Tag Archives: Read

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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