Google Lens
Coverage of Google Lens in the Nexus archive.
- Google may use your photos and voice to train AI
Google is rolling out a privacy setting called Search Services History that allows the company to save user activity, including images, voice searches, and uploaded files, which may be used to improve its AI models. The update expands data collection beyond traditional search history to include media interactions, raising privacy concerns.
- Teachers, parents and even students trash disastrous impact of AI in schools: ‘My heart breaks for this generation’
Teachers, parents, and students criticize the negative impact of AI in schools, citing cheating with Google Lens, AI-driven reading instruction, and declining student performance. The Department of Education (DOE) is investing $1 billion in tech firms despite these concerns.
- Google’s Spotlight-like desktop search bar for Windows is available for everyone
Google has released a desktop search app for Windows, resembling macOS's Spotlight, now globally available in English. The app enables web and file searches across Windows 10+, Google Drive, and features like AI Mode and Google Lens integration.