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Google’s AI solves 10-year-old superbug problem
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Researchers wondered if they had been wasting their lives

Google’s latest AI experiment has compressed a decade’s worth of painstaking microbiological research into a two-day thunk.

Google claims its new AI needs less hardware
Published in AI


Same performance as DeepSeek AI’s R1 with a single Nvidia H100 GPU i

Search outfit Google is claiming that its latest open-source model, Gemma 3, can match nearly the same performance as DeepSeek AI’s R1—while using just a single Nvidia H100 GPU instead of 32.

Nearly a third of AI chatbots share data
Published in AI
Friday, 21 February 2025 09:05

Nearly a third of AI chatbots share data


Google Gemini does the most evil 

AI chatbots are harvesting user data at an alarming rate, with 30 per cent of them handing it over to third parties, including data brokers.

Researcher gives Google Gemini dementia
Published in AI
Wednesday, 12 February 2025 10:10

Researcher gives Google Gemini dementia


By-passes injection defences

Insecurity expert Johann Rehberger has been showing off a novel method to bypass prompt injection defences in Google's Gemini. This method hits the AI’s long-term memory, causing the chatbot to act on false information indefinitely.

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China
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Tuesday, 11 February 2025 10:01

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China


But no great shakes says DeepMind CEO

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis (pictured) said that DeepSeek’s AI model represents the best work to emerge from China but is nothing new.

Google launches experimental 'Reasoning' AI
Published in AI
Friday, 20 December 2024 04:17

Google launches experimental 'Reasoning' AI


Gemini 2.0 flash thinking

Google has unveiled an experimental artificial intelligence model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, designed to tackle complex problems through advanced reasoning capabilities.

Google AI chatbot threatens student
Published in News
Monday, 18 November 2024 09:34

Google AI chatbot threatens student


Please die. Please

Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, threatened a Michigan college student during a  conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults,

Google forcing better Gemini integration in WhatsApp
Published in Mobiles


Part of its cunning plan to replace Google Assistant

Search engine outfit Google is working on making its Gemini AI project more tightly integrated with WhatsApp.

Google launches Pixel 8a
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 08 May 2024 10:33

Google launches Pixel 8a


$499 for 128GB same camera setup

After numerous leaks Google has officially launched a new iteration of price affordable Pixel 8a phone and kept the $499 / €549 starting price.

Google plans to roll out Gemini across all its products
Published in AI


Even Bing is outclassing it, so it has to do something

With the arrival of AI, the search engine Google has found itself in the embarrassing situation of being beaten by Microsoft’s Bing, and now the company says it will roll out its own AI Gemini across nearly its entire line of products.