• What Data is Google Using to Train Its Gemini?

    Have you heard about Google Gemini? Google Gemini is the rebrand of Google Bard – its first attempt at creating a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT. It hasn’t quite taken off as planned, with stocks plummeting $70 billion after an issue with the LLM caused it to refuse to generate images of white people. […]

  • Google Drops Video Carousel Markup

    Google has discontinued its support for video carousel markup and has thus removed it from its video structured data help documentation. Initially, Google tested video carousel on a limited number of sites and is now saying that it "ultimately found that it wasn't useful for the ecosystem at scale."Google wrote they have "Removed video carousel guidance from the video structured data documentation." Adding, "We initially tested video carousel markup with a group of site owners, and ultimately...

  • Google Ads "Similar Product" Carousel

    Google has a similar products section and carousel for Google Ads sponsored listings. We have seen similar products and similar shopping related results from the organic / free listings but now I am seeing examples of a search ad carousel for "similar products."This was spotted by Khushal Bherwani who posted this screenshot on X:Google Ads tested a show similar button in shopping ads. We've seen shop similar features and similar products, as well as related products. Google loves query...

  • Google to invest €600M in Dutch data centre

    Alphabet’s Google outlined plans to spend €600 million on a new data centre in the Netherlands, adding to almost €4 billion invested on expanding its Dutch infrastructure over the past decade.

  • Meta AI adds Google Search results

    Meta AI will point users to web search results of Google or Microsoft Bing for queries that require the most up-to-date answers.

  • 3 Google Workspace templates to improve your productivity

    Jeff Su introduces three Google Workspace templates designed to boost productivity in workplace settings. These templates, developed over a decade, are tailored for use with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Drive, and are intended to streamline various routine tasks. To remain competitive in today’s professional landscape, your efficiency is not just an advantage—it’s a […]

  • How to turn on 3D buildings in Google Maps navigation

    Google Maps has added a new, "Show 3D buildings" feature to its Navigation settings.

  • Google Publisher Center to stop allowing you to add publications

    Instead, Google will automatically add eligible publishers and will eventually remove those publishers not eligible.

  • DFW Model Workshop Takes On New Structure This Spring

    Learn about upcoming changes in the Denver Fashion Week Model Workshop, providing industry insights into runway, posing, and social media.

  • Google Chat adds Support for Slack and Microsoft Teams

    There is a catch, however.

  • Google to invest €600 million in fourth data center in the Netherlands

    Google will invest 600 million euros to construct a new data center on the industrial estate Westpoort in Groningen. This will be the tech company's fourth data center in the Netherlands, and the company reported that it has invested around 3.8 billion euros in the Netherlands thus far. Google already has a data centre at Eemshaven in Groningen. There are auxiliary facilities at Winschoten and in the west of the city. These complexes are known for using a relatively high amount of electricity.

  • Structure, consume, learn and retire: Google’s pattern of learning

    Google's cyclical process of giving us capabilities only to later remove them, seems to be a core part of its strategy.