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Giving news websites the power to block their content from being used in AI summaries will have global ramifications The UK’s competition watchdog has ordered Google to change how it uses publishers’ content in its AI-powered search results, in a move that will have global ramifications. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is using powers that allow it to set bespoke rules for major tech firms that it deems to have “strategic market status”. Google, the world’s largest search engine, is one of those companies. Continue reading...
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The E3's diplomatic efforts could reshape geopolitical dynamics, while tightened crypto sanctions may escalate compliance challenges globally. The post Germany, France, UK plan to engage Putin in Ukraine negotiations as crypto sanctions tighten appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
This week we've got tandem hands-ons with Google's new Gemini AI agent - Spark - from my colleagues David Pierce and Jay Peters. Their takeaways are similar: It's so effective that it's scary. Spark knew that David's dog is named Frida and knew the first name of Jay's wife, even though neither of them explicitly provided this information to Google. But what's scary to me is how all of this stuff seems geared toward a future of "productivity" that completely misses what needs to be fixed in our world. "Productivity" is often pitched as a panacea for what befalls us in our personal lives, even going so far as to implicate our moral worthiness … Read the full story at The Verge.
Google has announced five commitments to water stewardship as well as $17 million in support of new projects in Nebraska, Iowa and other states, intended to protect water resources in the areas where it operates.
Google's partnership with Voltus could inspire other tech giants and industries to adopt virtual power plants, easing grid strain and promoting sustainable energy practices. The post Google partners with Voltus to fund virtual power plant for data centers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Legal claim by Jess Asato challenges whether AI model-makers are liable for what their systems produce
U.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the UK then rolled out globally.
