Outside of Chrome, Drive, and Quick Share, Google rarely makes native desktop apps with everything usually being based in the browser. That’s changing today with a new experimental “Google app for Windows.” The goal of this app is to “help you find what you need, faster.” Hitting Alt + Space brings up a familiar pill-shaped field to search your local …
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Google thinks it can have AI summaries and a healthy web, too
So, I don’t want to speak about the specifics of the lawsuit, but I can speak to our philosophy here, which is, look, we want a healthy ecosystem. The 10 blue links serve the ecosystem very well, and it was a simple value proposition. We provided links that directed users free of charge to billions of publications around the world. …
Read More »Warming Seas Threaten Key Phytoplankton Species That Fuels the Food Web
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium, which forms the foundation of the marine food web and helps regulate the planet’s climate, will decline sharply as seas heat up. A study …
Read More »Google Home web app can now control lights, more devices
After previously being limited to Cameras and Automations, the Google Home web app now lets you control other smart “Devices.” This new tab in the navigation rail was previewed in June. Visually, it looks like the tablet app with a feed at the right showing your devices organized by room (alphabetical). The left sidebar lets you quickly scroll to a …
Read More »Here’s Why People Are Switching To The Zen Web Browser
Adnan Ahmed/SlashGear We talk about phone options, app alternatives, or even which music provider is currently ripping us off the least, all the time — but one thing is almost always standard — the browser we use. Google Chrome enjoys close to 70% market share, which is unsurprising given that you find …
Read More »The universe’s first magnetic fields were ‘comparable’ to the human brain — and still linger within the ‘cosmic web’
The universe’s first magnetic fields may have been much weaker than we first imagined — and were roughly equivalent to the strength of the magnetic activity within the human brain, according to a new study. Researchers used hundreds of thousands of computer simulations to examine the remnants of these ancient magnetic fields, which still reside within the “cosmic web” billions …
Read More »Apple’s latest AI project may be a web search tool
Apple continues to seek a foothold in the artificial intelligence race, and its next effort could bring the company into web search. Mark Gurman at reports that Apple is building a search platform that it may incorporate into its AI-driven overhaul of Siri. Sources said the tool, internally called World Knowledge Answers, could also be added to the Safari web …
Read More »Apple Plans AI-Powered Web Search Tool for Siri to Rival OpenAI, Perplexity – Bloomberg.com
Apple Plans AI-Powered Web Search Tool for Siri to Rival OpenAI, Perplexity Bloomberg.com Partnering with Google’s Gemini could make Apple’s AI problem even worse MacDailyNews Shay Boloor: Apple to integrate AI in Siri evaluating Google Gemini Traders Union Apple evaluating Google’s Gemini for new Siri AI search, Bloomberg says TipRanks Apple is reportedly considering using Gemini to power the new Siri Yahoo News Singapore Source …
Read More »First report of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance is gone from the web – The Washington Post
First report of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance is gone from the web The Washington Post Selena Gomez celebrates ‘bestie’ Taylor Swift’s engagement CNN Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s prenup could protect more than couple’s multimillion-dollar empire: expert Fox News Travis Kelce’s father, Ed Kelce, says the couple got engaged almost 2 weeks ago News 5 Cleveland WEWS Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement …
Read More »Trump taps Joe Gebbia to lead new National Design Studio in federal web overhaul
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. President Donald Trump has selected Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to spearhead a new federal design overhaul aimed at making government websites “both usable and beautiful.” Gebbia, who joined the Department of Government Efficiency earlier this year and also sits on the board of Tesla, said Saturday that he has been appointed to become the first chief …
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