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Google Details New Android Features Powered by Gemini AI

Google has announced new AI features coming right within the Android operating system, set to change how users interact with their devices. According to Sameer Samat, President of the Android Ecosystem, these updates mark a transformative moment in mobile technology, speaking at Google I/O. Circle to Search, now built into the Android user experience, allows...

Google Veo Creates AI Video For You That’s Pretty Surreal

Prompt: A lone cowboy rides his horse across an open plain at beautiful sunset, soft light, warm colors Google announced the release of Veo, its most advanced video generation model, at 2024 Google I/O. Veo generates high-quality, 1080p resolution videos over one minute in length, covering a wide range of cinematic and visual styles. The...

Gmail Mobile to Get New AI Features: Summarize and More

At Google I/O, the company has just previewed some new Gemini-powered AI features coming to Gmail on mobile devices. One new feature is called Summarize, which appears at the top of your emails. Tap ‘Summarize’ and it will give you some highlights of the email. The email example was about figuring out which roofing company...

Google Imagen 3 Turns Text to Images with Incredible Detail

Google has debuted Imagen 3, its highest quality text-to-image generation model yet, at Google I/O, happening right now. Imagen 3 can create visuals with incredible detail, realistic lighting and fewer distracting artifacts, says Google, creating quick sketches to high-res photos. Some examples were shared and it’s crazy how these look so real thanks to AI....

Google’s Project Astra AI Can See and Explain the World [DEMO]

Not to be outdone by OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o announcement yesterday showcasing demos of AI seeing and explaining the world, Google has revealed Project Astra. This prototype from Google DeepMind is "exploring how a universal AI agent can be truly helpful in everyday life." The demo below was captured in a single take in real-time, shared at...

Google Photos ‘Ask Photos’ AI Feature Coming

Google has kicked off its annual developer conference this morning at 10am PDT/1pm EDT, happening right now. At Google I/O, the company has shared some new features and AI updates coming. With Google Photos, a new feature coming is Ask Photos, powered by the company’s generative AI, Gemini. Ask Photos now "makes it easier to...

2024 iPad Pro Benchmarks are Insane with M4

Yesterday afternoon Apple released its press embargo on the first iPad Pro reviews. The publishing date was unusually late but it looks like Apple was trying to avoid OpenAI’s special event. Part of the reviews also revealed some first benchmarks for the latest version of Apple Silicon, found in the iPad Pro. The new M4...

First Apple Vision Pro Expansion to Likely Skip Canada: Report

Apple is set to expand the sale of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset to international markets, testing the broader appeal of the $3,499 USD device, reports Bloomberg’s reliable Mark Gurman. Sources tell Gurman the company has started holding training sessions for employees from various international locations at its Cupertino, California headquarters. These sessions, lasting up...

Telus to Invest $17 Billion in B.C. to Expand Networks and More

Telus has announced an investment of $17 billion to expand and improve its network infrastructure and operations across B.C. over the next five years. The investment is part of a larger commitment to invest $73 billion across Canada by 2028 to enhance infrastructure, sustainability, and network technology. "At Telus, we know that a reliable and...