Images shared by various socializing media Sites claim that Google has announced that it will “retire” its Gmail service in August 2024.

Verdict: False

Google hasn't announced the end of its Gmail service, but it does plan to retire older versions of the platform. A Google spokesperson directed Check Your Fact to post about X to debunk these claims.

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Google has stopped image generation by its own artificial intelligence tool Gemini after users claimed the prompts returned historically inaccurate “diverse” images, according to Google. new york post. Despite these issues, Google announced a new cloud partnership with Reddit. This will allow Vertex AI to be integrated to “enhance search and other features” on the site. blog post.

Multiple users circulated an email that appeared to be sent from a Google Analytics email address, announcing that the Gmail platform would be shutting down in August 2024. The purported email states that the decision to end the service was “to focus resources on developing new services.” Technology and Platforms” online.

“Gmail has officially been discontinued and its service will be terminated,” the email reads in part. “This means that after this date, Gmail will no longer support sending, receiving, or storing email.”

“This is insane. I hate this company.” post, received 3.7 million views and reactions to this email. Other users expressed disdain and shared memes over the announcement. (Related: Facts – Confirm Trump's claim that he has been indicted more times than Al Capone)

The email is false.No such announcement found google press website, its G-mail Product blog website or Official blog. As of 7:00 PM ET, the email account used by Check Your Fact has not received any such emails.

Rather, the company says it plans to shut down the “basic HTML” version of its platform. tech crunch. After the HTML option was retired in January 2024, all users were automatically switched to the “Standard” view of the email service. The Verge report. TechCrunch has updated its article to report that the purported email about a complete shutdown was incorrect.

“Gmail is moving users from basic HTML view to the latest version of Gmail, also known as Standard view,” the post reads. Gmail help and the user Migration guide. No such information is provided for shutting down the entire service.

A spokesperson instructed them to post on “Check Your Fact.” Xseems to debunk these claims.

Gmail is here to stay.

— Gmail (@gmail) February 22, 2024

“Gmail is here to stay,” the post reads.