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Japanese media claim that AI search engines from Google and Microsoft violate copyrights. They use information without authorization, which can lead to inaccurate answers and reduced traffic for the media.

Google is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz for a record $23 billion, in what would be the tech giant's biggest acquisition to date.

In March 2024, a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system was installed on a tower near the residence of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Valdai, which is visible on Google maps.

russians have been warned about possible malfunctions of the YouTube video hosting service, and the russian media are already talking about a complete blocking of the hosting service in September this year.

According to a report by Finnish analysts, TikTok search results during the European election campaign contained discriminatory and xenophobic content against women, minorities, and marginalized groups, which contributed to the spread of harmful stereotypes and misinformation.

Business leaders and activists supporting the Democrats are calling on Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race for the sake of democracy and the country's future.

Google Translate has added the Crimean Tatar language to its list of available languages, an important step towards preserving the language, which is under threat from Russia's attempts to destroy it and Crimean Tatar culture.

Italy is demanding that Google pay €1 billion in unpaid taxes and fines for the period from 2018 to 2022, claiming that Google failed to file and pay taxes on income earned in Italy. However, the company denies the allegations and claims that it complies with tax laws.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who was spying on the locations and artillery positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donetsk region to prepare for Russian offensives and break through the Ukrainian defense.

Google has announced the largest expansion of its translator yet, adding 110 new languages, including Crimean Tatar, Afar, Cantonese, Mansi, Nko, Panjabi (Shahmukhi), Tamazight (Amazigh), and Tok Pisin, with about a quarter of them coming from Africa.

Apple has shelved the idea of integrating meta artificial intelligence models into its products due to privacy concerns and controversial Meta privacy practices.

Google has started canceling YouTube Premium subscriptions purchased through VPNs in countries where subscriptions are cheaper, as users complained on Reddit that their subscriptions are being canceled due to using VPNs to subscribe at lower prices in other markets.

Google has introduced a new feature in Chrome for Android that allows the browser to read web pages aloud with playback controls and language options.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov called on the world's leading defense companies and technology giants to invest in the production of weapons in Ukraine and create joint defense enterprises during the Asian security summit Shangri-La Dialogue.

Since the beginning of 2024, Ukrainians have lost more than 6. 6 thousand mobile phones, with Xiaomi, Samsung, and iPhone brands being the most commonly stolen.

An FSB informant was detained in Zaporizhzhia who was tracking the movement of Ukrainian military equipment and troops to help Russian troops plan attacks and air strikes.

YouTube has blocked videos about military service evasion from several Russian opposition channels at the request of the Russian authorities, marking a new trend of removing human rights content in Russia.

OpenAI has signed an agreement with Reddit to use the site's data to train AI models, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman owns a significant stake in Reddit.

Google has announced Theft Detection Lock, an AI-based feature for Android that locks the phone when it detects theft-related movements and makes stolen devices unusable.

Google is planning to integrate Gemini AI into Gmail, providing features such as AI-assisted email sorting, summarizing missed emails, organizing attachments in Google Drive, summarizing missed meetings, and AI-powered email search.

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, left the company after almost 10 years of work, and Jakub Pachocki became the new chief scientist.

Google introduces Project Gameface, an open source code for Android developers that allows them to control speakerphone, gestures, and head movements using facial expressions and the device's camera.

Google is introducing AI-powered search with the Gemini model to provide direct answers and planning capabilities, such as meal and vacation plans, as well as visual search with video, which will be rolled out globally by the end of 2024.

An Australian court has overturned an order by the country's cybersecurity regulator to remove a video of an attack on an Assyrian bishop, rejecting the regulator's proposal in a legal dispute that has sparked heated conversations between Elon Musk and Australian officials.

Japan, South Korea, and Australia are tightening regulations to limit the market power of large tech groups such as Apple and Google, creating new regulatory challenges similar to those in the EU and the US.

A repeat offender with pro-Kremlin views was detained by the SBU for spying for Russia and passing on intelligence about Ukrainian defense positions and the location of air defense units around Kharkiv.

The United States is considering restricting the export of patented artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, to China over concerns that they could be used for cyberattacks or biological weapons development.

Google is accepting applications from Ukrainian startups for funding from its new $10 million Support Fund to help them grow their businesses, restore operations affected by the war, or create new products.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Ministry of Education and Science, with the support of international partners, has provided 218,188 devices to Ukrainian students and teachers, most of them in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro regions.

OpenAI has introduced a memory feature for ChatGPT Plus subscribers that allows the chatbot to remember user data, hobbies, and query history.