Month: August 2024
Gemini in Gmail can now help polish up your drafts
Google is upgrading its Gemini writing tools in Gmail to help you polish drafts that you’ve already written. Now, among other Gemini-powered “Help me write” options like Formalize and Elaborate, you can tap “Polish” to refine your emails, Google says in a blog post. The company has also added shortcuts…
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Google has to face a class action lawsuit over Chrome’s data collection
Google will have to face a class action lawsuit that accuses it of collecting users’ data through Chrome without their consent. In a decision on Tuesday, a federal appeals court reversed a December 2022 ruling that dismissed the case, saying the lower court should’ve reviewed Google’s disclosures and determined “whether a…
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Google Classroom comes back from summer break with a better approach to group projects
Today, Google announced it’s making assigning group work in Google Classroom easier and faster with a new feature called Student Groups. Teachers will now be able to add individual students to predefined groups before creating and assigning group work. Previously, teachers would need to create an assignment first and then…
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Shein is now copying Temu’s copyright lawsuit
The Shein complaint about Temu kicks off with a bang, accusing Temu of being “an unlawful enterprise built on counterfeiting, theft of trade secrets, infringement of intellectual property rights, and fraud” in just the first sentence. But I guess you have to go big when the lawsuit against you accuses…
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Sonos CEO says the old app can’t be rereleased
Do you know more about the unrest at Sonos? Good, knowledgeable sources make this reporting possible, and we take their trust seriously. If you have more to share about what’s happening at Sonos or other tech brands, you can message Chris Welch confidentially and securely with Signal at chriswelch.01 or 845-445-8455.…
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Nomad’s latest Base One Max 3-in-1 charger is more than $50 off
Nomad may run its fair share of deals on its various phone cases and Apple Watch bands, but we rarely see steep discounts on its fancy, premium multi-chargers. But right now, the second-gen Base One Max is on sale in black or silver for $119 ($51 off) when you use…
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