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Bard’s first public mistake cost Google $100 billion — Quartz

Google’s parent company made a costly blunder in its haste, writes Ananya Bhattacharya. Here is the link: https://qz.com/google-bard-rival-microsoft-chatgpt-ad-error-1850092796

How Google alerted Californians to an earthquake before it Hit — Wired

More than a million Android users saw the alert, writes Amanda Hoover. Here is the link: https://www.wired.com/story/google-android-earthquake-alert-california/

Argo AI, driverless startup backed by Ford and VW, is shutting down — The Verge

The company, which was founded by veterans of Google and Uber’s self-driving car projects, has lost the financial support of Ford and VW, a source said, writes Andrew J. Hawkins.

India fines Google $162 million for anti-competitive practices on Android — TC

India’s competition regulator fined Google $161.9 million on Thursday for anti-competitive practices related to Android mobile devices in “multiple markets,” writes Manish Singh. Here is...

Facebook warns 1 million users whose logins were stolen by scam mobile apps — The Verge

Meta is warning Facebook users about hundreds of apps on Apple and Google’s app stores that were specifically designed to steal login credentials to...