Tag: internet
Google’s AI Overviews are now available to help a billion people avoid reading full articles
Google is bringing its AI Overviews feature to more than 100 countries around the world, a massive expansion after initially becoming available just in the U.S. and later a half dozen other countries. AI Overviews, which employ Google’s Gemini AI models to summarize answers to search queries, will now be…
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Google Calendar finally gets an official dark mode on the web –here’s how to find it
The web version of Google Calendar has been given an official dark mode The feature is rolling out globally this week to all Calendar users Google has also given Calendar a “refreshed user interface” If you’ve been patiently waiting years for Google Calendar to deliver an official dark mode, today…
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Discord is firing back against MapleStory devs over copyright infringement and users are caught in the crossfire
Behind the scenes of one of the biggest social media platforms has been an epic struggle with a valuable payout — user data. But not just any user data mind you. This struggle allegedly involves Nexon Korea Corporation, a South Korean video game maker, trying to obtain the data of…
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You can now book parking spaces in Google Maps, just like in Apple Maps
When you’re planning a drive in Google Maps, the app can cover pretty much every part of the journey except parking. Well, thanks to a new partnership with SpotHero, it can now handle that, too. SpotHero has just announced that its parking system will be coming to Google Maps users…
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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, October 9 (game #220)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages…
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Microsoft promises Windows 11’s Edge browser will become “very fast” – but will it be enough to beat Chrome?
Microsoft Edge’s settings page is getting an overhaul in December, which the company promises will boost its performance. This overhaul is the latest in a series aimed at improving the responsiveness of the browser overall in a bid to gain more market share from Google’s rival web browser, Chrome, which…
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