In its first major update of 2023, Google TV is revamping its homescreen to remove multiple tabs from the homescreen, but also introducing better curation for movies and shows.
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Rolling out starting today, the Google TV homescreen will be removing the “Movies”…
Google Docs adding stopwatch, Calendar template, and other Smart Chips
February 24, 2023
Google Docs is adding a bunch of new features to Smart Canvas, which aims to boost integration between apps, like a stopwatch and Calendar template.
Google Drive, Docs, and other Workspace websites getting Material You redesign
Existing Smart Chips, which can be accessed…
One of the best video editors from iOS, LumaFusion, is today officially launching on Android with support for ChromeOS.
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Canada is preparing a new bill that, if signed into law, would require Google to pay publishers for using information from their content. In response, Google is testing a complete block of news content in Search in Canada with a subset of users.
The “Online News Act” or Bill C-18 is a bill in Canada that would require tech giants such as Google to make deals with news organizations in the…
How generative AI is changing game development (and UGC)
February 24, 2023
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Artificial intelligence has been a fundamental part of games for decades. It’s neither a new nor revolutionary part of game development. However, generative AI is a new…
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At next month’s GTC, Nvidia’s annual AI conference targeting over 3.5 million developers working on its platform, founder and CEO Jensen Huang will invite Ilya Sutskever, cofounder and…
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Sony AI and Polyphony Digital have released Gran Turismo Sophy, a hyper-realistic AI racing agent for Gran Turismo 7.
The agent is based on research by Sony’s AI researchers and Polyphony Digital’s developers and it fits Gran Turismo’s mission of being the most realistic racing simulation…
Vivaldi 5.7 for Android now supports YouTube background playback for non-Premium users
February 23, 2023
The latest Vivaldi 5.7 update for Android has now added support for YouTube background video playback even for non-Premium subscribers.
Announced in a blog post, the Chromium-based browser is now capable of playing video and audio from any website including YouTube…
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 will allegedly take a note from the Pixel Watch with curved glass
February 23, 2023
According to a new report, Samsung’s next Galaxy Watch 6 will move back toward a design with curved glass, just like Google’s Pixel Watch.
Ice Universe says that Samsung is planning to re-adopt a curved glass design on the Galaxy Watch 6, which is due out later this…
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 tipped to adopt IP67 water resistance
February 23, 2023
According to a new report, Samsung will apply strong water resistance to its upcoming Galaxy Tab S9 lineup.
Tablets often lack water resistance, and those that do offer the feature are usually sold as “rugged” options. Samsung, for instance, has generally skipped out on water resistance for the “Tab S” lineup, but applied the feature to its Galaxy Tab Active series.
This year, that might…
