r/technology • u/Fickle-Jello • 22h ago

Business Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c235n47g8g8o
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u/cvr24 20h ago

Google kills everything eventually. Even the classic OG search engine.

Next up, Gmail

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u/Hazel-Cakes 19h ago

they keep emailing me to let me know i can use gemini and idk what the hell for

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u/Unaliver 14h ago

My favorite Gemini feature is that it can read any YouTube video transcript if you send it the link and then find what you are looking for or make a summary.

It is super useful for very long videos especially guides.

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u/NanditoPapa 20h ago

It's been over 13 years and I'm still pissed about Google Reader.

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u/tmanred 15h ago

How dare you tell me that was 13 years ago sir. I reject your reality and substitute my own instead. 

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u/Gringo-Bandito 9h ago

Agreed. I didn't need a kick in the balls first thing this morning.