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Android file management: An easy-to-follow guide
When you think about your smartphone, apps and interfaces are probably the first things that come to mind. Beneath all that surface-level stuff, though, our modern mobile devices are filled with files — folders upon folders of 'em! — just like the clunky ol' computers...
Google turbocharges its genAI engine with Gemini 1.5
Only a week after releasing its latest generative artificial intelligence (genAI) model, Google on Thursday unveiled that model’s successor, Gemini 1.5. The company boasts that the new version bests the earlier version on almost every front.Gemini 1.5 is a multimodal...
Microsoft and Google invest in AI in Europe
Google parent company Alphabet and Microsoft have both announced huge investments in artificial intelligence in Western Europe this week, likely to get ahead of proposed European Union AI regulations likely to be introduced in April.A new Google AI hub in Paris will...
Apple’s Vision Pro and the coming healthcare revolution
Once upon a time, a young doctor joined the surgical unit at a prestigious hospital as an anaesthesiologist. He was an Apple user, of course, wearing Vision Pro during surgical procedures, as it allowed him to monitor all the vital signs during operations.This is not...
ChatGPT will remember what you did last summer
OpenAI is testing a memory feature in ChatGPT, which will allow it to remember information about the user and past conversations, the company announced in a blog post. The company has rolled out the feature for a few free users and paid Plus plan users this week.“As...
Unlock your Android phone’s physical gesture magic
When we talk about Android gestures, we're typically talking about the on-screen variety — y'know, the assorted swipes, swirls, and swivels that help you fly around your phone faster than a flamingo on ice skates.Here's a little-known secret, though: You can also...
How to use Google’s genAI-powered note-taking app
Among the experimental tools that Google offers is NotebookLM, a bare-bones notes app that you use in your web browser. What makes it interesting is that it uses Google’s generative AI chatbot (variously known as Bard or Duet AI and now rebranded as Gemini) to analyze...
EU’s AI Act wins fresh backing ahead of April vote
European Union (EU) legislation that would set guardrails for the use and development of AI technology appears to be on a clear path toward ratification as two key groups of legislators in the EU Parliament on Tuesday approved a provisional agreement on the proposed...
Apple accelerates its genAI efforts with LLM image-editing tool
Apple is pushing into generative AI (genAI) in a big way with a new tool called Keyframer; it's designed to give users the power to animate static images using text prompts.Keyframer is described in a recently published Apple research paper and what it does seems...
Slack launches genAI tools for big businesses, remains mum on price
Slack AI is now available for enterprise customers, though pricing details for the generative AI (gene) features have not yet been disclosed.Slack announced plans for its AI assistant app last year, focusing on three areas: AI powered search. This provides...
Microsoft and the Taylor Swift genAI deepfake problem
The last few weeks have been a PR bonanza for Taylor Swift in both good ways and bad. On the good side, her boyfriend Travis Kelce was on the winning team at the Super Bowl, and her reactions during the game got plenty of air time. On the much, much worse side,...
Tech spending shifts to meet AI demand, forces a ‘reshuffling of skills’ for workers
Tech companies such Google, Amazon, Meta (Facebook) and others laid off tens of thousands of workers last year as an adjustment to over-hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic.But the firings have not abated in 2024.In January, job cuts leaped 136% over December and hit a...