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Google’s DeepMind and Google Brain have merged to form a new AI team. The new Google DeepMind has shared details about how one of its visual language models (VLM) is being used to generate descriptions for YouTube Shorts. This innovation can help with discoverability as Shorts are created in just a few minutes and often

Following the recent overhaul of its wireless data plans, Verizon has announced upcoming “restructuring” and “streamlining” measures that are expected to result in significant layoffs. The company held a meeting with a wide audience of customer service employees to notify them of the news. Although more details are expected to be announced on May 25th,

AMD has launched the Radeon RX 7600, an entry-level graphics card that utilizes the company’s RDNA 3 architecture. The RX 7600 is designed to run games at 1080p, offering a cheaper option for gamers who aren’t looking for 4K performance. This is the first desktop GPU in the Radeon RX 7000 lineup to cost less

Instagram co-founders’ news app, Artifact, has introduced a new feature that enables users to flag clickbait articles. The flagging system will be used as a feedback signal to decide which articles are helpful and which are misleading. Artifact will monitor the most reported articles and decide how to respond, including options such as reducing an

Dyson has launched a new robot vacuum in the US, the Dyson 360 Vis Nav, after the failure of the Dyson 360 Eye in 2016. The Dyson 360 Vis Nav is shorter and slimmer than its predecessors and is designed to work better in complicated American homes. It is also more powerful, with twice the

Waymo and Uber, two former rivals, announced a new partnership to provide robotaxi services through Uber’s app in Phoenix later this year. The partnership aims to combine Waymo’s autonomous driving technology with the massive scale of Uber’s ridesharing and delivery networks. The Alphabet-owned company recently doubled its service area to 180 square miles in Phoenix,

Lego has recently announced its new Technic NASA Mars Rover Perseverance set, which is an upgrade from its previous Mars Rover model. The new set is priced at $100 and is a tribute to the real Perseverance rover that landed on Mars in February 2021. New Features The new Lego Technic NASA Mars Rover Perseverance

On Sunday evening, Instagram experienced a major outage that lasted for a couple of hours. During the downtime, users were unable to refresh their feeds, and the website only displayed a blank page. According to the outage tracker DownDetector, there were over 175,000 reports of the issue at its peak. However, the issue was resolved

AT&T has filed concerns with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over T-Mobile and SpaceX’s proposal to connect mobile phones to Starlink satellites. In August 2022, T-Mobile and SpaceX announced their plans for a satellite-to-cellular service, which would allow mobile phone users to connect to SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink satellites to send text messages and MMS. AT&T’s

For those who are always on the move or don’t have access to a television, watching media on a tiny screen with poor speakers can be frustrating. However, Xgimi’s MoGo 2 Pro smart projector offers a solution to this problem. It is not only a portable projector that can stream videos through Android TV, but