Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI
Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI

You can see if ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI from a new section in Google’s “My Ad Center,” as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The update, announced on Thursday, adds a “created or edited with AI” label under the “how this ad was made” tab. Users can […]

Google will now tell you which ads were made with AI, if the advertiser admits it
Google will now tell you which ads were made with AI, if the advertiser admits it

Google is rolling out a feature that flags when an advertisement was made using AI. The label will indicate if an ad was created or edited with generative tools, TechCrunch reports. The disclosure appears in the “My Ad Center” panel, reachable via the …

Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI

While Google prohibits misleading and deceptive ads, an ad can still leverage AI to create some type of synthetic or digitally altered content. Until now, that’s something Google only required election ads to disclose.

Google’s Nest Thermostat has hit its best price of the year
Google’s Nest Thermostat has hit its best price of the year

If you’re looking for a relatively affordable way to cut down on cooling costs, Google’s Nest Thermostat can help. It’s packed with smart controls and energy-saving features, and right now it’s on sale in white for $79 ($50 off), which is its best price of the year, at Amazon.  The smart thermostat is quick to […]

A single Messi moment pushed Google Search to its busiest second ever
A single Messi moment pushed Google Search to its busiest second ever

Google Search recorded its highest usage ever this week, driven by a World Cup goal. The company says the most queries per second in Search’s near-28-year history landed right after Argentina’s winning goal, a spokesperson told CNBC. The spike followed…

A Waymo called the cops on two teens drinking and shooting toy guns
A Waymo called the cops on two teens drinking and shooting toy guns

Two 15-year-olds in San Mateo learned this week that a driverless taxi can still tell on you. The pair were drinking alcohol and shooting Orbeez, soft water-filled pellets, out of a moving Waymo on Monday afternoon. The car’s remote monitors spotted it…

Researchers broke GitHub Copilot’s safety by hiding harm in a workflow
Researchers broke GitHub Copilot’s safety by hiding harm in a workflow

Researchers at the Alan Turing Institute have shown that GitHub Copilot will produce harmful content it would normally refuse. The trick is to spread the request across an ordinary coding workflow. They call it a workflow-level jailbreak, and The Regis…

AI image generators have escaped nightmare fingers and entered the fake premium era

I tested Meta Muse, Gemini Nano Banana 2, and ChatGPT Images 2.0. The obvious AI failures are fading, but the new flaws are harder to laugh off.

Google Home’s latest update makes it easier for you to start using automations

Google Home version 4.20 adds pre-built automations you can turn on with a tap, making one of the app’s most useful features easier to use for automation newbies.

Google Photos can now turn your ordinary videos into AI-generated works of art

Google has introduced Video Remix for Google Photos, a new Gemini-powered feature that transforms ordinary videos with AI-generated lighting, artistic styles, and background changes in just a few taps.