Reddit and Mythical Games Helped Google Update Its NFT Policy
Google has updated its policy on tokenized digital assets, allowing blockchain-based assets to be traded within applications and games on Google Play. The aim is to offer users a more creative and immersive in-app experience and boost user loyalty through NFT rewards.
Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Misuse of Data in AI Training
Google is facing a lawsuit from eight individuals who claim to represent millions of internet users and copyright holders. The lawsuit accuses Google of harvesting data without consent to build its AI products, including copyrighted material.
Twitter's New Rate Limits Affect Indexing and Display of Tweets on Google Search
Google's search engine is experiencing a significant drop in indexed URLs from Twitter due to the microblogging site's new rate limits. SearchEngineLand reported that the number of indexed tweets has decreased by over 60% to around 180 million tweets. A Google spokesperson confirmed that their ability to crawl Twitter.com has been limited, affecting their ability to display tweets and pages from the site in search results.
Google's Updated Privacy Policy Allows Use of Publicly Available Data for AI Training
July 4 (Cointime) - Google has updated its privacy policy to allow for the use of publicly available data in its artificial intelligence (AI) training. The updated policy includes the addition of Google's AI models, Bard and Cloud AI, to the services that may be trained using this data. The update clarifies that anything publicly uploaded online could be used in Google's training processes for current and future AI systems. This update follows a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI, which allegedly scraped private information from users without consent to train its AI chatbot, ChatGPT. There are rumors that Twitter's recent change in tweet access limits was partially due to AI data scraping.
Irish Data Protection Commission Blocks Google's AI Service Launch in EU Over Privacy Concerns
Google's generative AI service, Bard, has reportedly been blocked from launching in the European Union by the Irish Data Protection Commission due to privacy concerns. Despite launching in the US, UK, and 178 other countries earlier this year, Google has been unable to bring Bard to the EU.
Google Opens Access to New Generative AI Capabilities in Search
Google has announced the opening of access to new generative AI capabilities in Search through its Search Labs program. Users can sign up for experiments, including the Search Generative Experience, to test out the new features before they are widely released.
Microsoft to Add Bing Search to OpenAI’s ChatGPT in Battle With Google
Microsoft is integrating its Bing search engine into OpenAI's ChatGPT, a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to converse with users. The move will allow customers to access up-to-date information through the premium ChatGPT Plus service. Microsoft is OpenAI's largest investor and partner, and has been using the startup's technology in its cloud-based services for clients such as Volvo, Ikea, Mercedes-Benz and Shell. The integration of Bing into ChatGPT is part of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's strategy to focus on AI programs called copilots that help users perform tasks in Bing and Office software.
Google to experiment with ads that appear in its AI chatbot in Search
Google has announced plans to run Search and Shopping ads inside its conversational AI experience in Search, via the recently announced Search Generative Experience (SGE) in the US. The company showed how ads could run above and below this new experience at its I/O developer event earlier this month. Google will also experiment with ads that are "directly integrated" within the AI-powered snapshot and conversational mode, which will appear alongside relevant queries. These ads that accompany the AI chatbot's responses will still be clearly labeled as "Sponsored" results using bold, black text.
Google’s new generative AI tool can help sellers jazz up their product images
Google has launched a new tool called Product Studio, which uses generative AI to allow Google Shopping merchants to edit and customize their product images for free. The tool is designed to help sellers diversify product and lifestyle images used on e-commerce listings, something that can be time-consuming or require expensive photography. Product Studio generates different background scenes to suit different ad campaigns or simply replace a plain backdrop. It also allows sellers to instantly remove the existing background of an image if they need a blank backdrop, and increase the quality of small or low-resolution images.
Google Search Data for Bitcoin Reaches Two-Year Low Amidst Dwindling Interest and US Regulatory Clampdown
Google search data for Bitcoin has dropped to a level not seen in two years, indicating a decline in interest in the cryptocurrency industry. Despite the rise in Bitcoin prices in 2023, trade volume and liquidity have been affected by the dwindling interest. This trend has been ongoing since before the 2022 bear market, and regulatory issues in the US may worsen the situation. Institutional and retail investors have been leaving the sector, resulting in significant capital flight. The question remains whether crypto can recover its former glory after the scandals that caused its decline in popularity.
