When I search for an image online, I’m usually either looking for a reference or for accurate, copyright-free material that I can throw into a project before I post or present it. AI images don’t help me do either of those things. And on the off chance I do need an AI image, it’s not hard to generate one myself …
Read More »Oregon authorities on Monday confirmed a second death following a fatal waterfall accident as search and rescue operations continued for the one person who remains missing. Search and rescue divers found the body of a second victim Monday morning, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The two confirmed deaths are both females, while the person still unaccounted …
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After months of testing, it seems Google is rolling out a button for AI Mode directly in the search box on Google’s home page – on Google.com. This seems like a big deal to me, and goes along with AI Mode being the first tab in the main search results. I covered this on Friday at Search Engine Land after …
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Police are searching for the man who shot a driver accused of plowing his vehicle into a crowd outside an East Hollywood club in Los Angeles early Saturday morning. Fernando Ramirez, 29, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, force likely to produce great bodily injury, after he “intentionally” drove his car into a crowd of pedestrians gathered outside …
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The NFL Players Association currently has no executive director. The plan was, as of Sunday, to appoint a new one by Tuesday, when training camps will open throughout the entire league — and when players will have other things to worry about. It’s unclear whether that plan has changed since late Sunday afternoon, given the abrupt resignation of NFLPA chief …
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Tom Zeller Jr has done just about anything to get rid of his headaches. He’s chugged 60 glasses of water in a day, inhaled oxygen straight from the tank and even tripped on magic mushrooms on top of the western Montana mountains. The 56–year–old science journalist was diagnosed about three decades ago with cluster headaches, debilitating headaches that strike randomly …
Read More »Google homepage search box rolling out AI Mode button Search Engine Land More advanced AI capabilities are coming to Search The Keyword Google’s AI can now make phone calls for you The Verge Google rolls out AI-powered business-calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode TechCrunch Google’s new AI feature helps Gen Zers who are afraid to make a phone call Fast Company Source …
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Privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo is rolling out a new setting that lets users filter out AI images in search results. The company says it’s launching the feature in response to feedback from users who said AI images can get in the way of finding what they’re looking for. Users can access the new setting by conducting a search on DuckDuckGo and …
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Google has introduced a new AI-powered calling feature in Search that contacts local businesses on a user’s behalf to gather pricing and availability details. The feature, rolling out to all U.S. Search users this week, allows people to request information from multiple businesses with a single query. When searching for services like pet grooming or dry cleaning, users may now …
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As the race to bake in AI features into productivity apps intensifies, Slack is bolstering search on its app with AI features, adding transcription and summaries for huddles, and a way to see recaps of channels and threads. Using AI, Slack now lets you search across channels as well as connected apps (like Google Drive, Salesforce and Teams) to surface …
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