In a recent revelation during the Justice Department’s antitrust trial, it has come to light that Alphabet’s Google paid a staggering $26.3 billion to various companies in 2021 to ensure that its search engine retained the default status on web browsers and mobile phones. This testimony, provided by senior executive Prabhakar Raghavan, responsible for both search and advertising at Google, highlights the substantial investment the tech giant has made to maintain its dominant position in the search industry. According to the report by Bloomberg News, the amount of money Google…
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Google’s AI-Powered Search Experience Adds Image Generation Capability
Google has taken another leap in the race for AI innovation by announcing an exciting addition to its Search Generative Experience (SGE). Users will now have the ability to generate images directly from textual prompts in the search bar, thanks to this new feature. In an era where the tech industry is sprinting toward AI development, with giants like Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others continually releasing new features and models, this move by Google underlines its commitment to enhancing the search experience for its users. The concept behind this innovative…
Read MoreApple likely to launch its own search engine to take on Google
Apple and Google are the two dominant forces that currently rule the market. The Cupertino-based behemoth may now compete with Google in another area dominated entirely by the latter, namely the search engine. No other search engine comes close to Google’s popularity, but Apple may soon make things tough for Google. According to sources, Apple is planning to launch a new user-centric online search. However, Apple intends to wait until January 2023 before launching the search engine. Tech blogger Robert Scoble has detailed the list of things that Apple is…
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