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Google’s Pixel Smartphone Line: Extended and…Distended?
A few weeks ago, I told you about (among other things) the iPhone 16e, Apple’s latest “entry-level” smartphone and the pricier successor to the three-generation iPhone SE series: I couldn’t resist noting that Google had responded to Apple’s news with a (temporary, as it turned out) price cut on its (then-)latest-generation entry-level smartphone, the Pixel…
Google’s new robot AI can fold delicate origami, close zipper bags without damage
On Wednesday, Google DeepMind announced two new AI models designed to control robots: Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER. The company claims these models will help robots of many shapes and sizes understand and interact with the physical world more effectively and delicately than previous systems, paving the way for applications such as humanoid robot assistants….
Google’s Chromecast Ultra: More than just a Stadia consorta
I didn’t originally plan to begin this teardown with a language lesson, but it turned out that way. Skip ahead a couple of paragraphs if you insist on bypassing it As regular readers may already realize, likely to their dismay, I’ve spent the bulk of my nearly-30-year to-date tech journalism career attempting, among other things,…
Why Google’s 4th Quarter Results Raise Questions for SEO & PPC
Few professions can match a digital marketer’s perspective on what Google’s fourth-quarter results mean for SEO and online advertising. I asked six search marketers, each with over 20 years of experience in all areas of search for insights into what those results mean. What they shared indicates what SEO and advertising professionals should be paying…
Google’s DMARC Push Pays Off, but Challenges Remain
A year after Google and Yahoo forced bulk email senders to implement the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) standard, the rate of the adoption of DMARC among domains has doubled, although many of the same email threats continue to successfully deliver payloads or redirect unwary users to phishing sites. The increase in adoption…
Google’s Willow and the Quantum Menace: A Design Perspective | Web Designer Depot
When Google announced its new quantum computing marvel, the Willow chip, the tech world buzzed with excitement. Capable of solving problems in seconds that would take classical supercomputers millennia, Willow promises to revolutionize fields from healthcare to logistics. But for those in design and technology, Willow raises profound questions about security, ethics, and the future…
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Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars
One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, instead of activating Samsung’s own Bixby assistant by default, you’ll get Google Gemini. This is probably a good thing. Bixby was never a very good virtual assistant — Samsung originally built it…