WhatsApp Launches Beta Update to Combat Fake Images, Misinformation

Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new beta update for Android users, version 2.24.21.3, designed to help prevent the spread of fake images. This update introduces a feature that allows users to verify the authenticity of images they receive. As a result, users will have better tools to identify misleading or false content. The new …

Is Google’s New Blue Checkmark Feature the Key to Identifying Legitimate Websites in Search Results?

Google is testing a new verification feature that aims to help users avoid fraudulent websites. The company is experimenting with adding blue checkmarks beside business links in search results, similar to the verification symbols seen on social media platforms like Meta and Apple. These checkmarks indicate that the business is legitimate and not a copycat …

Google Expands Free Access to Gemini Live for Android Users

Google announced that Gemini Live, initially launched at the Pixel 9 event, is now available for all Android users at no cost. The company shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “We’re starting to roll out Gemini Live in English to more people using the Android app, free of charge.” Users can now go …

Google Unveils Plans to Address Skills Gaps and Promote Exports

Google reiterated its commitment to empowering Pakistan’s digital economy during an event titled “Move Forward: Google for Pakistan,” held in Islamabad on September 5, 2024. The event focused on the importance of bridging the digital skills gap, promoting digital exports, and securing the country’s economic future. Google’s ongoing initiatives, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), have …

Google Hosts Think Apps 2024 in Lahore, Empowering Pakistani Developers

Google hosted Think Apps 2024 in Lahore, gathering nearly 350 of Pakistan’s top developers, along with global and regional industry leaders. This event, the largest of its kind in Pakistan, focused on empowering developers to use AI for innovation, growth, and sustainability in the country’s expanding app industry. Building on the success of Think Apps …

Shah Rukh Khan Makes a Witty Comment that Goes Viral

At the film festival, actor Shah Rukh Khan, who was honored with the Pardo alla Carriera (Career Leopard) award, joked, “If you don’t know me, leave, Google me, and then come back.” The witty comment went viral, with fans loving his sense of humor. Google India responded to the viral comment by sharing a picture …

Google Cloud’s First Startup Competition in Pakistan

Google Cloud, in partnership with Tech Valley, successfully wrapped up its first-ever Startup Competition Pakistan 2024, drawing 700 submissions from over 70 cities. The Grand Finale, held alongside I/O Extended Karachi at IBA Karachi, attracted more than 1,300 startups and developers, highlighting the growing tech scene in the country. A Platform for Innovation The competition …

Google launches AI Academy in Pakistan

Google for Startups has announced the launch of its AI Academy, a groundbreaking program designed to support and accelerate the growth of AI startups in Pakistan and the broader Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This initiative aims to foster a vibrant AI community, drive cross-border innovation, and position APAC as a leading hub for AI advancements. Nurturing …

Google Explores AI Tools to Support Journalists

Google explores AI tools to support journalists and enhance their productivity. Experts are considering “Genesis,” for assisting journalists with headlines and writing styles. Executives have expressed skepticism about the tool’s potential impact on the journalistic process. Google is delving into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for writing news articles. This is to enhance …

Indian-American Neal Mohan appointed CEO of YouTube

Neal Mohan, Indian-American Product Executive, Set to Lead YouTube as CEO Susan Wojcicki Steps Down. On Thursday, YouTube CEO and one of the first Google employees, Susan Wojcicki, announced that she will be stepping down from her role. As a result, Neal Mohan, an Indian-American senior advertising and product executive, is set to take the …

Google loses $100 billion over one wrong search result

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, experiences $100 billion loss after AI chatbot shares inaccurate information Alphabet, the parent company of Google, suffered a massive loss of $100 billion in market value on Wednesday, following an incident in which its new AI chatbot, Bard, provided incorrect information in a promotional video. Bard is an experimental conversational AI …

Google Lets You Track Santa’s Location on Christmas Eve

On the occasion of Christmas, Google has introduced an interesting feature called Santa tracker. This will alllow users to know Santa’s whereabouts. The first time this tracker was introduced in 2004. Google’s Santa Tracker has gained increasing elaboration recently. https://twitter.com/Shanmug47897208/status/1606439137405702144?t=tB5dh2-qQEpRoxQ4zUBaug&s=19 This feature tells you how far he is from your location. It also tells a …

Google’s New Feature Allows You to Read Doctors’ messy handwriting

Many doctors write prescriptions for medicines in such a hurry that it is almost impossible for patients to understand what they have written. This problem has been around for decades and many technology companies have tried to solve it with little success. Google is currently trying to translate these cryptic texts. The search giant announced …

Fascinating Searches on Google 2022

Google provided the list of the most fascinating searches on the search engine platform at the end of 2022 Google is the most widely used search engine in the world, and people use google to search for everything including movies, games, songs, actors, dramas, and general information. As 2022 approaches its end, Google decided to …

Coke Studio Hit Pasoori Defeates BTS, Google

Global Trends for Year in Search 2022 have been finally released by Google. The list provides an overview of the greatest trends in search on the well-known search engine for the current year. Google has compiled a list of the top 10 searches in each category, including persons, movies, and current events. In the category …

REDtone Digital Services joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program for Pakistan

Karachi: REDtone group today announced that REDtone Digital Services (RDS) has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program to bring cloud technologies to Pakistan. This is a huge achievement for the business ecosystem of Pakistan. Through RDS, public and private sector organizations, SMEs and startups will have direct access to Google Cloud, Google Education and …

Major Social networking sites crashed on Friday

On Friday evening, a large number of social media users around the world appeared to be simultaneously connected to either their phones or Wi-Fi, as if the cause of the unrest spread around the world like a collective activity. That’s when the majority turned to the social networking site Twitter. The problem was not the …

Google Celebrates International Women’s Day 2021

On International Women’s Day, Google has also paid homage to all the women in the world who were able to rise above the constraints of society. Google Doodle for March 8  is celebrating a series of firsts throughout women’s history. International Women’s Day started for the first time as a “Women’s Day” in the United …

Google Tests the Dark Mode SERP for Desktop

Apparently, Google is ramping up the SERP page and testing for the dark mode of Google Search, before releasing a larger feature rollout. One of the favourite new additions of late 2019 and early 2020 was the dark mode, with the dark theme coming from the previous year of the most popular applications and services. …

Here is the sneak peek of Android 12 redesign

If the company sticks with its past release timeline then we are soon going to see Google’s Android 12 launching this year amid this fall. But before digging into that let’s just see a few betas, the first of which, again going on what happened for past versions, should appear within a few weeks. While …

Google union in turmoil after global alliance announcement

Following Monday’s declaration of an international coalition, the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) is in chaos. Alpha Global, the coalition, was billed as a worker-led project, but US union members admit they didn’t hear about it until an exclusive was released by The Verge. The piece contained a quotation from AWU executive council member Parul Koul’s …

Facebook is likely to tackle harmful ads content

Facebook recently has said that it is working on tools to stop ads containing political and criminal topics to curb hatred and violence. The social site will test “topic exclusion” controls with a small number of advertisers before it officially incorporates the tool on its platform. According to the Facebook authorities, it will furnish advertisers …

Google issues an ultimatum to disable its search engine in Australia

The threat of Google to cut off Australian users’ quest and walk away from $4 billion in sales has prompted warnings that the digital experts are not bluffing over regulations intended to require them to pay for news. According to news, google has warned Australia that its search engine will stop working owing to the …

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