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SwitchBot adds robot vacuums, smart shades, and its new Hub 3 to Home Assistant
SwitchBot will integrate more than 45 of its products with Home Assistant during the first half of this year, the company said in an email to The Verge. That expansion includes The SwitchBot Hub 3 that was first revealed in a filing with the Connectivity Standards Alliance last week. Many of these integrations are coming in April, according to a…
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Huawei’s Pura X Ditches Android for HarmonyOS, Debuts AI Assistant With DeepSeek
Image: Huawei Huawei just flipped the script on foldable phones — literally. The Chinese tech giant has launched the Pura X, a sleek, square-shaped foldable smartphone with a wider screen, a powerful AI assistant, and no trace of Google’s Android in sight. Unveiled on March 20 in Shenzhen, the Huawei Pura X starts at 7,499 yuan (about $1,037) and marks…
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SAP rolls out ‘Joule for Developers’ AI coding assistant
SAP has announced ‘Joule for Developers’, its new an AI coding tool for programmers and developers aimed at driving staff efficiencies and freeing up time for tasks that AI cannot complete. The capabilities will be available in the SAP Business Suite, more specifically SAP Build Process Automation and SAP Buil Apps. Joule for Developers will bolster previously announced capabilities in…
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Google to replace its assistant with Gemini in Android – Computerworld
It is now clear that Google Assistant will be replaced by generative AI (genAI) tool Gemini in most Android-based phones. The process is expected to begin shortly and be completed before the end of the year, according to the official Google blog The Keyword. Mobile phones running Android 9 or earlier will not be affected by the decision, as they…
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Duckduckgo launches its version of an AI search assistant – Computerworld
After nearly two years of intensive beta testing, Duckduckgo has launched the live version of the AI assistant previously known as Duck Assist. Similar to Google’s AI Overviews, the AI Assistant can provide quick answers to users’ questions, such as why Pluto is no longer classified as a planet. If users want more information, they can ask follow-up questions via…
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Mistral releases its genAI assistant Le Chat for IOS and Android – Computerworld
French AI company Mistral has released several updates to its generative AI assistant Le Chat and made it available on Android and iOS. Mistral describes the tool as a comprehensive genAI assistant for both life and work that can be used to access the latest news, plan daily tasks, keep track of projects, upload and summarize documents, and more. Le…
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The world’s ‘first AI software engineer’ isn’t living up to expectations: Cognition AI’s ‘Devin’ assistant was touted as a game changer for developers, but so far it’s fumbling tasks and struggling to compete with human workers
Devin, a coding assistant hailed as the world’s ‘first AI software engineer’, was given 20 coding tasks – it managed to complete just three, taking longer than expected and going down strange routes to achieve its goals. The AI coding tool, developed by Cognition AI, was hailed as a transformative solution to help streamline software development when it was unveiled…
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Your Personal Note-Taking Assistant Is Just $39.99 for Life
TL;DR: Streamline your productivity with My Notes AI Pro Plan — transcribe and summarize unlimited audio on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac with lifetime access for only $39.99. Taking notes during meetings, lectures, or brainstorming sessions can often feel overwhelming, especially when ideas flow faster than your pen or keyboard can move. Luckily, we no longer have to rely on…
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Can AI Chatbots Be Your Virtual Assistant?
Summary AI chatbots work best when used strategically for specific tasks, not as all-purpose assistants. Each AI chatbot (Gemini, Siri, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) has its own unique strengths—making them ideal for specific workflows. Break down your macro-level workload into micro-workflows, and then assign specific AI chatbots that are good at those specific workflows. AI chatbots may not be the tireless…
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Philips Hue is getting an AI-powered lighting assistant
Philips Hue users will soon be able to create their own AI-powered lighting scenes, the company announced on Tuesday. Philips Hue’s new generative AI lighting assistant lets users create personalized lighting scenes based on occasion, mood, or style. They can do so by typing commands like “Give me a scene for a garden party” into the Hue app and also…
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