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YouTube for Android TV gets Material You-style player UI tweaks

October 12, 2022
YouTube for Android TV is rolling out new tweaks to the player UI that have more than a hint of Material You. There haven’t been too many changes to the actual player UI on YouTube for Android TV for a little while. Last year we saw a few tweaks including an updated playlist UI for viewing videos in a series. Another test saw video descriptions and channel access shortcuts highlighted from…
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MobileNews

Google using Glass Enterprise paired with Tensor Pixel phones to test AR features

October 12, 2022
Google made its augmented reality (AR) work official at I/O 2022 in May, and is now using Glass Enterprise to test productivity-focused capabilities with the help of Workspace and Pixel phones. Glass, which is currently on Enterprise Edition 2 (EE2) announced in 2019, does not offer what most people would consider a modern AR experience. Information is not directly overlaid in front of you, but…
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AI & RoboticsNews

DALL-E 2 coming to Microsoft’s Azure AI, by invitation

October 12, 2022
Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here. DALL-E 2 is coming to Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service by invitation, allowing select Azure AI customers to generate custom images using text or images. The company made the announcement today at Microsoft Ignite 2022, a conference for developers and IT professionals. “Mattel…
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GamingNews

Apple Music finally arrives on Xbox consoles

October 12, 2022
It seems like Microsoft just can’t stop confirming Xbox partnerships this week. On Tuesday, Xbox Cloud Gaming support for Meta Quest 2 and some new Chromebooks was announced. Now, Microsoft has linked up with Apple to finally offer an Apple Music app on Xbox…
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Microsoft's (barely) refreshed Surface Laptop 5 starts at $1,000

October 12, 2022
After a year and a half on the market, this fall Microsoft is updating its mainstream notebook line with the new Surface Laptop 5. Systems will be available in both 13.5 and 15-inch configs with prices starting at $1,000 and $1,200 respectively.  That said, there aren’t a ton of changes in store for the Surface Laptop 5, because this time, instead of supporting both Intel and AMD…
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