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  Google to Enforce MiCA Compliance for Crypto Ads in the EU With Stricter Policy

  Google is set to update its crypto-related advertisement policies to align with the MiCA regulations in the EU. It said only MiCA-registered crypto exchanges and wallets will be allowed to advertise their services and offerings through the search engine giant starting April 23.

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  Netflix Reportedly Testing an AI Search Engine Powered by OpenAI

  Netflix is reportedly testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its platform. As per the report, the streaming giant is working on an AI-powered search engine that will replace the existing search function on the platform. It is said to be powered by OpenAI’s AI models and will let users search for content using more specific terms.

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  Agentic AI Initiative Unveiled by Oppo, New System-Wide AI Search Feature Showcased

  Oppo announced its strategic vision for agentic AI at the Google Cloud Next 2025 event on Saturday. The tech giant said it is working on the next phase of its artificial intelligence (AI) features and experiences for users, which will be driven by in-house development as well as a collaboration with Google. The Chinese consumer tech brand also prev...

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  Google Brings Multimodal AI Mode Search to Google Lens, Expanding to More Users

  Google announced that it is expanding its recently released AI Mode feature to more apps and users on Monday. The feature is now available in Google Lens and comes with multimodal capability. The company also said that the free subscribers of Google Labs will also get access to it. The tech giant introduced the artificial intelligence (AI) tool in ...

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  Google NotebookLM Is Getting a New Discover Sources Feature That Can Search the Web

  Google NotebookLM is getting a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will make it easier for users to add sources for a particular topic. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature is dubbed Discover Sources, and it can scour the Internet to find relevant sources for a given topic. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that this feature uses...

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  Google Rolling Out New Features Across Its Platforms to Help Users Plan Vacations

  Google announced the rollout of several new features across its platforms on Thursday. Some of these features are powered by artificial intelligence (AI), while others are regular updates and language expansions. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that all of these features are aimed at helping users better plan their vacations and trips.

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  OpenAI Unveils Responses API, Agents SDK to Help Developers Build AI Agents

  OpenAI made several developer-focused announcements in a live stream on Tuesday. The San Francisco-based AI giant is introducing a new application programming interface (API) and an open-source software development kit (SDK) that will allow developers to build artificial intelligence (AI) agents and manage multi-agent workflows. Alongside, the comp...

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  Google Launches Gemini-Powered AI Mode for Search, Expands AI Overviews to More Users

  Google Search received a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature dubbed AI Mode on Wednesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant was reportedly internally testing this feature last month, and has now rolled it out to a limited number of users. The AI Mode will offer responses on complex topics, and search queries that are multi-faceted and could t...

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  Google Rolling Out Video Transcripts Feature for Google Drive, to Let Users View and Search Captions

  Google is adding a new feature to Google Drive that will make it easier for users to navigate through videos. Dubbed video transcripts, this is an upgrade to the company's automatic captions feature from last year. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that users can now view and search transcripts in videos. This will make it easier to lo...

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  Google App Reportedly Prepares New Shortcut Ahead of New Search 'AI Mode'

  Google Search’s purported artificial intelligence (AI) mode could reportedly get a new icon. As per the report, a new icon resembling the Gemini Live feature was spotted in the latest beta of the Google app. This is said to be the new icon the Mountain View-based tech giant will use for the Search app’s AI-enabled interface.

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  Apple Reportedly Considering Monetising Maps App via Search Advertising

  Apple is reportedly considering monetising its Maps app. As per a report, the Cupertino-based tech giant is planning to replicate Google Maps’ business model and offer search advertising to businesses. The company is said to prominently feature its clients in the Maps app’s search results. The tech giant is reportedly exploring this option to i...

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  Microsoft Adds DeepSeek-R1 AI Model to Its Azure AI Foundry and GitHub

  Microsoft added support for the recently released DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model to its Azure AI Foundry and GitHub on Wednesday. The reasoning-focused AI model can now be accessed via these platforms. The Redmond-based tech giant also highlighted that it has conducted rigorous safety evaluations to ensure that the model is safe to ...

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  Google Expands Deep Research AI Agent to Gemini App for Android, Can Act as a Research Assistant

  Google is expanding the Deep Research tool to the Gemini Android app. The first artificial intelligence (AI) agent for Gemini was so far available only on the web version of the platform. The Mountain View-based tech giant released the tool in December 2024, and described it as a research assistant that can create multi-step research plans, run web...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Brings Deeper Integration With Gemini, New AI Features

  Samsung Galaxy S25 series was launched at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. During the event, artificial intelligence (AI) took centre stage as the company announced a large number of new AI features for the devices. While some of these features are powered by the South Korean tech giant’s Galaxy AI suite, several new AI feature...

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  Samsung Unveils WAFX-P Interactive Displays With Circle to Search, AI Summaries

  Samsung unveiled its new lineup of education-focused interactive displays at the Bett 2025 exhibition on Tuesday. Part of the WAFX-P series, these displays are aimed at creating smart learning environments inside classrooms. With the latest series, the South Korean tech giant integrated several artificial intelligence (AI) features, including Circl...