The Shoreline Amphitheater was filled with music and attendees, despite the chilly marine layer that hung in the air. The Google I/O developer conference had begun, and the two-hour presentation was all about AI. The Focus on AI The presentation highlighted what’s coming to Google Search, Gmail, and Photos, with AI being the central focus.
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During Google I/O, the keynote was all about AI and its impact on search and our lives. Google introduced Duet AI, a set of tools for Gmail, Docs, and more, which includes a feature called Sidekick. Sidekick proactively offers prompts that change based on the document you’re working on. In essence, it’s telling you how
Google recently unveiled its AI office suite tools at its developer conference keynote, called “Duet AI for Google Workspace”. It is a collection of AI-infused tools built into productivity apps such as Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc. The features include generating a draft job description in Docs from just a couple of prompts, building a
During this year’s Google I/O keynote, Google introduced its new AI writing tool, “Help me write”. Unlike other AI tools that assist writers in generating prose, “Help me write” rewrites simple prompts in Gmail and other apps as more polished paragraphs of text. However, polished doesn’t necessarily mean better. The AI-generated responses are formulaic, bland
Google’s Pixel Fold offers a promising device with a wider aspect ratio that feels more natural for multitasking and provides a better entertainment experience, compared to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, which is too narrow for larger human hands. The Pixel Fold’s wider aspect ratio also solves the square-ish inner display’s problem of leaving sizable black bars
Google has recently demoed an AI-powered image editing tool called the Magic Editor. It allows users to make significant changes to their photos with just a few taps or movements on the screen. The tool lets users pick up and move subjects, enhance the sky, and remove parts of an image without the need for
Modern life can be full of little tragedies, like discovering a favorite snack is out of stock at the only place it’s sold. For reviewer Allison Johnson, this snack is Amazon Fresh’s Aplenty white cheddar puffs. The White Cheddar Puffs These puffs are unlike any other snack. They are puffy and satisfying to bite into,
Dbrand has come up with a new skin for the Nintendo Switch that looks like the Nintendo Switch OLED Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Edition. The “Clone of the Kingdom” skin looks like an exact replica of the Tears of the Kingdom Edition, but on closer inspection, there are a few differences. The
Many years ago, Ask Jeeves was a popular search engine that allowed users to enter natural-language queries and receive answers from a “valet.” However, once Google Search entered the scene, Ask Jeeves quickly became obsolete due to Google’s superior ability to crawl the web and its use of Boolean search operators. Now, Google has added
Amazon has been developing a new AI robot project that adds intelligence and a conversational interface to a smart home robot, according to internal documents seen by Insider. The project is called Burnham and it could potentially upgrade Amazon’s first home robot, Astro, that failed to meet expectations due to its limited functionality. Features of