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Gates Foundation and Google direct $100M to AI tools for smallholder farmers

AI-driven agricultural tools could revolutionize smallholder farming, enhancing resilience and productivity, but data governance remains a concern.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team18 Sept

• neutral toward Google · 86%

Meta and Google are pouring billions into long-duration batteries to keep AI running

Investments in long-duration batteries by tech giants could revolutionize energy storage, enhancing grid reliability and supporting renewable energy.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team18 Sept

• favorable toward Meta · 82%
• favorable toward Google · 82%

Google is helping write AI chatbot safety laws — while pushing for loopholes

As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.

NPR•Katie McQue18 Sept

• critical toward Google · 96%

Taboola is buying a rival adtech company to gain a bigger foothold with lucrative finance clients

Taboola CEO Adam Singolda said the company is on a mission to "monetize everything" outside of closed platforms such as Google and Meta.

Business Insider•Lara O'Reilly (loreilly@businessinsider.com)18 Sept

Pixel Now Playing update brings interface tweaks & notifications [U]

The next wave of Pixel app updates is starting with Google rolling out the latest version of Now Playing with interface tweaks. more…

9to5Google•Abner Li18 Sept

Battling Misconceptions and Figuring Out Use Cases: Entertainment Leaders Navigate AI’s Place in the Industry

In a world where AI is capturing every conversation, a series of experts is trying to figure out what it actually means for the world of entertainment. “I think the word ‘AI’ is doing too much right now,” says Mira Line, Google’s vice president of technology and society. ”One of the things that we’re doing, […]

Variety•Corbin Bolies18 Sept

Google's revamped CC is an AI agent for families and groups

CC gives an AI agent its own Google account in your family or group and sends all members a daily briefing.

Engadget•staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko)17 Sept

• neutral toward Google · 96%

Google unveils experimental CC AI agent designed for families of up to six

Google's family-oriented AI agent could redefine household management, enhancing coordination and efficiency but may face adoption barriers due to age limits.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Sept

• favorable toward Google · 82%

Google’s Dream-RSI reduces discovery-agent calls by 162x

Dream-RSI's efficiency could revolutionize AI development, reducing computational costs and accelerating innovation across various fields.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Sept

• favorable toward Google · 97%

United Nations partners with Google to enhance AI access to global data

The UN-Google partnership could revolutionize AI's role in global development by improving data accuracy and accessibility, impacting policy decisions.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Sept

• favorable toward Google · 86%

Google announces new experimental "CC" AI agent for families

Multiple family members can share data to help the agent make plans and complete tasks.

Ars Technica•Ryan Whitwam17 Sept

• neutral toward Google · 99%

UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents

The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.

TechCrunch•Jagmeet Singh17 Sept

• neutral toward Google · 98%

Anthropic adopts Google’s SynthID-Text watermarking for all Claude models

Anthropic's adoption of watermarking could set a global standard for AI transparency, influencing regulatory practices and industry norms.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team17 Sept

• favorable toward Anthropic · 68%

Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Aporkalypse, One More Button, Dead Cells, more

Today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including Aporkalypse – Pigs of Doom, Titan Quest, TLOTS: Gold Edition, Neighbours back From Hell, One More Button, Dead Cells, Defenchick: tower defense, Last Survivor: Survival Pro, and more. Just be sure to dive into Google’s vibrant new Hibiscus Pixel 11 down at the Amazon all-time low and Pixel Watch 5 LTE at $100 off via Amazon . The apps await below. more…

9to5Google•9to5Toys17 Sept

• neutral toward Android · 94%

AI was supposed to kill Google search. These numbers show the opposite, analyst says.

Google’s lead in search has strengthened and AI is leading to new growth, an Evercore ISI analyst notes.

MarketWatch•Britney Nguyen17 Sept

• neutral toward Google · 76%

Google ‘AI contribution pilot’ tests paying websites when they’re used in AI results

Through a new “AI contribution pilot,” Google is testing directly paying websites and publishers when their content is used to flesh out AI Overviews and other AI results. more…

9to5Google•Ben Schoon17 Sept

Android Bench 2.0 focuses on long-horizon tasks, agent evaluations

Google’s development of Android Bench continues today with a version 2.0 that reflects how AI can handle more complex development tasks. more…

9to5Google•Abner Li17 Sept

Deals: Pixel Watch 5 LTE $100 off, Pixel 11 $120 off, Lenovo Yoga Mini PC $320 off, Bose flash sale, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by additional Pixel Watch 5 LTE models at $100 off as well as Google’s vibrant new Hibiscus Pixel 11 at $120 off . We also have this compact Lenovo Yoga Mini PC at a new $680 all-time low ($320 off) , and the Bose 1-day flash sale with up to $160 off headphones, $320 off soundbars , speaker deals, and more. Head below for a closer look. more…

9to5Google•Justin Kahn17 Sept

Judge orders Google to change ad auction rules

A federal judge has ordered Google to change its rules for auctioning online advertising on its platforms after finding last year that the search giant had an illegal monopoly over the technology connecting publishers and advertisers. The remedies were made public late Wednesday, when U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema unsealed her opinion from earlier this…

The Hill•Julia Shapero17 Sept

• neutral toward Google · 96%

Google, Nvidia, Anthropic team with Emerald AI for data center grid solutions

The collaboration could significantly boost AI data center efficiency, potentially reshaping tech infrastructure and market dynamics.

CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez17 Sept

• favorable toward Anthropic · 75%
• favorable toward Nvidia · 75%