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Google's AI made up a fake cheese fact that wound up in an ad for Google's AI, perfectly highlighting why relying on AI is a bad idea
By Ted Litchfield published
news Not gouda enough.

A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 million hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google
By Ted Litchfield published
news Is that good?

Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months
By Andy Chalk published
news If you've ever wondered why YouTube goes so hard on ads when they make the experience so miserable, well, there's your answer.

Truly the dumbest timeline: Mexican president formally requests Google Maps does not re-name the Gulf of Mexico, jokes about renaming North America 'América Mexicana'
By Rich Stanton published
News Google Maps says it's just following longstanding policy.

Somehow, some way, Edge has over 30% market share in the US on Windows—and has taken share for over 3 years
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Is a big browser throwdown imminent?

Tim Sweeney says Epic is losing billions fighting Apple and Google because it can afford to, jokes that 'we might run into serious financial problems after a couple more decades'
By Rich Stanton published
News "So no regrets, though it’s been terribly costly."

Google is bulk buying HTC Vive engineers to help Android XR become a platform that can rival Meta's VR/AR dominance
By Jacob Fox published
News Google vs Meta, you say? *Grabs popcorn*

'Super Bowl for Excel nerds' crowns the king of the spreadsheets in Vegas, complete with championship belt and adoring crowd: 'You'd never see this with Google Sheets'
By Rich Stanton published
News Who's going in the spreadsheet bin?

Creator of horror game Poppy Playtime sues Google for refusing to remove 'bait-and-switch scam' apps that pretend to be the real thing then charge users up to $95 for literally nothing
By Ted Litchfield published
news We aren't even talking like "Throne of Games: Click Here M'lord" stuff—these apps actually call themselves "Poppy Playtime" and crib official screenshots.
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