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Google gives free Gemini users access to its faster, lighter 1.5 Flash AI model

July 25, 2024

Mariella Moon

Google is making its Gemini AI faster and more efficient across the board. You now have access to 1.5 Flash, its generative AI model designed to be able to generate responses more quickly and efficiently, even if you’re not paying for Gemini Advanced. The company says you’ll notice improvements in latency, as well as the…
Read more: Google gives free Gemini users access to its faster, lighter 1.5 Flash AI model
author_name|Mariella Moon, language|en-US, Personal Investing Ideas & Strategies, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics

Google gives free Gemini users access to its faster, lighter 1.5 Flash AI model

July 25, 2024

Mariella Moon

Google is making its Gemini AI faster and more efficient across the board. You now have access to 1.5 Flash, its generative AI model designed to be able to generate responses more quickly and efficiently, even if you’re not paying for Gemini Advanced. The company says you’ll notice improvements in latency, as well as the…
Read more: Google gives free Gemini users access to its faster, lighter 1.5 Flash AI model
author_name|Anna Washenko, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics

Microsoft is adding AI-powered summaries to Bing search results

July 24, 2024

Anna Washenko

The race to bring more AI features to search is escalating, with Microsoft moving forward with additional tools for Bing. Today, the company began previews for Bing generative search, where the top result for a user’s query will be an original response…
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author_name|Lawrence Bonk, language|en-US, Media, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, software, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics

Google is updating the Play Store with AI-powered app reviews and curated spaces

July 24, 2024

Lawrence Bonk

Google just announced a suite of updates to the Play Store in an attempt to make it more fun to use. This is part of a larger move by the company to turn its online marketplace into "an end-to-end experience that’s more than a store.” You read tha…
Read more: Google is updating the Play Store with AI-powered app reviews and curated spaces
author_name|Sarah Fielding, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, Social & Online Media, Tech Industry, Tech News

YouTube Shorts gets Instagram’s ‘Add yours’ prompt stickers

July 11, 2024

Sarah Fielding

YouTube is continuing its mission to compete with Instagram and TikTok. The platform has announced new features on Shorts, notably including an "Add yours" sticker. That's right, it seems to be pretty much the same tool that Instagram lau…
Read more: YouTube Shorts gets Instagram’s ‘Add yours’ prompt stickers
Arts & Entertainment, author_name|Mariella Moon, language|en-US, Media, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, Social & Online Media, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics

YouTube Premium’s new features include picture-in-picture for YouTube Shorts

June 27, 2024

Mariella Moon

YouTube has recently launched a bunch of new features for Premium subscribers, including a quick way to skip the more boring parts of a video. When users double tap on a video, it will now skip ahead to what YouTube has marked as the more interesting p…
Read more: YouTube Premium’s new features include picture-in-picture for YouTube Shorts
author_name|Mariella Moon, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics

Rabbit R1 security issue allegedly leaves sensitive user data accessible to anybody

June 26, 2024

Mariella Moon

The team behind Rabbitude, the community-formed reverse engineering project for the Rabbit R1, has revealed finding a security issue with the company's code that leaves users' sensitive information accessible to everyone. In an update posted on…
Read more: Rabbit R1 security issue allegedly leaves sensitive user data accessible to anybody
Arts & Entertainment, author_name|Kris Holt, language|en-US, Media, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, Tech Industry, Tech News

You can now restrict Instagram Lives to Close Friends

June 20, 2024

Kris Holt

Instagram is rolling out another way for users to engage with a smaller group of friends and followers starting today. Close Friends on Instagram Live does what it says on the tin: you’ll be able to limit the viewership of livestreams to just your list…
Read more: You can now restrict Instagram Lives to Close Friends
author_name|Steve Dent, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, software, Tech Industry, Tech News

Adobe is updating its terms of service following a backlash over recent changes

June 11, 2024

Steve Dent

Following customer outrage over its latest terms of service (ToS), Adobe is making updates to add more detail around areas like of AI and content ownership, the company said in a blog post. "Your content is yours and will never be used to train an…
Read more: Adobe is updating its terms of service following a backlash over recent changes
author_name|Sarah Fielding, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, software, Tech Industry, Tech News

Google Sheets’ new tool lets you set specific rules for notifications.

June 6, 2024

Sarah Fielding

I'm the first to admit that the amount of joy Google Sheets brings me is a bit odd, but I use it for everything from tracking my earnings to planning trip budgets with friends. So, I'm excited to see that Google is making it easier to get notif…
Read more: Google Sheets’ new tool lets you set specific rules for notifications.

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Google gives free Gemini users access to its faster, lighter 1.5 Flash AI model

Google gives free Gemini users access to its faster, lighter 1.5 Flash AI model

Microsoft is adding AI-powered summaries to Bing search results

Google is updating the Play Store with AI-powered app reviews and curated spaces

Rabbit R1 security issue allegedly leaves sensitive user data accessible to anybody

You can now restrict Instagram Lives to Close Friends

Adobe is updating its terms of service following a backlash over recent changes

Google Sheets’ new tool lets you set specific rules for notifications.

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