The four selected Nigerian startups focus on leveraging artificial intelligence to bridge gaps in financial inclusion and communications. Google has selected four Nigerian startups, Bani, MasteryHive AI, Regxta, and Termii, among 15 African startups for its 10th Accelerator Africa cohort, from nearly 2,600 applicants across the continent. The company disclosed the cohort’s chosen startups in…
Newly filed internal documents show how Google viewed its work with schools as a way of turning children into lifelong customers — while the company simultaneously acknowledged research suggesting that YouTube, one of Google’s main platforms, can be unsafe and distracting. In a 2018 presentation, one slide noted that the public sees YouTube as problematic…
Apple is joining forces with Google to power its artificial intelligence features, including a major Siri upgrade later this year, the tech giants said on Monday. The multi-year partnership will lean on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology for future Apple foundational models, according to a statement obtained by CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “After careful evaluation,…
Google will integrate Gemini into its Chrome web browser for users in the US starting on Thursday, just weeks after a federal judge spared the company from a forced breakup in an antitrust case. The company won’t have to sell the browser, a judge in Washington said earlier this month, handing a rare win to…
Google has announced the site of its first nuclear reactor, marking a significant step in the company’s venture into nuclear power. The Hermes 2 plant, a small modular reactor (SMR) from startup Kairos Power, will be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is part of a long-term purchase agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)…
Alex Okosi, MD of Google Africa. Search engine giant Google has begun rolling out the latest instalment of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search in SA, Kenya and Nigeria. Called AI Mode, the search capability is more intuitive and comprehensive, allowing users to ask nuanced and exploratory questions that would previously require multiple searches, says Google….
Google’s NotebookLM is rolling out a new Video Overviews feature that uses AI to create narrated slideshows. Currently available in English, Google plans to add support for more languages in the near future. Read: Malaria can be stopped by CRISPR changing a single gene in mosquitos The company describes the new feature as a “visual…
With two billion monthly users in 200 countries, Google’s AI Overviews can claim to be the most popular generative artificial intelligence product yet released to the public. The short summaries generated by the company’s Gemini AI model have turned Google from search engine to answer engine, settling the nerves of investors who were worried that…
