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Jan 30 • 3 months ago

Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt

Project Genie lets you generate new worlds 60 seconds at a time, but only if you pay for AI Ultra. ...

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Jan 28 • 3 months ago

Google begins rolling out Chrome's "Auto Browse" AI agent today

The Auto Browse agent is available to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but there are some limits. ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

AI Overviews gets upgraded to Gemini 3 with a dash of AI Mode

AI Overviews may get it right more often with the move to Gemini 3. ...

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Jan 26 • 3 months ago

“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns

Staffers warn DOT's use of Gemini to draft rules could cause injuries and deaths. ...

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Jan 24 • 3 months ago

Google begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini

Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future. ...

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Jan 22 • 3 months ago

eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform. ...

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Jan 22 • 3 months ago

Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"

Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. ...

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Jan 21 • 3 months ago

Has Gemini surpassed ChatGPT? We put the AI models to the test.

Did Apple make the right choice in partnering with Google for Siri's AI features? ...

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Jan 21 • 3 months ago

Google temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced captions without warning

Google says SRV3 captions were causing playback errors, so it has "temporarily" disabled them. ...

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Jan 17 • 4 months ago

OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions

Ads coming to free tier and new $8/month ChatGPT Go plan in US. ...

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Jan 16 • 4 months ago

TSMC says AI demand is “endless” after record Q4 earnings

Amid fears of bubble, world's top chipmaker TSMC says customers just keep asking for more. ...

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Jan 16 • 4 months ago

Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon

Wikimedia Enterprise signs Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI to paid deals. ...

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