Tag: Software
Gemini is rolling out to Google Messages, but it’s not the same across Android
Gemini continues its march across the Google ecosystem. The AI is currently making its way to Google Messages after restrictions were scaled back on June 18. According to the news site MySmartPrice, you’ll soon be able to instruct the feature to “draft messages, have fun conversations, plan events,” among other…
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The latest Google Lens update might bring Circle to Search to many more phones
Google seemingly has plans to expand its Circle to Search feature to other Android phones via Google Lens. In a recent deep dive, news site Android Authority found clues to the update within the recent Google app betas files and compiled them all together. What’s particularly interesting is they managed…
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Forget Duolingo – Google Translate just got a massive AI upgrade that gives it over 100 new languages
Google Translate is adding 110 new languages to its library, the largest expansion ever made to the platform. The update leverages Google’s PaLM 2 large language model, an artificial intelligence tool that helps accurately translate across a wider array of languages than before. Those languages are spoken by approximately 614…
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The latest ChromeOS update delivers several accessibility improvements
It’s been a big day for the Chrome platform. Not only has the mobile app received an update to its search function, but Chromebooks are receiving a patch in the form ChromeOS M126. It’s not a major refresh, but it does introduce several quality-of-life improvements that collectively aim to make…
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Bluesky ‘starter packs’ help new users find their way
One of the most difficult parts of joining a new social platform is finding relevant accounts to follow. That has proved especially challenging for people who quit X to try out one of the many Twitter-like services that have cropped up in the last couple of years. Now, Bluesky has…
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Character.ai lets you talk to your favorite (synthetic) people on the phone – which isn’t weird at all
Character.AI’s collection of virtual personalities based on real and fictional sources will speak up thanks to the new Character Calls audio feature. The artificial intelligence-fueled chatbots can now engage in two-way voice conversations for free on the startup’s app. Augmenting the synthetic people hosted on Character.AI’s hub with voices is…
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