses, large and small, are already using chatbots, AI assistants and other AI tools to help them comply with laws, regulations and internal policies. Additionally, new roles are emerging in the legal industry, such as legal engineers who build systems, legal data scientists and legal operations professionals. AI tools will then quickly re-optimize decisions associated with inventory shipments, staffing and promotions.

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☆ Continental integrates Google Cloud into vehicle cockpit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A man walks by the logo of German company Continental, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, at its new plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMUNICH, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Continental (CONG.DE) will integrate Google Cloud services into its vehicle cockpit system, the company said on Monday, enabling drivers to ask the vehicle for assistance such as context on nearby sights or information on the vehicle while driving. Technology companies from Google to Apple and Amazon are in a race to control carmakers' dashboards as software becomes an integral part of car design. Carmakers including General Motors, Renault, Nissan and Ford use embedded Google technology via a Google Automotive Services (GAS) package, offering features like Google Maps, Google Assistant and other applications, while others are integrating only a portion of Google's services into their cars. Reporting by Victoria Waldersee; editing by Matthias WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Fernando Carranza, Victoria Waldersee, Matthias Williams Organizations: Continental, REUTERS, Rights, Google, IAA, Technology, Apple, General Motors, Renault, Nissan, Ford, Google Automotive Services, Thomson Locations: Aguascalientes, Mexico, Munich, Germany

☆ Chinese nationals posing as tourists have accessed US military bases and other sensitive sites: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chinese nationals infiltrated US military bases, possibly for espionage, per The Wall Street Journal. The incursions are designed to test security practices at US military bases, officials told the paper. These involved Chinese nationals who claimed their Google Maps had directed them to the nearest fast-food restaurant, which happened to be near military bases, per the Journal. AdvertisementAdvertisementThese incursions by Chinese nationals are a concerning and growing trend, US military officials told the Journal. Officials familiar with the practice told the Journal that they appear to be designed to test security practices at US military bases and other sensitive federal sites.

Persons: Sue Gough Organizations: Street, Service, Wall Street, US Department of Defense, FBI, Kennedy Space Center, Key West, Journal, Google, Pentagon Locations: Wall, Silicon, Montana, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Key, Fort Wainright , Alaska

☆ I visited 4 Subway locations and saw firsthand what challenges its new owners will face. I found stale bread, bad tuna, and outdated, dirty restaurants.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

We visited four Subway in Southern California to figure out how Roark can fix the brand. So I visited four Subway stores near my Southern California home. It is one of hundreds of Subway stores that have been remodeled over the years. In 2021, The New York Times conducted its lab test and published a report stating that it found no tuna DNA in Subway tuna sandwiches. I ordered the tuna sandwich at a Subway in Santa Ana, California, an aging stand-alone store in a former adobe-style Taco Bell building.

Persons: Roark, Dunkin, Fred DeLuca, Jared Fogle, It's, haven't, Nancy Luna, Burger King, —, Tim Powell, Powell Organizations: Roark Capital, Buffalo Wild Wings, Service, Subway, Royce, Owners, The New York Times, Chapman University Locations: Southern California, Wall, Silicon, Jersey, North America, Miami, Orange , California, Santa Ana , California, Orange

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Despite Monday’s bounce, stocks are still shaky
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Investors may be heaving a sigh of relief because stocks have had more down weeks than up so far this month. But September's historically the worst month for stocks, according to CFRA data. And stocks still look vulnerable going into the new month, CNBC Pro's Bob Pisani writes.

Persons: Goldman offloads, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, David Solomon, Bob Pisani Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Creative Planning, United Capital Financial Partners, Google, Tesla Energy, Aurora, Nasdaq Locations: New York City

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Despite Monday’s bounce, stocks are still wobbly
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during opening bell in New York City on August 21, 2023. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Artificial intelligence, human controlArtificial intelligence must be "subject to human control," Microsoft's president and vice-chairman Brad Smith told CNBC in an exclusive interview. Monetizing Google Maps dataGoogle is planning to license solar and environment data to companies, CNBC has learned.

Persons: Hong, Goldman offloads, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, David Solomon, Brad Smith, Smith Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Nikkei, Creative Planning, United Capital Financial Partners, Google, Tesla Energy, Aurora, Nvidia, Sanlam Investments Locations: New York City, Asia, Pacific

☆ Google to begin selling maps data to companies building solar products, hopes to generate $100 million in first year
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Among the new offerings will be a Solar API, which could be used by solar installers like SunRun and Tesla Energy and solar design companies like Aurora Solar, according to a list of example customers viewed by CNBC. Some of the data from the Solar API will come from a consumer-focused pilot called Project Sunroof, a solar savings calculator that originally launched in 2015. It also offers 3D modeling of the roofs of buildings and nearby trees based on Google Maps data. At the time, Morgan Stanley had estimated Google Maps would earn $11.1 billion by this year as new travel products and promoted pins began to increase ad revenue. In June, CNBC found the company was laying off employees at traffic-reporting app Waze, which it acquired in 2013, and combining it with the Google Maps team.

Persons: There's, it's, Morgan Stanley, Brian Nowak Organizations: CNBC, Tesla Energy, Google, Marriott, Amazon, Microsoft

☆ A mystery company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has purchased tens of thousands of acres of land for more than $800 million to build a new city near San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A company called Flannery Associates has been purchasing land in a county near San Francisco. The company, Flannery Associates, has spent $800 million to purchase thousands of acres of farmland in Solano County, which sits northeast of San Francisco, court documents obtained by Insider show. But the spending price has since soared, with Flannery spending up to $15,000 per acre, lawyers for Flannery Associates said in court documents. Attorneys for Flannery Associates and the landowners did not respond to a request for comment outside of working hours. AdvertisementAdvertisementMusk recently purchased 3,500 acres of land outside of Austin, Texas, to build a town he intends to call "Snailbrook."

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☆ It Takes Patience to Live in a Famous House
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Candace Taylor | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Thanks to social media and Google maps, homes that are even moderately well-known can now be inundated with people eager to take selfies or relive on-screen moments. The real-life Dutch Colonial Revival house on which "The Amityville Horror" book and film series were based had a distinctive façade and windows that have since been renovated, in part, to discourage tourism. Photo: MGM/Entertainment Pictures/Zuma

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The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Google will provide more information on targeted advertisements and give researchers more access to data on how its products work, to comply with landmark European Union online content rules, the Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit said on Thursday. "We will increase data access for researchers looking to understand more about how Google Search, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Play and Shopping work in practice, and conducting research related to understanding systemic content risks in the EU," she said. It will roll out a new Transparency Center for people to access information about its policies on a product-by-product basis. Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Charles Platiau, Laurie Richardson, Foo Yun Chee, Devika Organizations: Google, Viva Tech, REUTERS, Rights, European Union, Digital Services, Microsoft, Twitter, HK, DSA, Center, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, U.S

☆ A mysterious 40,000-year-old hip bone suggests human ancestors and Neanderthals shared a cave — and perhaps a culture
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The bone could mean modern humans shared the cave with Neanderthals. The early human bone was found in a cave at the center of a debate about Neanderthal culture. Maureille is an author of the study about the hip bone, and an archaeologist from the University of Bordeaux. This raises a controversial hypothesis: that modern humans and Neanderthals shared the mysterious Châtelperronien culture, which has long baffled scientists. Research there suggests modern humans shared a cave with Neanderthals and Denisovans about 45,000 years ago.

Persons: Bruno Maureille, Will Oliver, Maureille Organizations: Service, University of Bordeaux, Sci Locations: Wall, Silicon, Arcy, France, London, Europe, Spain, Renne, Siberia

☆ Trump's Atlanta booking on RICO charges show why we need perp-walkable cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Trump's booking and arraignment in Atlanta will take weeks, which is way too long. In Atlanta, where the Fulton County district attorney charged Trump with an array of crimes for trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, that same process is expected to take several weeks. It's 'lightning speed' for AtlantaTrump has said he'll go to Atlanta on Thursday where he'll be booked at the Fulton County jail, known locally as Rice Street, on 13 charges ranging from RICO — a racketeering charge — to illegally pressuring public officials. Fulton County Sheriffs install barricades outside the Fulton County Jail, making it even less walkable. AdvertisementAdvertisementYes, the district attorney's office, county court, and federal court are all nearby each other in downtown Atlanta.

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☆ How Google's augmented-reality dream turned into chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Google's AR glasses were beset by a messy strategy, company insiders say. Google's AR fumbles have proven frustrating for employees in the face of mounting competition from Apple and Meta. "They're dabbling," one insider said of Google's AR efforts. Ramin Talaie/Getty ImagesNorth leaders were told they would lead a new project under Google's hardware boss, Rick Osterloh, and Google's AR and VR leader, Clay Bavor. A small group inside the AR division is also exploring how artificial intelligence could be used with AR glasses, a source said.

Persons: Tim Cook, Iris, Google's, Clay, Ramin Talaie, Rick Osterloh, Clay Bavor, Mark Lucovsky, Lucovsky, Paul Greco, —, Google's Hiroshi Lockheimer, Samsung's, Bavor, Shahram, Hiroshi Lockheimer, Betty, Barry, Greco, Eddie Chung, Kurt Akeley, Akeley, Justin Sullivan, Meta, Sundar Pichai, it's Organizations: Samsung, Apple, Google, Meta, CBC, Insiders, Vision, SBS Biz, Labs, Pro, Bloomberg Locations: Raxium, Kitchen , Ontario

☆ A tiny private island in Maine where the only toilet is inside a lighthouse is on sale for $400,000 — just a year after its owner bought it 'on a whim'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

On a 600-acre lake in Maine is a tiny island built by its original owner close to a century ago. The island, nicknamed Rocky Mecca, recently hit the market for $400,000. The island, nicknamed Rocky Mecca, was built in the 1930s in Canton, Maine. Nothing quite fits that bill like Rocky Mecca, a man-made private island on Lake Anasagunticook in Canton, Maine, which hit the market for $400,000 in May. The only other problem the original owner faced was having to secure a deed for his island home, which didn't appear on any maps before the 1930s.

Persons: Rocky Mecca, Rocky, Rebecca LaBrie, I'm Organizations: Google Locations: Maine, Canton , Maine, Rocky Mecca, Anasagunticook

☆ A country slightly bigger than Texas is projected to match the US population by 2050 — and it shows how radically the world is changing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The rise is in contrast to a growing number of countries that will experience population declines. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyIt was recently World Population Day. "The population growth is, of course, partly explained by improvement in level and access to public health," Amare said. Michael Herrmann, an economic adviser with the United Nations Population Fund, told Africa News that without proper planning, it could be difficult to care for, educate, and employ a population growing that fast. "They want to create full employment for the people, and a growing population can raise the stakes in these efforts.

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