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Google launches ChatGPT rival in US and UK

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 06:39 AM

Google on Tuesday invited people in the United States and Britain to test its AI chatbot, known as Bard, as it continues on its gradual path to catch up with Microsoft-backed ChatGPT. Read more »

Why adobo is the first Google Doodle Filipino dish

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 07:33 PM

A staple in the Filipino cuisine, adobo was unveiled as the first Filipino dish to be featured in the Google search bar on Wednesday as it cross among all economic groups in the country. Read more »

Google Doodle features Filipino adobo

Christina Quiambao, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 09:05 AM

Google has featured the “tender, juicy, and soulful” adobo, a popular Filipino dish, as an animated doodle this Wednesday. Read more »

Google honors Paz Marquez-Benitez with doodle

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 12:02 AM

Google joined the country in celebrating the 129th birthday of Paz Marquez-Benitez with a Google Doodle to honor her pioneering work in literature. Read more »

Tech rivals chase ChatGPT as AI race ramps up

Agence France Presse
Posted at Mar 02 06:39 AM

Chasing Microsoft, global tech giants have rolled out announcements on how they will implement ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence into their world leading platforms and applications, with YouTube the latest to present plans. Read more »

YouTube boss Susan Wojcicki stepping down

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 06:18 AM

YouTube chief Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that she is stepping down after nearly a decade as CEO of the world's most popular online video service. Read more »

33 unregistered lending apps removed by Google: SEC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:38 PM

The apps violated the SEC's disclosure requirements, the SEC said. Read more »

Google chatbot blunders as AI battle with Microsoft heats up

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 11:48 AM

Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank. Read more »

Google strikes back in AI battle with Microsoft

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 05:01 AM

The ChatGPT bot caught the imagination of web users around the world with its ability to generate essays, speeches and even exam papers in seconds. Read more »

Biden accuses social media companies of exploiting children

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 03:10 PM

President Joe Biden called on US lawmakers to restrict how social media companies lure children and collect their data. Read more »

Google shares tips for safer internet use this 2023

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 02:45 PM

Google Philippines said it's about time for Filipinos to step up their cybersecurity defenses using passphrases, 2-step authentication and other tools. Read more »

Microsoft's war with Google heats up over AI search engines

Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 07:05 AM

Microsoft's long-struggling Bing search engine will integrate the powerful capabilities of language-based artificial intelligence, CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday, declaring what he called a new era for online search. Read more »

Google to release ChatGPT-like bot named Bard

Agence France Presse
Updated as of Feb 07 08:35 AM

Google said Monday it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT, a language app that convincingly mimics human writing. Read more »

Rate hikes and tech optimism send stocks higher

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 08:24 AM

European and US stock markets mostly rose on Thursday after the European Central Bank and Bank of England raised interest rates, joining the US Federal Reserve in moving once again to cool sky-high inflation amid a less dire outlook. Read more »

Google, Apple disappoint as tech earnings hit by gloom

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 08:15 AM

Google and Apple reported downbeat results for the last quarter of 2022 as Amazon beat expectations, but warned that the coming months would be uncertain in a difficult moment for Big Tech. Read more »

Google celebrates universal popularity of milk tea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 08:05 AM

Google has marked the almost universal popularity of milk tea (or bubble tea) in their own style – through a doodle. Read more »

US sues Google over dominance of online ad market

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 08:16 AM

The US Justice Department sued Google for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant. Read more »

LOOK: Google Doodle welcomes the Year of the Rabbit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 08:41 AM

To mark the Lunar New Year, Google has revealed its traditional doodle, fitting for the Year of the Rabbit. Read more »

Google rivals join forces in online maps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 12:15 PM

Google rivals unveiled a project to make freely available data sets for map features to be built into online offerings. Read more »

ABS-CBN sole PH news publisher in Google's 'Data and Insights Launchpad'

Sherwin Tinampay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 04:20 AM

ABS-CBN News was the only Philippine news publisher in Google's three-month 'Data and Insights Launchpad' digital growth program. Read more »