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| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
Hands-on with Gemini Live: conversationally, a big step forward, but functionally, a step back in some ways, largely because it works entirely in the cloud — Google's Android chief told our columnist the voice assistant was designed to impersonate humans, but he doesn't want anyone getting romantic with it
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Threads: @technicallymims. X: @joannastern, @mishaalrahman, @joannastern, @ssamat, @googledeepmind, @drjwrae, and @google
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Hands-on with Pixel 9's AI camera features: Add Me, Reimagine, Autoframe, Zoom Enhance, and improvements to Video Boost and panoramas — Add Me, Reimagine, Autoframe, and Zoom Enhance—these camera features allow you to alter your photos with zero technical know-how.
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Mastodon: @Kierkegaanks@beige.party. X: @sondesix, @sondesix, @maxwinebach, @raywongy, @googlephotos, @benbajarin, @richontech, @mkbhd, and @benbajarin
| Molly McHugh-Johnson / The Keyword: |
An overview of AI features for Pixel devices including the Gemini assistant, Call Notes for call summaries, Pixel Studio for image generation, Pixel Screenshots — Say hello to new Pixel phones, Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2 — and check out all the new things you can do with them with the help of AI.
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Threads: @thatjasonhowell, @fredericl, and @imdavidpierce
Mastodon: @nileane@nileane.fr, @matt@isfeeling.social, and @harrymccracken@mastodon …
| Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET: |
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
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| #MadeByGoogle on YouTube: |
A recording of the Made by Google 2024 keynote, with updates on Google AI and Pixel devices, including the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold — Watch now for updates on Google AI and the newest Pixel devices, including the #Pixel9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. To watch this keynote …
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X: @caro_milanesi, @sondesix, @durreadan01, and @mishaalrahman
Forums: r/Android, r/GooglePixel, and r/singularity
| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
Google announces the $999+ 6.3" Pixel 9 Pro and $1,099+ 6.8" 9 Pro XL, with 120Hz “Super Actua” displays, Tensor G4, 16GB RAM, 45W fast charging, in four colors — The Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL have officially been unveiled as the first Pro-series split in the history of Google's smartphone lineup.
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X: @universeice, @sondesix, @snazzylabs, @google, @mishaalrahman, and @mishaalrahman. Forums: Hacker News
| Andrew Romero / 9to5Google: |
Google announces the $799+ Google Pixel 9, with a Tensor G4 chip, a design with flat sides, a bigger 6.3" screen, AI features, more, on sale starting August 22 — The Pixel 9 is Google's new baseline flagship device, but it packs a serious punch backed by Google's AI suite at a reasonable $799 price tag.
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google unveils the Pixel Watch 3 in 41mm and 45mm sizes, with a 2,000-nit display and around 16% smaller bezels compared to the Watch 2, starting at $349 — Besides being offered in a bigger size, the Google Pixel Watch 3 looks exactly like last year's wearable, with software and under …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
NIST publishes its first three post-quantum cryptography standards; IBM's director of research thinks quantum computing will hit an inflection point around 2030 — It'll still be a while before quantum computers become powerful enough to do anything useful, but it's increasingly likely …
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X: @nist, @googlecloudsec, @nistdirector, @lukolejnik, and @quantum_jake
LinkedIn: Richu Channakeshava, Christian Paquin, Jay Gambetta, and Marc Ph. Stoecklin
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: after Google's monopoly ruling, the DOJ considers options including forcing a breakup of the company or requiring it to share more data with rivals — - Antitrust enforcers soliciting input from outside companies — Judge ruled Alphabet unit monopolized online search, ads
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X: @bdsams, @mikeisaac, @modestproposal1, and @annmarie
LinkedIn: Anna Edgerton and Caroline Hyde
Forums: r/FluentInFinance, r/StockMarket, r/Android, r/politics, r/technology, r/neoliberal, and r/singularity
| Nathan Eddy / Dark Reading: |
Researchers describe now-fixed vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Azure Health Bot Service that would allow a user to access and manage other customers' resources — Multiple privilege escalation issues in Microsoft Azure's cloud-based Health Bot service opened the platform to server-side request forgery …
More: Tenable Blog, SC Media, techtarget.com, and The Cyber Express
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that geofence warrants are “prohibited by the Fourth Amendment”, at odds with a recent Fourth Circuit ruling — A federal appeals court has ruled that geofence warrants are unconstitutional, a decision that will limit the use …
More: Ars Technica, SiliconANGLE, and Reason
| Bobby Allyn / NPR: |
US District Judge Reed O'Connor recuses himself from X's advertiser lawsuit over an alleged ad boycott; O'Connor held stock in Tesla and Unilever — A U.S. District Judge in Texas has recused himself from a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X days after NPR drew scrutiny to the judge's investment … | Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Deep-Live-Cam, a deepfake software project that lets users impersonate others on a webcam livestream, goes viral and was briefly the top trending GitHub repo — Using one photo and free software, someone can impersonate your appearance in a video chat. — Over the past few days …
Forums: Slashdot and Ars OpenForum
| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
A US judge rules that a group of artists can pursue some copyright infringement claims in their lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other companies — A group of visual artists can continue to pursue some claims that Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt and Runway AI's artificial … | Alice Hancock / Financial Times: |
After Thierry Breton's letter to X before the Trump interview, the EC says the “timing and the wording of the letter were neither co-ordinated or agreed” upon — Internal market commissioner's warning to owner of social media site X was not approved
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X: @thierrybreton, @elonmusk, @lindayax, @jack_raines, @daphnehk, @nicoperrino, @jmchangama, @princevogel, @s8mb, @lukolejnik, @aricohn, @tracewoodgrains, @connoralleneu, @gateklons, @salemlola, @hedgedirty, @ktmboyle, @sc_cath, @lukolejnik, @willchamberlain, and @mr_james_c
Forums: r/moderatepolitics, r/europe, r/elonmusk, and r/Conservative
| Canalys: |
AI-capable PCs made up 14%, or 8.8M, of all PCs shipped in Q2; around 60% of them were Apple computers, and Windows PC shipments priced over $800 grew 9% QoQ — According to the latest Canalys data, 8.8 million AI-capable PCs were shipped in Q2 2024. These devices are defined as desktops …
More: Reuters, PCMag, Tom's Hardware, Benzinga, Cryptopolitan, and TechSpot. Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Chinese self-driving startup WeRide gets permission to test its robotaxis with passengers in California after testing without passengers in San Jose since 2021 — Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide has received the green light to test its driverless vehicles with passengers in California.
More: Reuters
| John Koblin / New York Times: |
A look at the growth of free streaming service Tubi, which does not require an account to use, is entirely dependent on ad revenue, and is not yet profitable — Tubi has exploded in popularity over the past 18 months, outpacing some competitors with much bigger budgets.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Encord, which offers data labeling tools for AI, raised a $30M Series B led by Next47 and expects to grow its headcount from 70 to 100 by the end of the year — Labeling and annotation platforms might not get the attention flashy new generative AI models do. But they're essential.
More: SiliconANGLE and WebWire
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