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Read the Full Memo Alexandr Wang Sent About Meta’s Massive AI Reorg

Read the Full Memo Alexandr Wang Sent About Meta’s Massive AI Reorg

Meta just made the biggest reorganization of its artificial intelligence operations to date. Business Insider obtained the full email sent by 28-year-old Alexandr Wang, the leader of Meta Superintelligence Labs, or MSL, to all Meta employees who work on AI. As the AI arms race continues, Meta has been assembling an all-star team of talent, trying to poach researchers from …

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Google Gemini can now read your Docs aloud

Google Gemini can now read your Docs aloud

Google Docs will now let you generate an audio version of your documents using AI. In a post announcing the rollout, Google says you can customize Gemini’s AI audio output with different voices and playback speeds. This feature isn’t just for a document’s creator, as Google says readers can access a shared document’s AI-generated audio by selecting the Tool dropdown …

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Gemini can read aloud Google Docs with new Audio text-to-speech

Gemini can read aloud Google Docs with new Audio text-to-speech

As previewed earlier this year, Gemini in Google Docs will now let you “create audio versions of your documents.”  On the web, go to the Tools menu for a new “Audio” option in-between Voice typing and Gemini. Tapping “Listen to this tab” will open a pill-shaped player, with the duration noted. You can move this floating window anywhere on the …

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Gmail rolls out ‘Mark as read’ & getting more Material 3 Expressive

Gmail rolls out ‘Mark as read’ & getting more Material 3 Expressive

Gmail for Android’s Material 3 Expressive redesign continues with a new search app bar, while the “Mark as read” action in notifications is now widely rolling out. When the first Gmail users started getting Material 3 Expressive in June, the message list and body was placed in containers. There’s also a prominent swipe action animation in your inbox. Google is …

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Apple Watch can read oxygen levels again • The Register

Apple Watch can read oxygen levels again • The Register

Apple will deliver a software update for recent US Apple Watch models to reimplement the ability to measure blood oxygen levels, a process known as pulse oximetry. Pulse oximetry can be helpful when assessing the health of a people who experience conditions that affect the level of oxygen in the blood, according to Johns Hopkins, including various heart and lung …

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These smart glasses can read menus and ‘see for you’, thanks to AI

These smart glasses can read menus and ‘see for you’, thanks to AI

Envision/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The Ally Solos smart glasses are on pre-sale now for $499.  They use several AI models to read or translate text, describe the user’s surroundings, and recognize faces.  The regular price of $699 is significantly more than competing smart glasses.  Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. …

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A Beach Read Can Be Anything You Want It to Be

A Beach Read Can Be Anything You Want It to Be

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. Conventional wisdom says that a beach read ought to be light and fun—a book with a pastel cover. But the beach read can …

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Jason Mackey: Cam Heyward can read offenses, but he's apparently not very good at reading a room – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jason Mackey: Cam Heyward can read offenses, but he’s apparently not very good at reading a room  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steelers’ Heyward hints at sitting out into season over contract  ESPN Cam Heyward is “looking to be valued”  NBC Sports Pittsburgh Steelers DC Addresses Cam Heyward Hold-In  Sports Illustrated Steelers’ Cam Heyward is open to sitting out regular-season games in search of a raise  NFL.com Source …

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I found my dad’s Reddit account. I wish I’d never read it.

I found my dad’s Reddit account. I wish I’d never read it.

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I’m a 15-year-old girl, the older of two siblings. I was using the family computer and wanted to check my Reddit, and that’s when I found out that Dad has a Reddit account too. I didn’t snoop then, but I …

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