Month: May 2021

At I/O 2021 on Tuesday, Google spent part of the keynote talking about privacy and security. It’s following that up with a prominent “We protect your privacy” message in Gmail and Google Photos. more… The post Google showing ‘we protect …

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These features will be new to Android users, but familiar to people using iOS.

Don’t have a compatible Android phone? No problem!

Google takes the wraps off its Quantum AI campus in California and shows off its plans for an ‘error-corrected’ quantum device.

An AI-powered dermatology assist tool will require users to take photos of their area of concern and have a possible diagnosis returned.

A new video chat booth is in development that can allow a person to appear in 3D.

Shopping Graph brings together information from websites, prices, reviews, videos and retailer product data, and calculates how those attributes relate to one another.

With its new managed machine learning platform, Google promises to make up for the shortcomings of ML tools on the market

Unlike other language models, Google’s LaMDA was trained on dialogue, teaching it how to engage in free-flowing conversations.

Google pledged to make their camera and photography algorithms better able to handle images of people of color.

Google also announced an update to its password manager, including a new tool that imports passwords from third-party password managers.

Google Maps will be offering users AR information about the businesses and landmarks around them.

Google I/O just kicked off and we now know a lot more about Android 12.

Google said it’s collaborating with Samsung to create a unified wearables platform. It’s also incorporating the best of Fitibit into wearOS.

In a world where smartphones all look very much the same, having a way to differentiate them becomes important.

Firebase added a series of emulation, dashboard, testing and extension updates to its mobile platform at Google I/O 2021.

Last year, Google pledged to use carbon-free energy 24/7 by 2030 as its “biggest sustainability moonshot yet.” To meet that goal, Google said it would leverage new technologies and at I/O 2021 announced a “next-generation geothermal project.” more… The post …

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Didn’t get a chance to follow Google I/O 2021 live? Here’s everything the search giant announced at its annual developer conference.

Google’s productivity and collaboration tools are getting a dozen updates, including assisted writing features that suggest changes to improve your content.

Google Assistant is pretty much the name of the game when it comes to understanding natural language, and if Google’s latest breakthrough is any indication, the future is even brighter, thanks to “LaMDA.” more… The post ‘LaMDA’ is the next …

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