Computer & Information Technology

04 Feb 25

Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity

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Deepfakes – essentially putting words in someone else’s mouth in a very believable way – are becoming more sophisticated by the day and increasingly hard to spot. Recent examples of deepfakes include Taylor Swift nude images, an audio recording of President Joe Biden telling New Hampshire residents not to vote,…

03 Feb 25

A fellowship at the intersection of tech and education

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The Google GSV Education Innovation Fellowship’s Digital Lookbook showcases the first group of fellows and their work.

February 3, 2025
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AI is changing everything in data centers: New AI-specific chips, new cooling techniques, and new storage drives. Now even the method for keeping time is starting to change, with an announcement from SiTime that the company has developed a new clock that is optimized for AI workloads.The company says the…

03 Feb 25

Skin phantoms help researchers improve wearable devices without people wearing them

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Wearable devices have become a big part of modern health care, helping track a patient’s heart rate, stress levels and brain activity. These devices rely on electrodes, sensors that touch the skin to pick up electrical signals from the body. Creating these electrodes isn’t as easy as it might seem.…

03 Feb 25

How AI could make “self-healing” roads a reality

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Researchers have developed a self-healing asphalt using biomass and Google Cloud’s AI that can repair its own cracks. This innovation aims to solve the UK's pothole prob…

03 Feb 25

European AI alliance unveils LLM alternative to Silicon Valley and DeepSeek

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As China’s DeepSeek threatens to dismantle Silicon Valley’s AI monopoly, a European alliance has emerged with an alternative to tech’s global order. They call their project OpenEuroLLM. Like DeepSeek, they aim to develop next-generation open-source language models — but their agenda is very different. Their mission: forging European AI that…

01 Feb 25

How you can celebrate Black History Month with help from Google

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From playlists on YouTube Music to the latest apps created by Black developers in Google Play, learn more about how Google’s products are spotlighting Black voices.

01 Feb 25

AI-driven battery brain promises to jumpstart European EVs

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A German startup plans to jumpstart European EVs with an AI-powered brain. Sphere Energy built the system to simulate battery behaviour. The company then predicts a power source’s lifetime in numerous scenarios, from driving styles to temperatures on the road. According to Sphere, the insights shrink the battery testing cycle…

31 Jan 25

Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives

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The rapid spread of artificial intelligence has people wondering: who’s most likely to embrace AI in their daily lives? Many assume it’s the tech-savvy — those who understand how AI works — who are most eager to adopt it. Surprisingly, our new research (published in the Journal of Marketing) finds…

31 Jan 25

How artist Yinka Ilori is using AI to bring his vision to life

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Yinka Ilori, a British-Nigerian artist, has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to create his first digital artwork, a musical playground.

Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity

A fellowship at the intersection of tech and education

Better AI Is a Matter of Timing

Skin phantoms help researchers improve wearable devices without people wearing them

How AI could make “self-healing” roads a reality

European AI alliance unveils LLM alternative to Silicon Valley and DeepSeek

How you can celebrate Black History Month with help from Google

AI-driven battery brain promises to jumpstart European EVs

Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives

How artist Yinka Ilori is using AI to bring his vision to life

Google won two major awards at MWC Barcelona 2025.

Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

This MRI Can Run on Batteries

The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law