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Google Assistant gets AI boost - but will it make it smarter? Google Assistant is about to get smarter When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The AIchatbotrace is far from over,despite ChatGPT’s current dominance, and Google is not showing any signs of letting up. In fact, reports suggest Google is preparing to “supercharge” Assistant, its virtual personal assistant, by integrating generative AI features similar to the ones found in OpenAI’sChatGPTandGoogle’s own generative AI chatbot Bard....

Google Chrome will now allow one-off microphone or webcam permissions Chrome permissions just got safer and clearer When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Googleis changing how permissions work inChromefor the better, with options for temporary access soon to become available in the next version of the company’s popularbrowserwhich accounts for around six in 10 desktop web sessions. The change allows users to make temporary access available for sites requesting access to system hardware and information “with a gradual rollout” from Chrome 116, which is set for release on August 15....

Google Pixel 7a vs Google Pixel 7: against the new baseline Does the Pixel A-series really mean compromise? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Dimensions:152 x 72.9 x 9mmWeight:193.5gDisplay: 6.1-inch (1080 x 2400) 20:9 90Hz OLEDChipset:Google Tensor G2RAM:8GBStorage:128GBRear camera:64MP (main) +13MP (ultra-wide)Front camera:13MPBattery:4,385mAhCharging:18W wired, 7.5W wirelessThe 7a is like a gas-guzzling roadster. It’s faster than it should be, looks great in photos, and needs to be refueled often along the way....

Hi Barbie! Netflix goes full Barbenheimer as forgotten Barbie show storms its TV charts Not even Netflix can escape Barbenheimer’s gravitational pull When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. It turns out that the world’sbest streaming serviceisn’t immune to the effects of Barbenheimer. That’s right – not evenNetflixcan escape the worldwide movie phenomenon. Per the latest update toNetflix’s global top 10 TV chart, a long-forgotten Barbie TV series has been given a second life on the streaming giant....

I don’t know how I would function without Due, the best iPhone reminders app It’s not a planning app, it’s an “I need to get this done” app When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Like many people who find work on technology websites, I have a stupid memory. I can tell you to this day how many processor cores the Xbox 360 has, but I will almost certainly forget the task I set myself this morning: to buy cat food at lunchtime....

LG’s most popular OLED TVs just fixed a big brightness problem with a new update Say sayonara to overzealous algorithms on LG’s most popular OLED TVs When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. LGhas issued a much-needed update to the software used in some of its 2022OLEDTVs. The firmware update fixes the auto-dimming feature, which means that yourLG C2orLG G2TVs will now stay bright when they’re supposed to and don’t go dark for no good reason....

Loki season 2 trailer smashed a Disney Plus record, but Marvel still has work to do It’s a kind of magic When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Lokiseason 2 has just broken a big Disney Plus trailer record – butMarvelStudios still has more to do to convince me that it’s back on a firm footing. Deadlinereports thatthe first trailer forLokiseason 2was watched 80 million times in the 24-hour period after its July 31 release....