Google quietly ditched plans for an AI-powered chatbot app for Gen Z

[ad_1] Google was working on an AI-powered mobile chatbot app for Gen Z users that features interactive digital characters, CNBC has learned. However, the company recently “deprioritized” those efforts amid an internal reorganization, according to materials seen by CNBC. Typically, when a product is deprioritized at Google, work on it ceases. Called “Bubble Characters,” the … Read more

Alphabet shares dip on report Samsung phones may switch to Microsoft Bing search

[ad_1] Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alphabet shares slumped more than 2.5% Monday after The New York Times reported Samsung is considering ditching Google as the default search engine on its phones in favor of Microsoft‘s Bing. Shares of Microsoft closed up about 1%. related investing news Google pays billions of dollars every … Read more

Google drops global vaccine requirement to enter buildings, says ‘world is in a very different place’

[ad_1] An Android statue is displayed in front of a building on the Google campus on January 31, 2022 in Mountain View, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the closing bell. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Google no longer requires people to be vaccinated against Covid in order … Read more