a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMeta is throwing in the towel on Workplace, its Facebook-based alternative to office communication … [Read more...]
Agatha All Along will cast a spell on Disney Plus this September
You can never be sure what to expect out of Disney’s upfront presentation, but this year’s showcase of the studio’s new projects brought a slew of news about Disney Plus’ upcoming WandaVision spinoff series.While there’s been a bit of confusion about what the Agatha Harkness-focused series would ultimately be called, Kathryn Hahn, Patti Lupone, and Joe Locke revealed today that it will, in fact, … [Read more...]
What is thermal paste (TIM) and why are there so many kinds?
Thermal paste is a type of Thermal Interface Material (TIM). Thermal paste (Putty/Grease/Compound) is the primary type of TIM used when it comes to PCs, although sometimes thermal pads are also used. The job of thermal paste is to transfer heat from one component to another. Most of the time, you will see it used on the CPU or GPU to transfer the heat from the chip to the heatsink, so it can then … [Read more...]
iPads finally get battery health info and adaptive charging, but only the new ones
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe just-released iPad Pro and iPad Air have a new Battery Health menu option that includes an … [Read more...]
Eight TikTok creators file their own suit against the divest-or-ban law
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty ImagesEight TikTok creators are suing to stop a law that would ban the app unless its Chinese … [Read more...]
Sonos customers unleash frustrations over redesigned app in community AMA
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Photo: SonosA week after introducing a redesigned, sleeker app that omitted many core features, Sonos held an Ask Me Anything event on its … [Read more...]
Google launches Firebase Genkit, a new open source framework for building AI-powered apps
At the Google I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced an addition to its Firebase platform that aims to make it easier for developers to build AI-powered applications in JavaScript/TypeScript, with Go support coming soon. Firebase Genkit is an open source framework, using the Apache 2.0 license, that enables developers to quickly build AI into new and existing applications. Some of … [Read more...]
X now treats the term cisgender as a slur
The increasingly discriminatory X (Twitter) now considers the term “cisgender” a slur. Owner Elon Musk posted last June, to the delight of his bigoted brigade of blue-check sycophants, that “‘cis’ or ‘cisgender’ are considered slurs on this platform.” On Tuesday, X made good on the regressive provocateur’s stance and reportedly began posting an official warning that the LGBTQ-inclusive terms could … [Read more...]
Patreon and Grammarly are already experimenting with Gemini Nano, says Google
Mobile app developers, including Patreon and Grammarly, are already integrating with Gemini Nano, its smallest AI model, the company announced during its I/O developer keynote on Tuesday. The companies, along with other select developers were invited to work with Gemini Nano through an early access program announced last year, the company said. In the coming months, Google says it will open up the … [Read more...]
Everything announced at Google I/O 2024 including Gemini AI, Project Astra, Android 15 and more
At the end of I/O, Google’s annual developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that the company had said “AI” 121 times. That, essentially, was the crux of Google’s two-hour keynote — stuffing AI into every Google app and service used by more than two billion people around the world. Here are all the major updates that Google announced at … [Read more...]
Google’s new LearnLM AI model focuses on education
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Google unveils PaliGemma, announces Gemma 2
Google has expanded on its Gemma family of AI models, introducing the PaliGemma vision-language model (VLM) and announcing Gemma 2, the next generation of Gemma models based on a new architecture. The company also released the LLM Comparator in open source, an addition to its Responsible Generative AI Toolkit.Google announced the new products on May 14. The company described PaliGemma as a … [Read more...]
Bumble apologizes for its anti-celibacy ad fumble
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Reddit introduces new tools for ‘Ask Me Anything,’ its Q&A feature
Reddit announced on Tuesday the launch of five new tools for AMA (Ask Me Anything), its Q&A feature where celebrities, public figures, organizations and Redditors engage with community members and provide answers about a certain topic. The new features include the ability to add guest collaborators, a scheduling function, notifications and more. As part of the update, Reddit also launched a … [Read more...]
Let’s AI Search for You! Google Search Now Gets Advanced AI-Powered Capabilities
In a groundbreaking announcement today, Google revealed its plans to integrate advanced generative AI capabilities into its flagship Search product. This move promises to transform the way users interact with and leverage information on the internet. For over two decades, Google has continuously refined its core information quality systems and amassed a vast knowledge base to provide users with … [Read more...]
Google’s Gemini video search makes factual error in demo
Google made a lot of noise about its Gemini AI taking over search at its I/O conference today, but one of its flashiest demos was once again marked by the ever-present fatal flaw of every large language model to date: confidently making up the wrong answer.During a sizzle reel for “Search in the Gemini era,” Google demoed video search, which allows you to search by speaking over a video clip. The … [Read more...]
LearnLM is Google’s new family of AI models for education
Google says it’s developed a new family of generative AI models “fine-tuned” for learning: LearnLM.A collaboration between Google’s DeepMind AI research division and Google Research, LearnLM models — built on top of Google’s Gemini models — are designed to “conversationally” tutor students on a range of subjects, Google says. LearnLM is already powering features across Google products, including … [Read more...]
Blink and you missed it: Google has a new pair of prototype AR glasses
But we may have written off Google’s Glasses too soon — because Google just revealed a new prototype pair in a blink-and-you-missed-it moment at Google I/O. In the heat of the moment, I thought the Googler simply donned a pair of normal glasses before pulling out their smartphone at 1:30 in the Project Astra demo video below. But no, those frames are thick. There’s even a little picture-in-picture … [Read more...]
Harness Raises $150 Million in New Financing
Developer platform provider Harness today announced $150 million in financing from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, and Hercules Capital, Inc. The investment will be used strategically to support the expansion of the Harness platform, including the addition of new modules, further integrating generative AI into the platform, and additional … [Read more...]
Gemini 1.5 Flash is a new model from Google aimed at giving you super fast responses
Google has just made another major step forward in its Gemini Era, launching Gemini 1.5 Flash at this year's Google I/O. It's a smaller Gemini model aimed at narrower or high-frequency tasks, focusing on speed of delivery rather than the quality and deep knowledge of the answers. It's available in over 200 countries now in preview and will be reaching general availability in June. Source: … [Read more...]
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