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Google reveals quantum computing chip with ‘breakthrough’ achievements
Google’s quantum computing lab just achieved a major milestone. On Monday, the company revealed that its new quantum computing chip, Willow, is capable of performing a computing challenge in less than five minutes — a process Google says would take one of the world’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, or longer than the age of the universe. Along with more…
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20 handy hidden tricks for Google Calendar on Android – Computerworld
Add an event into your calendar without any fuss by tap, tap, tapping. JR Raphael, IDG Also worth noting: The same tricks we went over a second ago for sliding around or extending your event’s time will work in this context, too, once you’ve brought that box into focus. Google Calendar Android trick #11: The double-tap dance In addition to…
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You Can Stop Google From Personalizing Your Search Results
Google has been criticized before for putting your search results inside a “filter bubble.” That’s because Google uses data from each of your searches to create a profile on you and tailors all future search results accordingly. Over a period of time, you end up seeing the kind of results you like, but that means you might occasionally miss useful…
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Why I Love Google Docs (And Won’t Ever Use Microsoft Word)
Key Takeaways Unlike Word, Docs doesn’t require installation, so you can start working on your documents instantly from any compatible device. Docs offers a better, cleaner interface over Word, which makes it easier to work with your files. You can share your Docs documents with ease, and even invite people to collaborate on your documents with you. Google Docs and…
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Google Wallet Brings Digital ID Support to Another US State
Google Wallet is not only a payments app but has also slowly but steadily adding support for putting your ID in there, digitally. Now, one more US state is joining the list. Google Wallet has expanded its digital ID capabilities to include New Mexico state IDs. This addition makes New Mexico the sixth state to join the program, following Arizona,…
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Google Is Making It Easier to Automate Your Smart Home (Updated)
UPDATE: 2024/12/05 14:36 EST BY CORBIN DAVENPORT Now Available in Limited Preview Google is rolling out Help me create to “select Public Preview participants in the US who use Android devices and subscribe to Nest Aware Plus.” You can check out the support document for instructions on how to get access. The original article continues below. Google Home is finally…
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Google Introduces Veo and Imagen 3 to AI Platform
Two new Google generative AI models, Veo and Imagen 3, are now available on the cloud hosting service Vertex AI. Veo generates videos, and Imagen 3 creates photos. Google proposes these models could be used in marketing, e-commerce, and more. Veo builds video from text or image prompts After companies like OpenAI experimented with video generation to mixed success earlier…
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Google DeepMind and World Labs unveil AI tools to create 3D spaces from simple prompts – Computerworld
It’s possible to generate “consistent worlds” for up to a minute, DeepMind said, with most of the examples showcased in the blog post lasting between 10 and 20 seconds. Genie 2 can also remember parts of the virtual world that are no longer in view, reproducing them accurately when they’re observable again. DeepMind said its work on Genie is still…
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy just unveiled a powerful new AI model to compete with Google Gemini and OpenAI’s GPT-4
Amazon has a new group of foundation models, dubbed ‘Amazon Nova’, that cover a range of multimodal interactions, CEO Andy Jassy has revealed. Speaking at AWS re:Invent 2024 in a surprise appearance for the opening keynote, Jassy revealed that, after being hard at work on its own homegrown frontier models, it was ready to release Nova. “I’m excited to share…
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Google Pixel Tablet 2 specs revealed for allegedly cancelled device
Google’s Pixel tablets are either mostly dead or maybe continuing. Toward the end of November, two different reports came out claiming that Google had cancelled the Pixel Tablet 2 or axed the Pixel Tablet 3. As of this writing, there is no Pixel Tablet 2. Either way, it seems that Google may abandon its tablet plans with either the Pixel…
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