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A long-running working group in the Senate has issued its policy recommendation for federal funding for AI: $32 billion yearly, covering everything from infrastructure to grand challenges to national security risk assessments. This “roadmap” is not a bill or detailed policy proposal, but nevertheless it gives a sense of the scale lawmakers and “stakeholders” are […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google AI Overviews (formerly SGE) is officially live in the US search results...... →

The FBI along with a coalition of international law enforcement agencies seized the notorious cybercrime forum BreachForums on Wednesday. For years, BreachForums has been a popular English-language forum for hackers and cybercriminals who wanted to advertise, sell, and trade stolen data. Just recently, a threat actor advertised Dell customers’ personal information and data stolen from […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

The announcement signifies a significant shake-up in the streaming giant's advertising approach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

It’s tough to say that a $100 billion business finds itself at a critical juncture, but that’s the case with Amazon Web Services, the cloud arm of Amazon, and the clear market leader in the cloud infrastructure market. On Tuesday, the company announced that CEO Adam Selipsky was stepping down to spend more time with […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Back in February, Google paused its AI-powered chatbot Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after users complained of historical inaccuracies. Told to depict “a Roman legion,” for example, Gemini would show an anachronistically diverse group of soldiers, while rendering “Zulu warriors” as uniformly Black. Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologized, and Demis Hassabis, the co-founder of Google’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

A feature Google demoed at its I/O confab yesterday, using its generative AI technology to scan voice calls in real-time for conversational patterns associated with financial scams, has sent a collective shiver down the spines of privacy and security experts who are warning the feature represents the thin end of the wedge. They warn that, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Google’s going all-in on AI — and it wants you to know it. During the company’s keynote at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google mentioned “AI” more than 120 times. That’s a lot! But not all of Google’s AI announcements were significant per se. Some were incremental. Others were rehashed. So to help sort […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Uber is taking a shuttle product it developed for commuters in India and Egypt and converting it for an American audience. The ride-hail and delivery giant announced Wednesday at its annual Go-Get event in New York City it will launch a shuttle service in certain U.S. cities this summer. The service will eventually cater to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Here are quick hits of the biggest news from the keynote as they are announced. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

The heat pump startup unveiled its first products and revealed details about performance, pricing and availability. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Google is introducing a new version of its smartwatch operating system, Wear OS 5, into developer preview. This latest release, one of many announcements from Google’s I/O developer conference, focuses on improved battery life and other performance improvements, like more efficient workout tracking. Developers are also getting updated tools for creating watch faces, as well […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

The company said it is increasing the on-device capability of its Google Play Protect system to detect fraudulent apps trying to breach sensitive permissions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

When triggered, the AI-powered feature will automatically lock the device down. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Gemini, the company's family of generative AI models, will enhance the smart TV operating system so it can generate descriptions for movies and TV shows. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

The space is available from the launcher and can be locked as a second layer of authentication. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Users will be able to access the AR content by first searching for a location in Google Maps. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Google is preparing to launch a new system to help address the problem of malware on Android. Its new live threat detection service leverages Google Play Protect’s on-device AI to analyze apps for malicious behavior. The service, announced following the Google I/O developer event on Tuesday, examines various signals related to an app’s use of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

For years, Sammy Faycurry has been hearing from his dietician mom and sister about how poorly many Americans eat and their struggles with delivering nutritional counseling. Although nearly half of all adults in the country are affected by chronic conditions linked to unhealthy diets, health plans have a limited number of in-network registered dieticians. Faycurry […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Apple is bringing new accessibility features to iPads and iPhones, designed to cater to a diverse range of user needs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →