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Google Quietly Disbanded Another AI Review Board Following Disagreements

CTOvision

Google is disbanding a panel here to review its artificial-intelligence work in health care, people familiar with the matter say, as disagreements about its effectiveness dogged one of the tech industry’s highest-profile efforts to govern itself. The Alphabet Inc.

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Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines

The Verge

And now we know exactly why: Apple won’t allow those products, because of strict App Store guidelines that make cloud services like xCloud and its competitor, Google Stadia, effectively impossible to operate on the iPhone. Apple is pretty explicit about all of this in the App Store guidelines, specifically section 4.2.7:

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Google is cracking down on scammy Play Store app listings

The Verge

Image: Google. Google has announced new Play Store policies and guidelines designed to make app listings more succinct, accurate, and less of an eyesore. Image: Google. Image: Google. Google calls this week’s blog post a “pre-announcement” designed to help developers plan for the upcoming changes.

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Google TV may expand into fitness, improve smart home capabilities in the near future

TechSpot

Director of Product Management Rob Caruso outlined some of what we can expect from the Google TV user interface in 2022. He didn't make any firm early announcements, opting to provide a general guideline of Google's research instead.

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Apple joins Google in complying with South Korean law allowing alternate payment platforms

TechSpot

Google also changed its payment guidelines after Korean officials passed the law last November. On Thursday, Apple announced that it would allow South Korean app makers to use third-party payment platforms. The move complies with recently introduced and quickly passed legislation in the country. However, the changes come with a.

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Google’s Project Guideline uses AI to help low-vision users navigate running courses

Venture Beast

Google developed an AI-powered app that guides blind and low-vision users through a running course with audio feedback. Read More.

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Google wants in on the Pentagon's new cloud contract, receives criticism from the Alphabet Workers Union

TechSpot

Google's "alarming" exit from Project Maven in 2018 came in the face of increasing internal pressure that saw thousands of signed employee petitions and a dozen resignations. The company even came up with a set of guidelines for future military AI partnerships that would forbid the tech's use for weaponry.

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