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Google Photos’ AI-powered ‘Magic Eraser’ is now a Google One subscription perk – TechCrunch

Google Photos’ AI-powered ‘Magic Eraser’ is now a Google One subscription perk – TechCrunch

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google Photos’ AI-powered ‘Magic Eraser’ is now a Google One subscription perk  TechCrunch Google Photos for iOS Now Supports Magic Eraser Tool for Google One Subscribers  MacRumors Magic Eraser is coming to all Pixel users and Google One subscribers on Android and iOS – GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.com Source link

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Samsung, Google and Qualcomm are making a mixed reality platform • TechCrunch

Samsung, Google and Qualcomm are making a mixed reality platform • TechCrunch

Samsung, Google and Qualcomm are joining hands to make a mixed-reality platform. Executives from the companies, namely Samsung’s TM Roh, Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon, and Google’s Hiroshi Lockheimer came on stage at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event to make this announcement. These companies only announced the partnership — they had no future device or hardware product to show. “We are working to create a new era of highly immersive digital experiences that… Source link

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Google Fi hack victim had Coinbase, 2FA app hijacked by hackers • TechCrunch

Google Fi hack victim had Coinbase, 2FA app hijacked by hackers • TechCrunch

On January 1, a technologist who goes by the nickname regexer received an email saying he had successfully reset his account at the crypto exchange Coinbase. Unfortunately — and worryingly — he had actually not requested a password reset. Regexer, who asked to be referred to by his online moniker for fear of being targeted by hackers again, quickly realized he was being hacked, and his attempts to log into his Coinbase to regain control were unsuccessful. Soon after, he noticed he… Source link

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Google to ban unlicensed loan apps in Kenya as new rules take effect • TechCrunch

Google to ban unlicensed loan apps in Kenya as new rules take effect • TechCrunch

Google’s new policy requiring digital lenders in Kenya to submit proof of license to operate in the East African country takes effect today. The policy aims to clamp down on rogue loan apps, which are pervasive in the country. This means that only providers with licenses from the country’s pinnacle bank, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), will be listed on Play Store, Google’s digital distribution service. Digital lenders whose applications are yet to get a… Source link

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Google Fi says hackers accessed customers’ information • TechCrunch

Google Fi says hackers accessed customers’ information • TechCrunch

Google’s cell network provider Google Fi has confirmed a data breach, likely related to the recent security incident at T-Mobile, which allowed hackers to steal millions of customers’ information. In an email sent to customers on Monday, obtained by TechCrunch, Google said that the primary network provider for Google Fi recently informed the company that there had been suspicious activity relating to a third party support system containing a “limited… Source link

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Google created an AI that can generate music from text descriptions, but won’t release it • TechCrunch

Google created an AI that can generate music from text descriptions, but won’t release it • TechCrunch

An impressive new AI system from Google can generate music in any genre given a text description. But the company, fearing the risks, has no immediate plans to release it. Called MusicLM, Google’s certainly isn’t the first generative AI system for song. There have been other attempts, including Riffusion, an AI that composes music by visualizing it, as well as Dance Diffusion, Google’s own AudioML and OpenAI’s Jukebox. But owing to technical limitations and limited training… Source link

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