Month: February 2023
Google Translate should soon offer better suggestions for words with multiple meanings
Google Translate is getting an AI-powered upgrade in the coming weeks to help you find more accurate translations, particularly for words with multiple definitions. The app will offer additional contextual translation options with descriptions and examples. Let's say you're looking for a translation of the word "row," which has multiple…
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Zoom becomes the latest tech giant to announce major job cuts
Audio player loading… Zoom has become the latest technology giant to announce severe cuts to its workforce, with around 15% of its staff facing the axe. A post (opens in new tab) on the video conferencing company’s website shares publicly a message that was sent to company employees, detailing the…
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Renewable energy forecast to dominate global power sector growth by 2025
Nearly all of the world’s new electricity supply over the next few years will come from renewable and nuclear energy, pushing out fossil fuels and curbing climate pollution from electricity, according to a new analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA). “We are close to a tipping point” Carbon pollution-free…
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Google starts testing Android 14 with even better support for foldables
Google is showing off some of its plans for Android 14 in the OS’s first developer preview, which is available today. While it doesn’t tell us much about the consumer features we’ll be getting later this year, it does show Google has continued to focus on foldables, tablets, and other…
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‘MetaBirkins’ NFT creator loses trademark fight with Hermès
A New York jury says that selling “MetaBirkins” non-fungible tokens violates the trademark of luxury brand Hermès. Bloomberg Law reported this morning on the outcome of the trial, a potentially landmark decision in the confusing world of NFT intellectual property. The jury awarded Hermès $133,000 and determined that the tokens…
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Google ‘Live from Paris’ event live: AI updates to Maps, Search, Lens and more
Refresh 2023-02-08T14:41:13.872Z (Image credit: Google) So that’s it from Google today – with a slightly abrupt pulling of the livestream plug to mark the end of the event. Overall, it was pretty underwhelming and felt like a defensive ploy to pop Microsoft’s AI hype balloon. While there were a few…
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