{"id":4681,"date":"2024-01-05T08:41:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/?p=4681"},"modified":"2024-01-05T08:41:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:41:55","slug":"google-settles-for-700m-in-play-store-case-ai-safety-and-tech-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/google-settles-for-700m-in-play-store-case-ai-safety-and-tech-shifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Settles for $700M in Play Store Case: AI, Safety, and Tech Shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>TLDR<\/strong>: Google pays $700M in anti-competitive case; minimal user payout; concerns over Android bloatware; AI reshaping jobs and safety; tech&#8217;s evolving human interaction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article is a summary of a You Tube video &#8220;Google Lost, and So Did We&#8221; by TechLinked<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mjadrAwkvL8?si=XlYDlZ2POt4kGFap\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Google&#8217;s Settlement<\/strong>: Google has agreed to pay $700 million in damages to US consumers over alleged anti-competitive Play Store rules.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimal User Compensation<\/strong>: The settlement ensures a minimum payout of only $2 per Play Store user.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Changes in Play Store Practices<\/strong>: Google will simplify sideloading and allow phone manufacturers to pre-install more apps for several years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Potential Increase in Bloatware<\/strong>: Concerns are raised about the possibility of more non-removable apps on Android devices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google&#8217;s User Choice Billing System Expansion<\/strong>: This will allow developers to choose a lower Google service fee, reducing the Play Store&#8217;s cut.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beeper&#8217;s Struggle with iMessage App<\/strong>: Beeper faces challenges in maintaining its Android-based iMessage app, Beeper Mini, due to Apple&#8217;s interventions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DEOE&#8217;s Use of AI for Employee Retraining<\/strong>: Instead of layoffs, DEOE employs AI to assess employee skills and shift them to higher demand roles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wayo&#8217;s Driverless Car Safety Data<\/strong>: Wayo&#8217;s analysis shows a significant reduction in crashes and injuries compared to human drivers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI Advancements in Physical and Intellectual Tasks<\/strong>: An AI surpasses human performance in a rotating wooden maze game.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Changing Relationship with Technology<\/strong>: YouTube content reflects growing interactions with AI, like J Schlatt&#8217;s AI cover of Frank Sinatra&#8217;s &#8220;My Way&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google pays $700M in anti-competitive case; minimal user payout; concerns over Android bloatware; AI reshaping jobs and safety; tech&#8217;s evolving human interaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","category-42","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4681"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4683,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4681\/revisions\/4683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}