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Google is rolling out a swathe of updates on the generative AI front, including a new text-to-image tool. What’s different about ImageFX is that it has an interface that features “expressive chips.” The idea here is that these will help you “quickly experiment with adjacent dimensions of your creation and ideas.”

Alongside the debut of ImageFX, Google says it has improved MusicFX and TextFX. The



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A nurse taking the pulse of a Ukrainian soldier in an ambulance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on January 16, 2024.
  • Ukraine legalized cannabis last December to treat PTSD and cancer among war survivors.
  • A doctor said Ukrainian soldiers should be prescribed cannabis instead of opioids.
  • Ukraine is staring down an epidemic like in the US, Viktoriya Yevseyeva told The Times of London.

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  • Amazon reports fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday.
  • Investors will be watching growth in the AWS cloud unit and profitability levels in the retail division.
  • The company's stock is up 2.3% in 2023, slightly outpacing the market.

Amazon will report fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday after the closing bell.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook officially took over the company in 2011.
  • Apple reports fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday.
  • Investors will be watching iPhone sales in China and commentary around the launch of the Vision Pro.
  • The company's stock is down 3.8% in 2023, trailing the market.

Apple will report first-quarter earnings on Thursday after the closing bell.

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Google’s Bard chatbot is adding AI image generation, catching up on a feature that rival ChatGPT Plus has had for months.

Users can prompt Bard to generate photos using Google’s Imagen 2 text-to-image model. Bard, now powered by Google’s Gemini Pro large language model, was always going to have image generation. It was assumed the more powerful Gemini Ultra



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The Verge is delighted to announce that Hot Pod Summit is returning for another day of must-hear interviews, crucial panels, and intimate networking with leading creators and decision-makers from across the audio world. Now in its third year with The Verge, Hot Pod Summit has become the leading event for exploring the buzziest and most important topics in the podcasting industry.



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Former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against former British spy Christopher Steele was thrown out by a judge.
  • A UK judge has thrown out Trump's lawsuit over a 2016 "dirty dossier" compiled by a former spy.
  • Ex-MI6 agent Christopher Steele alleged that Trump's presidential campaign colluded with Russia. 
  • Trump previously denied the allegations in the

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Apple has finally put a number on how many apps will work with the Vision Pro at launch. In an announcement on Thursday, the company says more than 600 apps and games optimized for the Vision Pro will be available starting on Friday.

In addition to the compatible streaming apps Apple revealed last month, Apple now says wearers will be able to access apps from



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Hello! You could win a prize worth up to $480,000 during the Super Bowl. (I'm not talking about that 10-leg same-game parlay you're banking on.) DoorDash is giving someone everything being advertised during this year's Super Bowl.

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