For five years, reactor one at Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania has lain dormant. Now, thanks to a deal with Microsoft, the reactor will start running again in 2028—this time to exclusively supply the tech firm with oodles of low-carbon electricity. It’s all part of an ongoing …
Read More »Google Is ‘Thinking Through’ How to Make the Pixel Watch Repairable
If you break the Google Pixel Watch—whether the first-generation smartwatch from 2022 or the latest model launched earlier this month—there is no way to repair it through official channels. Instead, if you successfully make a warranty claim, Google will send you a replacement unit instead of repairing your model. This …
Read More »Why is this Michigan school district suing social media companies?
Anyone who has attended a K-12 school or has a child, friend, or loved one who has attended one in the past decade knows one thing for sure — teachers and administrators are not fond of social media. One school is so critical of social media that it is suing …
Read More »Attention, Spoiled Software Engineers: Take a Lesson from Google’s Programming Language
Many of today’s programmers—excuse me, software engineers—consider themselves “creatives.” Artists of a sort. They are given to ostentatious personal websites with cleverly hidden Easter eggs and parallax scrolling; they confer upon themselves multihyphenate job titles (“ex-Amazon-engineer-investor-author”) and crowd their laptops with identity-signaling vinyl stickers. Some regard themselves as literary sophisticates. …
Read More »An Avalanche of Generative AI Videos Is Coming to YouTube Shorts
Eli Collins, a vice president of product management at Google DeepMind, first demoed generative AI video tools for the company’s board of directors back in 2022. Despite the model’s slow speed, pricey cost to operate, and sometimes off-kilter outputs, he says it was an eye-opening moment for them to see …
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SAVE $35: As of Sep. 18, get the Google Pixel Buds A-Series for $64 at Amazon. That’s a 35% discount and the lowest price we’ve seen. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Google Pixel Buds A-Series $64.00 at Amazon $99.00 Save $35.00 Get Deal Apple may have just debuted …
Read More »Google searches will now detect origin of AI-manipulated images
Google is expanding efforts to properly label AI-generated content, updating its in-house “About This Image” tool with a global standard for detecting the origins of an AI-edited image. The new label was formulated as part of Google’s work with the global Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA). Members of …
Read More »US Senate Warns Big Tech to Act Fast Against Election Meddling
Top officials from Google, Apple, and Meta testified Wednesday before the United States Senate Intelligence Committee about each of their company’s ongoing efforts to identify and disrupt foreign influence campaigns ahead of the country’s November elections. The hearing, chaired by Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, served largely to impress upon …
Read More »SOPHIE honoured in beautiful Google Doodle
In an unexpectedly moving feature at the top of Google’s search platform, the company’s Doodle today honours the late artist Sophie Xeon, known as SOPHIE. Designed in collaboration with Sophie’s family, the Google Doodle marks the birthday of the visionary Scottish musician and producer celebrated for her experimental electronic hyperpop. …
Read More »Get the Google Pixel 8 for up to $200 off and level up your smartphone
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