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Android 15 might include an easy mode for users who find tech tricky

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:41

Android Central

Android 15 is rumored to be getting an 'easy pre-set mode' for people who prefer it basic.

Why Are People Saying Google Gemini Is ‘Full of Ghosts?’

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:40

Gizmodo

Google just released its long-awaited ChatGPT killer, Gemini, an ultra-smart AI chatbot that can finally match OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Early reviews of Google’s chatbot are slowly rolling out, and everyone is impressed. However, some can’t shake this eerie feeling that Gemini has more ghosts than a haunted house.

Is Google Gemini the end of Google Assistant?

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:33

Android Central

Gemini is the latest AI product from Google, and it's set to power just about everything.

The commercial real estate crisis will prompt the Fed's first rate cut in May, top economist says

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:30

Tech Insider

The first rate cut could come in May as a response to distress in commercial real estate, Komal Sri-Kumar said.
The economist said the Fed should act soon to avoid a "tsunami" that's coming from the sector.
He argued that turmoil at US regional banks is not idiosyncratic and poses a systemic threat.

Inflation is on its way back to the Federal Reserve's target, with

Economy

Sam Altman wants to raise up to $7 trillion. That's, uh, a lot of dough.

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:29

Tech Insider

Sam Altman is looking to raise $5-7 trillion for the future of chip building.
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Sam Altman is trying to raise up to $7 trillion to manufacture new chips to power AI.
According to The Wall Street Journal, he's partly trying to raise money in the UAE.
$7 trillion is ... A LOT. Like, way more than the US spent building highways.

The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI

Trump's potential future VP said she 'would not have done' what Mike Pence did on January 6

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:27

Tech Insider

Rep Elise Stefanik speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at the Grappone Convention Center on January 19, 2024, in Concord, New Hampshire.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

On January 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence led Congress in certifying the election.
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik said she would've done things differently if in his shoes

Politics

Android Auto gains MyRadar to help drivers stay ahead of dangerous weather

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:26

Android Central

MyRadar launched its app on Google's Android Auto and Apple's CarPlay with several features to aid drivers avoid danger.

Apple released an open-source AI image editing model

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:13

Mashable

Apple is dabbling in AI image-editing with an open-source multimodal AI model.

Earlier this week, researchers from Apple and the University of California, Santa Barbara released MLLM-Guided Image Editing, or "MGIE;" a multimodal AI model that can edit images like Photoshop, based on simple text commands.

On the AI development front, Apple has been characteristically cautious about its plans. It was