• Google tests new AI feature for YouTube that answers questions about videos

    Google is taking its investment in AI a step further with a new experimental feature on YouTube. Currently being tested by Premium subscribers on Android in the US, this conversational AI lets users ask questions and get answers directly related to the video they’re watching without ever hitting pause. Seen on X. This makes it so much easier […]

  • Google Taiwan opens AI workspace in New Taipei

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Google Taiwan held an opening ceremony for its new

  • Samsung and Google are working together on new AI features

    Back in January, Samsung announced the Google-developed Circle to Search AI feature for its Galaxy S24 series before Google unveiled the it for its Pixels, signifying a strong partnership between the two companies in the AI space. In case you've been wondering whether there's more AI stuff to come from these two companies in the future, the answer is a resounding yes. Google and Samsung are working together on developing new AI features for their respective smartphones running Android, as can...

  • Amazon debuts a generative AI-powered playlist feature

    Amazon Music is joining Spotify in starting to offer a generative AI-powered playlist feature. For now, Maestro is available in beta to a small number of Amazon Music users in the US on iOS and Android. Folks who are included in the beta will see Maestro on the home screen after they update to the latest version of the app. They can also access the tool by tapping the plus button to create a new playlist. The idea is to use natural language prompts to create any kind of playlist imaginable. Your...

  • Google adds 6 new AI features for Performance Max

    New PMax features include Customer Value mode, customer retention goal, detailed demographics, budget pacing insights and more.

  • Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform

    Google’s trying to make waves with Gemini, its flagship suite of generative AI models, apps and services. So what is Gemini? How can you use it? And how does it stack up to the competition? To make it easier to keep up with the latest Gemini developments, we’ve put together this handy guide, which we’ll […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • iOS 18: The ‘Notes’ app is reportedly getting 2 new features

    The iPhone Notes app could become a lot more useful when iOS 18 drops later this year.

  • Creators of Sora-powered short explain AI-generated video's strengths and limitations

    OpenAI’s video generation tool Sora took the AI community by surprise in February with fluid, realistic video that seems miles ahead of competitors. But the carefully stage-managed debut left out a lot of details — details that have been filled in by a filmmaker given early access to create a short using Sora. Shy Kids […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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    Microsoft and Google announce new child safety commitments for generative AI services

    Microsoft and Google, in collaboration with Thorn and All Tech Is Human, have announced new child safety commitments for generative AI features in their various AI software products.

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    Windows tweaking app WinToys gets a big update with new features and improvements

    You probably heard of PowerToys, but what about WinToys? This neat app offers various tweaks to make the best of your computer, and it has just been updated with new features and improvements.

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    Google's Pixel 8a is getting AI features and 7 years of security updates, leak reveals

    With Google set to introduce the Pixel 8a at Google I/O 2024, the now customary leaks are revealing some of what's in store for this new take on the Pixel 8 -- and it's impressive.  Also: Why Google's cheaper Pixel 8 is the real star of its Android phone lineupAndroid Headlines reports that the Pixel 8a will receive whaat Google is calling the "AI-mazing Camera" as well as seven years of security updates. For those who have not experienced the camera app on the Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, it's chock...

  • Gurman: New iPad Pro may actually be powered by the M4 chip, touting AI features

    In a surprise move, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports today in his Power On newsletter that the upcoming iPad Pro may actually be powered by the M4 chip, skipping the M3 altogether. The company would tout the AI capabilities of the new iPad range, powered by the upgraded Neural Engine in the M4 chip. The M4 chip is scheduled to arrive in Macs later in the year. more