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Google at ‘code red’ over ChatGPT as teams reassigned to work on competing AI products

December 22, 2022
Google is at a “code red” and seriously responding to ChatGPT by reassigning various departments “to help develop and release new A.I. prototypes and products.” ChatGPT is currently the most famous example of technology that can directly answer your questions in a conversational manner. According to The New York Times, Google is treating the issue seriously with management declaring a…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface

December 22, 2022
A titanium tube containing a rock sample is resting on the Red Planet’s surface after being placed there on Dec. 21 by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Over the next two months, the rover will deposit a total of 10 tubes at the location, called “Three Forks,” building…
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Assembly Begins on NASA’s Next Tool to Study Exoplanets

December 22, 2022
Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. As technologies for studying these worlds continue to advance, researchers may someday be able to search for signs of life on exoplanets that are similar in size, composition, and temperature to Earth. But to do that they’ll need new tools, like those being tested on the Coronagraph Instrument on NASA’s…
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NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science

December 22, 2022
NASA’s InSight mission has ended after more than four years of collecting unique science on Mars. Mission controllers at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were unable to contact the lander after two consecutive attempts, leading them to…
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Twitter no longer supports Google Voice numbers for 2FA

December 22, 2022
As of last week, Twitter looks to have dropped support for text message two-factor authentication (2FA) using Google Voice numbers. When the change was first implemented last week, there was no real error message after entering your username/email and password during Twitter…
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How to connect your Android phone to a Chromebook using the ‘Phone Hub’

December 22, 2022
Google’s ChromeOS is a great tool for so many different reasons. One neat feature is the Phone Hub, which turns your Chromebook into an extension of your Android phone, allowing you to view notifications, continue browsing the web, and even share photos in seconds. This guide will take you through how to connect your Android phone to your Chromebook and use the Phone Hub. Connecting your Android…
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Google’s Pixel Watch charger is finally back in stock

December 22, 2022
After quickly going out of stock in October, the Pixel Watch charger is available for purchase again from the US Google Store. The “Google Pixel Watch USB-C Magnetic Charging Cable,” as it’s officially called, costs $29.99 and can be purchased from the Google Store as…
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Google Chrome will start sending new releases to ‘a small percentage’ of users a week early

December 22, 2022
Starting in February 2023, Google Chrome will change up its release cycle slightly with a new “early stable” release designed to catch major issues before they hit all users. Announced in a blog post today, Google Chrome v110 will be the first version of the world’s most popular browser to switch to a new release schedule. As it stands today, new versions of Chrome are released first to the…
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