NASA recently built two weather instruments to test the potential of small, low-cost sensors to do some of the work of bulkier, pricier satellites. Both instruments have exceeded expectations as trial runs, and they are already delivering useful forecast information for the most devastating of storms, tropical cyclones.
Launched in late 2021 to the International Space Station, COWVR (short for…
AI has taken the world by storm in recent months, and the next steps are still to come. For Google, though, further expansion of AI in Search by way of Bard could represent a huge increase in cost.
Bard was announced earlier this month as Google’s AI model for Search…
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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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 from the @-menu, include Date, Dropdown, and Tasks. Coming soon is a Stopwatch chip that lets you start, stop, and reset a…
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…
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 tool in developer’s arsenals. Proponents say GenAI has the capacity to revolutionize game development — but the…
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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…
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, bypassing the requirement of a Premium subscription for those wanting to catch up on their favorite content. According to Vivaldi…
