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Samsung and Google’s new spatial audio format will take on Dolby Atmos this year

Samsung and Google are ready to push a new standard, Eclipsa Audio. This format will enable 3D audio experiences on certain YouTube videos later this year, with support available across Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and soundbars. Over the years, Samsung notably hasn’t supported Dolby Vision HDR for dynamic HDR metadata, choosing instead to promote […]

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Google’s counteroffer to the government trying to break it up is unbundling Android apps

The Department of Justice’s list of solutions for fixing Google’s illegal antitrust behavior and restoring competition in the search engine market started with forcing the company to sell Chrome, and late Friday night, Google responded with a list of its own (included below). Instead of breaking off Chrome, Android, or Google Play as the DOJ’s […]

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How does Google’s Gemini 2.0 stack up against OpenAI?

As Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shares hit record highs on artificial intelligence (AI) announcements, Intelligent Alpha founder and CEO Doug Clinton joins Josh Lipton Asking for a Trend to discuss the competitive landscape between “[OpenAI CEO] Sam Altman is a formidable competitor. He’s very hard to compete against, but I actually think the […]

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Google’s biggest bet is AI for search, investment chief says

By Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK (Reuters) -Alphabet, the Google parent that has pioneered self-driving cars and quantum computing, is making its biggest bet much closer to home: online search. Applying artificial intelligence to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, Ruth Porat, Alphabet’s president and chief […]

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Google’s AI weather prediction model is pretty darn good

GenCast, a new AI model from Google DeepMind, is accurate enough to compete with traditional weather forecasting. It managed to outperform a leading forecast model when tested on data from 2019, according to recently published research. AI isn’t going to replace traditional forecasting anytime soon, but it could add to the arsenal of tools used […]