Google is adding new generative AI features to the Google Workspace suite of cloud-native productivity tools, including Docs, Sheets, and Slides, to further help its millions of professional users collaborate daily, the company announced at Google Cloud Next on Tuesday. The biggest highlight is Google Vids, a new application that lets users create videos while leveraging generative AI assistance. Google Vids is meant to be an AI-powered "video, writing, production and editing assistant,"...
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The Management of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc on Friday attributed power outage in its franchise states of Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti to low power generation by the generating companies (Gencos). The Chief Technical Officer (CTO), BEDC, Engr. Jonathan Lawani, while giving an overview of BEDC operations during a Media parley in Read More
HURRICANE — In their last meeting, civic leaders in Hurricane heard about alternatives to the power they purchase from the United Association of Municipal Power Systems, known in the industry by the acronym UAMPS. UAMPS General Manager Mason Baker told St. George News after the meeting that plans to provide power to Southern Utah using […]
Google Photos is getting an AI upgrade. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced that a handful of enhanced editing features previously limited to Pixel devices and paid subscribers — including its AI-powered Magic Editor — will now make their way to all Google Photos users for free. This expansion also includes Google’s Magic Eraser, which […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Google is looking at charging for some new "premium" features powered by artificial intelligence, such as an AI-powered search engine which would keep the existing search free of charge.
According to a new report from the Financial Times, Google is seriously considering charging for AI-powered search, currently known as the Search Generative Experience (SGE). This is the first time Google has ever thought about charging for a search product, so if it does happen, it will be big news. We're far from that point, though, as for now these only seem to be internal discussions. While engineers are currently developing "the technology needed to deploy the service", executives haven't...
Google parent Alphabet has been talking to its advisers about the possibility of making an offer for HubSpot, an online marketing software company with a market value of $32 billion, people familiar with the matter said. If Alphabet moves ahead with an offer, it would be a rare example of a major technology company attempting a mega deal amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of the sector under U.S. President Joe Biden's administration. The potential deal would also allow Alphabet to put some of...
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...
Amidst ongoing dust raised by the new electricity tariff at the backdrop of inadequate power supply, electricity generation nosedived to 2,775 megawatts, MW, yesterday, a 32.3 per cent decline from 4,099.87MW recorded last week.