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  Google Photos Has a Hidden Shortcut That Switches from Ask Photos to Classic Search

  Google Photos has a hidden shortcut that allows users to switch to the classic search experience from Ask Photos-driven search. Ask Photos was first unveiled at Google I/O last year and started rolling out to users in September 2024. The artificial intelligence (AI) feature allows users to make natural language queries to find relevant images from ...

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  Google Reportedly Pays an ‘Enormous Sum of Money’ to Preinstall the Gemini App on Samsung Devices

  Google reportedly pays an “enormous sum of money” to Samsung to preinstall the Gemini app. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant began paying the South Korean tech giant in January. The information was said to be revealed by a Google executive while testifying in the ongoing antitrust case against the US Justice Department.

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  Motorola Adds New Features to Moto AI; Teams Up With Google, Microsoft and Perplexity

  Motorola announced major upgrades for Moto AI, the company’s in-house artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Announced on Thursday, the Lenovo-owned brand is adding four new AI features to Moto AI — Next Move, Playlist Studio, Image Studio and Look and Talk. Additionally, the company is also partnering with major AI players such as Google, Meta,...

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  YouTube Testing AI Overviews in Search Results With Video Carousel Format

  YouTube announced on Wednesday that it is testing a version of Google Search’s AI Overviews on its platform. The video streaming giant is experimenting an implementation of the artificial intelligence (AI) feature to show users clips from videos in a carousel which could be most relevant or helpful to the searched query.

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  Adobe Releases Firefly Image Model 4 Ultra, Integrates Third-Party Models from Google, OpenAI

  Adobe announced a slew of new features and improvements at its annual Adobe Max conference on Thursday. The software giant announced new Firefly artificial intelligence (AI) models, support for third-party models, new Adobe Express features, a new Firefly mobile app, and more. The company also introduced a new Adobe Boards tool for storyboard creat...

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  Google Upgrades Gemini 2.0 Flash With a Collaborative, Natural-Sounding Conversation Style

  Google updated the Gemini 2.0 Flash artificial intelligence (AI) model last week. The new update refines the model’s conversational capability and makes it better suited for creative tasks, the Mountain View-based tech giant said. The company claims that users will notice the difference when talking to the AI about certain topics and tasks.

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  YouTube Reportedly Rolls Out New UI for Video Player; Adds Features to Commemorate 20th Anniversary

  YouTube is said to be rolling out a new user interface (UI) for the video player as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. As per a report, the existing gradient layer has been removed from the bottom of the screen and is replaced by individual pill-shaped capsules for media controls. Additionally, the platform has announced the rollout of new ...

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  Motorola’s Upcoming Devices Will Reportedly Feature Perplexity, Microsoft AI Apps

  Motorola’s upcoming smartphones could reportedly come with artificial intelligence (AI) apps from Perplexity and Microsoft pre-installed. As per the report, a Google executive revealed the information during a testimony for the company’s ongoing antitrust case in the US. The Mountain View-based tech giant is accused of illegally monopolising th...

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  Google Photos Reportedly Adds Ultra HDR Feature That Works on Regular Images

  Google Photos is said to be rolling out a new feature which lets you turn standard images into Ultra HDR photos. As per a report, the new editing tool is available with the latest version of the Google Photos app for Android which repackages clicked photos to include more image data.

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  Google's 'Monopoly' Ends For Android TVs In India. Consumers Now Have To...

  Google will no longer power the Operating System on Android TVs in India as a default and neither will it be the default App store on such smart TVs. This comes after a significant ruling passed by India's competition regulator.

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  Android 16 Beta 4 Rolling Out With Fixes for Developer and User-Reported Issues, Expanded OEM Support

  Google on Thursday rolled out the Android 16 Beta 4 to developers and testers. The latest testing version of Google's smartphone operating system arrives with fixes for several issues that were reported by developers and users in the previous update. This includes rectifications related to excessive power drain, delayed haptic feedback, and Pixel W...

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  Google to Help Android App Developers Identify Excessive Battery Drain With New Android Vitals Metric

  Google has begun beta testing a new metric to help Android app developers identify apps causing excessive battery drain. A new Android Vitals metric to pinpoint excessive wake locks, a key factor behind in idle battery drain. The company suggests these metrics could eventually highlight optimised apps on the Google Play store.

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  Google Expanding Gemini Live with Camera and Screen Share Features to All Android Devices

  Google announced the rollout of the Gemini Live with Camera and Screen Share features to all compatible Android devices on Wednesday. Last week, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced the availability of the features to the Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 series. Now, the company is rolling it out to all Android devices that support the...

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  Gboard Gets New Toolbar and Voice Typing Features on Pixel and Select Other Phones

  Gboard, the virtual keyboard app developed by Google, is bringing new voice typing features for Pixel smartphones and select other devices. Users can now take advantage of voice commands which enable them to add emojis, edit text, turn off the microphone, or send the message. Although Gboard has provided voice typing capabilities for years now, the...

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  Anthropic Is Reportedly Working on a Voice Mode Feature for Claude

  Anthropic is reportedly working on a voice chat feature for its in-house artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Claude. As per the report, the AI firm is planning to launch the feature, dubbed ‘voice mode’, as soon as this month. While rivals such as OpenAI and Google have already added a dedicated voice mode in their chatbots, ChatGPT and Gemin...