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Google sues scammers over creation of fake Bard AI chatbot
14.11.2023
Google opens lawsuit against scammers offering a malicious version of its AI chatbot Bard that tricks users into downloads and installs malware software on their devices
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Crypto Google Searches Surge, Peaking in October Before Tapering Off
12.11.2023
Over the 90-day stretch from August 13 to November 11, 2023, bitcoin (BTC) along with a broad array of crypto assets have posted substantial increases. Data from Google Trends in this timeframe indicates a surge in searches for “bitcoin,” “crypto,”...
Modern Warfare III Haters Are Review-Bombing The Wrong Game
7.11.2023
We probably agree that “Modern Warfare III” is a bad name for a brand-new Call of Duty game. It doesn’t help that 2011 first-person shooter Modern Warfare 3 is, to this day, a fan-favorite title in the neverending war series, while series reboot Modern Warfare III, which releases officially...
Epic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitable
7.11.2023
On Monday, during the first day of the Epic v. Google legal showdown over app store fees, both companies gave their opening statements and began poking at each other’s witnesses. And during the day, Epic admitted that its digital PC game store still isn’t profitable. Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Welcome In November
3.11.2023
Oh my god, it’s November. Don’t ask me how or why. I don’t make the rules and I have no answers. What I do have, however, is a solid list of game recs for your weekend.Read more
Developers on Google Cloud to ‘Verify’ Smart Contracts With Space and Time’s ZK-Proof Protocol
3.11.2023
Developers working with the Google Cloud data warehouse known as Bigquery can now verify blockchain smart contracts and other business processes using Space and Time’s zero-knowledge (ZK)-proof protocol. The protocol is said to be useful for enterprises that are looking to connect their respective...
Today in Crypto: Hackers Stole $1.41 Billion YTD and $22.2 Million in October, Google Cloud Launches Solana Network Dataset on BigQuery
1.11.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ Security news Bug bounty and security services platform Immunefi published its ‘Crypto Losses in October 2023...
AI chatbots are illegally ripping off copyrighted news, says media group
1.11.2023
AI developers are taking revenue, data and users away from news publications by building competing products, the News Media Alliance claims
UK Witnesses 826% Surge in ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Google Searches
27.10.2023
Google searches for ‘buy Bitcoin’ have gone up more than 800% in a single week in the UK, but Google Trends show multiple spikes in interest this quarter alone globally. Bitcoin has witnessed a massive rise in interest during the last week across the world, but the trend has been...
How Google’s AI legal protections can change art and copyright protections
26.10.2023
Amid myriad legal accusations surrounding its AI services, Google stands its ground, vowing to protect its users
NFL Rivals Crypto Game Hits 3 Million Players as Revenue Surges – Adoption on the Rise?
25.10.2023
Popular blockchain-based game NFL Rivals is nearing 3 million signups, just four months after reaching the 1 million milestone.
"We’re closing in on 3 million [new players]," John Linden told The Block.
Linden is an industry veteran and the CEO of Mythical Games, the gaming studio behind...
Let’s Collect All 18 Snow Globes In Starfield
24.10.2023
Earth isn’t in her best state in Starfield. Without an atmosphere, our home has been reduced to an endless desert. It’s shocking to behold. Only a few signs of humanity’s illustrious past remain, broken ruins poking out of the endless sands. And for some reason, at each of these somber sites sits...
Ex-PlayStation Boss Has A Warning For The Game Industry
23.10.2023
Shawn Layden has been out of PlayStation for four years now, but retirement hasn’t stopped him from weighing in on larger trends in gaming. Long worried about ballooning blockbuster development budgets, the former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America has added studio consolidation and...
MultiversX's EGLD Token Rallies on Partnership With Google Cloud
20.10.2023
EGLD ticked up nearly 10% to just over $26 during European morning hours on Friday
Google Cloud teams up with MultiversX amid blockchain firm’s focus on metaverse
20.10.2023
MultiversX announced an array of new features on its xPortal super-app with tools to build next-gen metaverse features on the same day of the Google Cloud partnership
Spot Bitcoin ETF Excitement Hits Main Street, Google Search Indicates
20.10.2023
Many market participants expect the SEC to greenlight the first U.S.-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund early next year
New Game Tasks You With Running Twitter, Good Luck
18.10.2023
Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are massive beasts that are hard to control, moderate, and keep profitable. Balancing user safety, privacy, ad revenue, employee mental health, and more is tricky. Luckily, you can find out just how tricky it is in a new free web game that...
Google requests dismissal of AI data scraping class-action suit
18.10.2023
Google argued in its motion to dismiss the claims that using publicly available information shared on the internet is not “stealing,” as claimed
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Digital Footprint Jumps Amid Trial, But Fails to Surpass FTX Collapse Peak
17.10.2023
According to Google Trends statistics, Sam Bankman-Fried’s search popularity surged just before his trial, maintaining an upward trend. Yet, it hasn’t matched the peak seen during FTX’s November 2022 collapse and his arrest that followed the next month. Trials and Trends:...
Google to protect users in AI copyright accusations
13.10.2023
Google explicitly stated that only seven products fall under this legal protection excluding Google's Bard search tool