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Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

To come up with typical numbers, the team that did the analysis tracked requests and the hardware that served them for a 24 hour period, as well as the idle time for that hardware. This gives them an energy per request estimate, which differs based on the model being used. For each day, they identify the median prompt and use …

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Google makes it easier to edit Drive videos with a new Vids shortcut button

Google makes it easier to edit Drive videos with a new Vids shortcut button

Google announced Friday that it’s enhancing the editing experience for Drive videos with a new shortcut button for Vids, the tech giant’s AI-powered video-creation tool.  The new feature allows Workspace users to initiate a video edit using Vids directly from the Google Drive interface. Now, while previewing a video in Drive, users will see an “Open” button in the top …

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Google details Pixel Watch 4 repair process, teases more chargers

Google details Pixel Watch 4 repair process, teases more chargers

One of the long-awaited changes with the Pixel Watch 4 is that, finally, the smartwatch can actually be repaired. In an interview, Google details how that was made possible, and is also teasing that more third-party chargers are in the pipeline. For the first three generations of Pixel Watch, a broken smartwatch meant that you were out of luck. Unless …

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Google shares how much energy is used for new Gemini AI prompts – Axios

Google shares how much energy is used for new Gemini AI prompts  Axios Google Wants You to Know the Environmental Cost of Quizzing Its AI  The Wall Street Journal As AI becomes part of everyday life, it brings a hidden climate cost  AP News In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses  MIT Technology Review Our approach …

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Google made it easier to edit your Drive videos

Google made it easier to edit your Drive videos

Google has added a Drive shortcut for Workspace users that provides a quicker way to edit videos without having to manually open them in Google Vids. When previewing a video saved in their Drive, users will now see an “Open” button at the top right corner that automatically opens the file in Google Vids, where users can then make simple …

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My favorite Google AI features from the Pixel 10 launch

My favorite Google AI features from the Pixel 10 launch

The Made By Google event was not only a showcase of Google’s latest Pixel hardware, but a launchpad for many new AI features. I’m typically skeptical of the current generation of AI, but as I checked out the new software across various demo sessions, I found myself more and more intrigued. It seems like Google, along with Apple and Samsung, …

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