Russia seized more than $100 million from Google and used the money to fund its own propaganda campaign in support of President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a report. Court documents obtained by Britain’s Telegraph newspaper show that Google’s bank accounts in Russia were emptied shortly after the invasion two years ago, leading to the bankruptcy of ...
Google relaunched its Gemini artificial intelligence software after its text-to-image tool drew condemnation for generating fake depictions of black Nazis, female popes and “different” versions of America’s Founding Fathers. The Alphabet-owned tech giant announced on Wednesday that an early access version of the image generation feature will be available to users of subscription-based services such as Gemini Advanced, Gemini Business ...
Google-owned YouTube has continued to show gun-related videos to minors even after it claimed it had tightened restrictions, according to an alarming watchdog report released Wednesday. YouTube updated its firearms policy, effective June 18, to enforce age restrictions for “the use of homemade firearms, automatic firearms, and certain firearm accessories.” However, videos that violated the policy were still accessible to ...