ChatGPT Has Investors Drooling—but Can It Bring Home the Bacon?
[ad_1] When ChatGPT—the ingenious, garrulous, and occasionally unhinged chatbot from OpenAI—was asked this week how much the company behind it is worth, its responses included: “It is likely that its worth is…
Everyone Is Using Google Photos Wrong
[ad_1] Every year, more than a billion people use the Google Photos app to upload and store billions of pictures and videos. For many, the process is likely identical: You snap…
Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Review: Avoid This Wear OS 3 Smartwatch
[ad_1] A smartwatch is an accessory you don’t really need, but it can be convenient. Without having to pull out your smartphone, you can see and respond to notifications, change…
Google Nest Wifi Pro Review: Wi-Fi 6E at a Reasonable Price
[ad_1] The Nest Wifi Pro is the latest mesh router from Google. In line with the company’s penchant for simplicity, this mesh system is a breeze to set up and…
The Spooky Quest to Build a Google Maps for Graveyards
[ad_1] A walk through the 167-year-old Carlisle Cemetery in the northwest of England took Tim Viney past the graves of World War soldiers, Victorian monuments, a narrow stream, and evergreen…
Your Google Searches Are Quietly Evolving. Here’s What’s Next
[ad_1] Changes to the way Google handles search rankings are intended to push up content from real people, not content farms optimizing content for search engines, and that works in…
Google Expands Flood and Wildfire Tracking to More Countries
[ad_1] A gaggle of new AI projects are coming soon from Google, including disaster monitoring tools and a service that uses machine intelligence to generate custom videos. The company announced…
Google Assistant Gets Parental Controls, New Voices, and a Kids’ Dictionary
[ad_1] You can set limits and block specific content on your child’s smartphone, tablet, or computer, but the smart speakers and smart displays in your home are something of a…
You Need to Update Google Chrome, Windows, and Zoom Right Now
[ad_1] Other issues fixed in October are a heap buffer overflow in WebSQL tracked as CVE-2022-3446 and a use-after-free bug in Permissions API tracked as CVE-2022-3448, Google wrote in its…
How Google Alerted Californians to an Earthquake Before It Hit
[ad_1] Android phones around San Francisco’s Bay Area buzzed with an alert on Tuesday morning: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was about to hit. “You may have felt shaking,” some of…
Wells Fargo Launches Virtual Assistant, Cleverly Named Fargo
[ad_1] Wells Fargo will use Google technology in launching a new virtual assistant set to roll out to customers in the coming months. The service, called Fargo, will be similar…
How to Get Your Google Stadia Refund—and What’s Included (2022)
[ad_1] It took longer than skeptics might’ve guessed, but Google Stadia is finally shutting down. On January 18, 2023, anyone who bought games on the streaming service will lose access…
Google’s Next-Gen Video Chat Tech Is Ready for the Real World
[ad_1] Good news for anyone who’s sick of Zoom calls but also hates talking to people in real life: Google’s Project Starline is becoming more widely available. Google introduced Starline…
Google Pixel Watch Review (2022): Better Late Than Never
[ad_1] I’m late. I’m late. For a very important date. That’s effectively the Google Pixel Watch’s mantra. Apple has been honing its smartwatches to be well-oiled machines over the past…
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro Review: Even Better Value
[ad_1] That’s thanks to the new Tensor G2 chip powering these devices. It’s the second generation of Google’s custom processor. In terms of general, everyday performance, I’ve never seen a…
Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro Pack New Android VPN and Tensor G2, Titan M2 Chips
[ad_1] When Google launched its flagship Pixel 6 and 6 Pro smartphones last year, the company touted its Tensor “system on a chip” and dedicated Titan M2 security chip as…
The Pixel Watch Has Landed. What Does That Mean for Wear OS?
[ad_1] After years of hints that Google was working on its own smartwatch, the first-ever Pixel Watch has finally arrived. Powering it is the platform Google debuted way back in…
Hurricane Ian Destroyed Their Homes. Algorithms Sent Them Money
[ad_1] When Hurricane Ian churned over Florida in late September, it left a trail of destruction from high winds and flooding. But a week after the storm passed, some people…
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro (2022): Features, Price, Release Date
[ad_1] If last year’s Pixel 6 was a leap, Google’s new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones are a small hop. At its Made by Google event in New…
Google Catches Up to Apple and Samsung in the Hardware Race
[ad_1] Even though it’s already October, we are somehow still seeing new products announced by the tech giants. This week, it was Google’s turn to show off its new gadgets.…
Google Pixel Watch (2022): Features, Price, Release Date
[ad_1] Google really wants you to just use Fitbit, but Google Fit is there for anyone who prefers it. If you opt for Fitbit, you’ll be able to track the…
5 Future Scenarios for Google Lens
[ad_1] When David Pierce covered the transitional birth of Google Lens for WIRED in 2017, he pegged the tool as “a long-term bet for the company and a platform for…
What Is Matter? We Explain the New Smart Home Standard (2022)
[ad_1] The ideal smart home seamlessly anticipates your needs and instantly responds to commands. You shouldn’t have to open a specific app for each appliance or remember the precise voice…
Google Nest Wifi Pro, Nest Doorbell, Google Home Redesign: Specs, Release Date, Price
[ad_1] Google will be taking the wraps off its Pixel 7 smartphone and Pixel Watch smartwatch at its Made by Google event in New York City later this week, but…
Facebook Freeloads Off Newspapers. This Plan Might Stop It
[ad_1] What happened next, though, was telling: The Australian measure passed—and Google and Facebook did indeed pay up, remunerating Australian news companies for hundreds of millions of dollars. The news…