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Google’s new AI co-scientist aims to speed up the scientific discovery process – Computerworld
“This will result in a surge in both the sheer number of research processes being executed and in concurrency without a proportionate increase in workforce,” said Vershita Srivastava, practice director at Everest Group. “Industries like biotech and pharmaceuticals will achieve innovative breakthroughs at lower costs.” Looking ahead While the AI co-scientist shows promise, its real-world impact remains uncertain. Success will…
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The irritating but amusing irony of Google’s Gemini interface – Computerworld
Let me be as blunt as I can be about this: Mushy-brained of a mammal as I may be, I’m someone who closely follows Google and studies its services as part of my job. I’m more tech-savvy than most average animals (which isn’t saying much, I realize, but even so). And I’ve been immersed in this particular part of the…
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Google’s Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm
Google has disabled its Android earthquake detection feature in Brazil after many smartphone users in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro received false emergency alerts on Friday morning, Android Police reports. The alerts of a nonexistent 5.5 magnitude earthquake were sent to devices around 2AM this morning, and pinpointed earthquakes in the country’s Ubatuba and Baixada Santista regions. According to…
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QuEra Computing just raised $230 million to pioneer “fault-tolerant” quantum computing – and it even got Google’s seal of approval
Quantum startup QuEra Computing has raised $230 million in funding in one of the industry’s biggest investment rounds to date. The funding round saw QuEra secure pledges from a host of major backers, including Google through its Google Quantum AI business unit, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Valor Equity Partners, and more. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, QuEra Computing specializes in the…
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Google’s latest genAI shift is a reminder to IT leaders — never trust vendor policy – Computerworld
If they add a clause to every RFP that they will only work with model-makers that agree to not do X, Y, or Z, that will get a lot of attention. The contract would have to be realistic, though. It might say, for instance, “If the model-maker later chooses to accept payments for the above-described prohibited acts, they must reimburse…
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Pixel 9a leak reveals Google’s budget phone keeps this disappointing design feature
The Google Pixel 8a is currently our pick of the best cheap phones, and only one handset looks capable of displacing its superb price-to-performance ratio: its upcoming successor, the Pixel 9a. But Google had to make compromises to get the Pixel 8a in at under $499, and one visibly obvious one is the size of the bezels impinging on-screen space.…
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How to bring Google’s custom vibration brilliance to any Android phone today – Computerworld
As reported by famed Android code-sleuther and notably not Trent-named human Mishaal Rahman, the vibrations vary not only in their patterns — with presets such as “Blip,” “Rumble,” “Fireworks,” and “Waves” — but also in their intensity and duration (and for the love of all things holy, get your mind out of the gutter, lest I be forced to bring…
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Google’s Super Bowl ad had to be changed last minute — and it’s all Gemini’s fault
Super Bowl commercials are a very big deal, and reports claim that each spot can cost upwards of $8 million — in part thanks to all the eyes that will be watching. Needless to say you make sure everything is in order, and that ad isn’t going to cause any embarrassment. Hence why Google has had to change its Super…
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This Chrome Extension Hides Google’s AI Junk
It’s hard to escape AI these days. Apple just made Apple Intelligence opt out, and Google Workspace users are now seeing big, hard-to-dismiss Gemini buttons all over their apps. The world’s biggest tech companies are doing their best to sell you on a generative AI future, but even when you can’t turn AI off, there are steps you can take…
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Google’s AI Super Bowl ad is wrong about cheese
Google just debuted a series of Super Bowl ads showing how small businesses use Gemini AI across all 50 states, but the cheese lovers out there might notice something a little off about its Wisconsin one. As spotted by @natejhake on X, the ad shows Gemini AI generating text that says Gouda accounts for “50 to 60 percent of the…
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