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Alphabet has contracted up to 396MW of geothermal power from Fervo Energy for a prospective Utah data centre from 2028, with an option on another 600MW by 2030 that would take the order close to a gigawatt. The European Union had about 1GW of net geothermal electricity capacity in total in 2022, and geothermal supplied […]
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The Google TV Streamer now costs $50 more Read More »
After a few months of slowing rolling out these features, everyone should soon have access to them.
Google has agreed to pay £260m to settle a class action brought on behalf of UK app developers, ending a case that was due to go to trial next month. The deal appeared on Thursday and is worth about $353m, Reuters reported. Lawyers had previously valued the claim at just over £1bn. It sought compensation […]
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Google will start policing how much memory Android apps use, and it says the reason is the global shortage of RAM. From February 2027, an app that exceeds the new limits risks two penalties. Android can slow it down or shut it. The Play Store can bury it. The company published the requirements this week […]
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Google Maps now labels Lake Ontario as Lake America for users in the United States, following an update to the US Geographic Names Information System, while Canadian users see the old name and everyone else sees both. Google Maps has been a designated very large online platform in the EU since April 2023, with duties […]
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Google further buries search results under AI mode Read More »
This behavior pushes down the core search results and gives you an AI Mode type of experience within the main Google Search interface.
Google is dynamically expanding AI Overviews for some queries Read More »
From Sunday, a European news publisher that runs sponsored content on its site will no longer be at risk of a manual demotion in Google Search. Google confirmed the change on Friday, and Reuters reported that it is designed to settle a European Commission investigation that could otherwise have ended in a fine. The company said […]
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Google stops demoting EU publishers under its spam policy from Sunday Read More »
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder who defected to OpenAI, is now at Google Read More »