Author: The Tech Guy
Google is adding a new feature for third-party developers building atop its Gemini AI models that rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and the growing array of Chinese open source options are unlikely to get anytime soon: grounding with Google Maps.This addition allows developers to connect Google's Gemini AI models' reasoning capabilities with live geospatial data from Google Maps, enabling applications to deliver detailed, location-relevant responses to user queries—such as business hours, reviews, or the atmosphere of a specific venue. By tapping into data from over 250 million places, developers can now build more intelligent and responsive location-aware experiences.This is…
AI-powered deepfake tech has come a very long way. Unsurprisingly, teens have been using the tech to prank their friends and family. The latest hoax involves kids sending their parents AI-manipulated pictures of them welcoming homeless men into their houses — prompting widespread alarm and even 911 calls, as NBC News reports. The trend shows how widespread highly sophisticated generative AI tools have become, foreshadowing a future in which you can’t believe even imagery from friends and family. Case in point, countless videos on social media involve youngsters boasting about how they terrified their parents or friends with the help…
OnePlus is announcing the 15 alongside the Ace 6 on October 27 at an event in China, and while the company has already revealed a few details about its next flagship, it has so far stayed mum regarding the Ace 6. Today courtesy of a listing on JD.com, China’s biggest online store, we finally get a better idea of what to expect from the Ace 6, as its main specs have been confirmed. OnePlus Ace 6 teasers It will have an OLED screen with 165Hz refresh rate, and while the resolution isn’t mentioned, it’s surely not above…
Google said Tuesday it’s making a number of changes to how the Play Store looks and functions in an effort to better personalize the store to its users and increase engagement. Among the new features is a redesigned Apps tab, a new Play Games experience, a new tab focused on your interests, and other features that leverage Gemini AI. The update builds on other recent additions that aim to make the Play Store more of a destination — like a tab that shows you where you can watch your favorite shows or Collections, which organizes your favorite apps and games…
TL;DR A new Play Store section highlights apps and games built for Android XR. Titles spotted include Asteroid, Vacation Simulator, and NFL Pro Era. Virtual Desktop has also appeared, hinting at PCVR streaming support for the platform. The big Galaxy XR headset reveal is just around the corner, but Google seems unconcerned about syncing everything perfectly with Samsung’s timing. A section on the Play Store has popped up showcasing “immersive experiences made for your XR headset,” giving us a decent idea of what’s on the way for Android XR. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? The page,…
Apple released new software updates on Monday, including iOS 18.3, which automatically opts users into Apple Intelligence, at least for newer devices. Unlike what the tech industry seems to think, or wants to believe, not everyone wants generative AI features enabled by default on their devices. You may want to switch off the new AI features because you are concerned about the AI industry’s impact on the environment or some of the political views of the industry’s top players, or you just don’t think it works very well right now — something that has so far been proven true with…
AI productivity has been heavily dependent on prompt abilities and how people gave instructions to AI. Claude has introduced skill files (portable to other LLM- large language models): Automatically invoke predefined capabilities when a relevant task is mentioned Handle multi-step projects like job candidate research, spreadsheet automation, or report generation using stored logic Provide consistent results across chats, apps, and APIs without retraining These instructions are the foundation for general-purpose AI agents—models that can access specialized toolsets on demand, not just interpret text inputs. Technical Framework and Compatibility Technically, Skills resemble markdown-based Lego bricks. Each file includes descriptive metadata (name,…
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. JBL Grip: two-minute reviewThe JBL Grip is a new entrant into the audio giant’s Bluetooth speaker lineup, sitting between the Clip and Flip lines. It has a seltzer-can-inspired look, attractive ambient lighting, and a highly durable exterior. Yes, it really has all the key design elements covered. But does the Grip sound any good? I tested it for two weeks to find out.I’ve got to say, the JBL Grip…
AI models are only as good as the data they're trained on. That data generally needs to be labeled, curated and organized before models can learn from it in an effective way.One of the big missing links in the AI ecosystem has been the availability of a large high-quality open-source multimodal dataset. That changes today with the debut of the EMM-1 dataset which is comprised of 1 billion data pairs and 100M data groups across 5 modalities: text, image, video, audio and 3d point clouds. Multimodal datasets combine different types of data that AI systems can process together. This mirrors…
I’m relatively content within Apple’s walled garden of simple interfaces. I do, however, have a nasty habit of overestimating my devices’ powers sometimes — especially when it comes to my M3 MacBook Pro. I upgraded to the M3 MacBook Pro in June 2024 — just five months before Apple announced its new M4. Was I a little sour about upgrading when the newest thing was right around the corner? Sure. But it’s just a processing chip. What revolutionary upgrades could the M4 have over the M3? The native ability to connect to more than one external monitor, apparently. The M3…