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OpenAI Does It Again: While Google and Meta Play Catch-Up, Sora 2 Changes the Game
OpenAI’s new iOS-only social media app is quickly gaining traction, letting users create AI-generated videos of themselves or others and share them publicly. The app builds on the popularity of short, vertical video formats with an AI twist. Rivals are also moving in—Meta recently introduced its Vibe feed, while Google found success with Gemini...
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Google Play Gets a Major Upgrade With Gamer Profiles, Rewards System and Gemini Live Guidance
Google Play is set for a major revamp with new gaming-focused features, Google announced on Tuesday. The update adds tools to help players track stats and achievements across devices, alongside a dedicated “You” tab, gamer profiles, and Gemini Live integration. Google Play Games on PC has also exited beta and is now widely available.
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Google Loses US Appeal Over App Store Reforms in Epic Games Case
The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, rejected claims from Google that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly benefited "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, which filed the lawsuit in 2020.
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Google India Proposes Allowing All Real-Money Games on Play Store That Claim ‘Game of Skill’ Status
Google India has submitted a commitment proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), suggesting a way to let more real-money games (RMGs) on the Play Store. The information comes from a notification issued by the country’s competition watchdog seeking comments or objections from the public and stakeholders over the suggested proposal.
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Google I/O Connect: Google Play X Unity Game Developer Training Programme Announced in India
At the Google I/O Connect event in Bengaluru, Google has announced a collaboration with Unity to launch the Google Play X Unity Game Developer Training programme in India. The programme that is supported by the Game Developer Association of India (GDAI), will offer free training for 500 developers in partnership with the governments of Tamil Nadu a...
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Google's AI Chatbot Panics When Playing Video Game Meant For Children
During the two playthroughs, the Gemini team at DeepMind observed an interesting phenomenon they describe as 'Agent Panic'.
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OpenAI’s o3 Outsmarts Rivals in AI Strategy Battle, Called ‘A Master of Deception’ by AI Researcher
An AI researcher created a modified version of the classic strategy game Diplomacy to make artificial intelligence (AI) models compete against one another. The game was played by 18 popular large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI’s o3, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4, and DeepSeek-R1. Each of the model resorted to li...
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Epic Games Ramps Up Apple, Google Fight With Third-Party Game Titles
Epic Games Inc. is adding games from third parties to its new mobile marketplace. The titles represent the first batch of mobile games from outside developers to appear on the Epic Games Store, the company said Thursday.
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Here's How to Play Squid Game on Google Search Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
Squid Game season 2 is coming to Netflix on December 26. In the days leading up to the launch, the video streaming platform is teaming up with artists all over the world to promote the show. Several public places, including many metro stations in Delhi, have seen banners with images of the masked 'Frontman' and the Young-hee doll. Now, you can imme...
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Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 2 AI Model, Can Generate Playable 3D Worlds to Train AI Agents
Google DeepMind unveiled the successor to the Genie artificial intelligence (AI) model, which could generate endless 2D game worlds, on Wednesday. Dubbed Genie 2, the new AI model is capable of generating unique action-controllable, playable 3D environments based on a single image prompt. The company said these generated worlds could be played by h...
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Microsoft Says It's Unable to Launch Xbox Mobile Store on Android Due to Google Court Order Stay
Despite the Microsoft's plans to launch an Xbox app on Android in November, the Xbox parent has been unable to do so owing to a stay on the October court order that directed Google to open up its Play Store and allow competition.
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Competition Commission of India to Investigate Google's Strict Real-Money Gaming App Policy
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform. WinZO, which offers real-money games, first approached the CCI in 2022 after Google excluded it from the Play Store.
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Google Gemini’s Imagen 3-Powered GenChess Online Project Introduced, Lets Users Design Chess Pieces
Google introduced a new experimental online project dubbed GenChess recently. Created by Google Labs, the tool is powered by Gemini’s Imagen 3 image generation model. GenChess allows users to generate unique chess pieces based on specific user prompts. Users can also use the generated pieces to play a game of chess against the computer. The tool ...
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World Chess Championship: Google Doodle Celebrates Final Between D Gukesh And Ding Liren
On clicking the doodle, users land on a page titled 'Celebrating Chess'. It describes chess as "a two-player strategy game played on 64 black and white squares".
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Google Play Best of 2024: Indus Battle Royale, WhatsApp Among Top Apps and Games on Play Store in India
Google on Tuesday announced its annual list of top games and apps on the Play Store in India. The Google Play Best of 2024 awards focus on apps that have a practical and user-centric design at their centre, developed by Indian developers for niche audiences. The company highlights the advancements made across sectors such as personalised news, fash...
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OpenAI Does It Again: While Google and Meta Play Catch-Up, Sora 2 Changes the Game
OpenAI’s new iOS-only social media app is quickly gaining traction, letting users create AI-generated videos of themselves or others and share them publicly. The app builds on the popularity of short, vertical video formats with an AI twist. Rivals are also moving in—Meta recently introduced its Vibe feed, while Google found success with Gemini...
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Google Play Gets a Major Upgrade With Gamer Profiles, Rewards System and Gemini Live Guidance
Google Play is set for a major revamp with new gaming-focused features, Google announced on Tuesday. The update adds tools to help players track stats and achievements across devices, alongside a dedicated “You” tab, gamer profiles, and Gemini Live integration. Google Play Games on PC has also exited beta and is now widely available.
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Google Loses US Appeal Over App Store Reforms in Epic Games Case
The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, rejected claims from Google that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly benefited "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, which filed the lawsuit in 2020.
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Google India Proposes Allowing All Real-Money Games on Play Store That Claim ‘Game of Skill’ Status
Google India has submitted a commitment proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), suggesting a way to let more real-money games (RMGs) on the Play Store. The information comes from a notification issued by the country’s competition watchdog seeking comments or objections from the public and stakeholders over the suggested proposal.
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Google I/O Connect: Google Play X Unity Game Developer Training Programme Announced in India
At the Google I/O Connect event in Bengaluru, Google has announced a collaboration with Unity to launch the Google Play X Unity Game Developer Training programme in India. The programme that is supported by the Game Developer Association of India (GDAI), will offer free training for 500 developers in partnership with the governments of Tamil Nadu a...
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Google's AI Chatbot Panics When Playing Video Game Meant For Children
During the two playthroughs, the Gemini team at DeepMind observed an interesting phenomenon they describe as 'Agent Panic'.
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OpenAI’s o3 Outsmarts Rivals in AI Strategy Battle, Called ‘A Master of Deception’ by AI Researcher
An AI researcher created a modified version of the classic strategy game Diplomacy to make artificial intelligence (AI) models compete against one another. The game was played by 18 popular large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI’s o3, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4, and DeepSeek-R1. Each of the model resorted to li...
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Epic Games Ramps Up Apple, Google Fight With Third-Party Game Titles
Epic Games Inc. is adding games from third parties to its new mobile marketplace. The titles represent the first batch of mobile games from outside developers to appear on the Epic Games Store, the company said Thursday.
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Here's How to Play Squid Game on Google Search Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
Squid Game season 2 is coming to Netflix on December 26. In the days leading up to the launch, the video streaming platform is teaming up with artists all over the world to promote the show. Several public places, including many metro stations in Delhi, have seen banners with images of the masked 'Frontman' and the Young-hee doll. Now, you can imme...
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Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 2 AI Model, Can Generate Playable 3D Worlds to Train AI Agents
Google DeepMind unveiled the successor to the Genie artificial intelligence (AI) model, which could generate endless 2D game worlds, on Wednesday. Dubbed Genie 2, the new AI model is capable of generating unique action-controllable, playable 3D environments based on a single image prompt. The company said these generated worlds could be played by h...
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Microsoft Says It's Unable to Launch Xbox Mobile Store on Android Due to Google Court Order Stay
Despite the Microsoft's plans to launch an Xbox app on Android in November, the Xbox parent has been unable to do so owing to a stay on the October court order that directed Google to open up its Play Store and allow competition.
-
Competition Commission of India to Investigate Google's Strict Real-Money Gaming App Policy
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform. WinZO, which offers real-money games, first approached the CCI in 2022 after Google excluded it from the Play Store.
-
Google Gemini’s Imagen 3-Powered GenChess Online Project Introduced, Lets Users Design Chess Pieces
Google introduced a new experimental online project dubbed GenChess recently. Created by Google Labs, the tool is powered by Gemini’s Imagen 3 image generation model. GenChess allows users to generate unique chess pieces based on specific user prompts. Users can also use the generated pieces to play a game of chess against the computer. The tool ...
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World Chess Championship: Google Doodle Celebrates Final Between D Gukesh And Ding Liren
On clicking the doodle, users land on a page titled 'Celebrating Chess'. It describes chess as "a two-player strategy game played on 64 black and white squares".
-
Google Play Best of 2024: Indus Battle Royale, WhatsApp Among Top Apps and Games on Play Store in India
Google on Tuesday announced its annual list of top games and apps on the Play Store in India. The Google Play Best of 2024 awards focus on apps that have a practical and user-centric design at their centre, developed by Indian developers for niche audiences. The company highlights the advancements made across sectors such as personalised news, fash...
