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Google appears to be working on an upgraded version of Bard called “Bard Advanced” that will be available through a paid subscription to Google One, as shared by developer Dylan Roussel on X (formerly Twitter). Bard Advanced seems to be powered by Gemini Ultra, the top tier of Google’s newly announced large language model (LLM), according to Roussel. That’s an upgrade over the current version of Bard, which runs the midtier Gemini Pro. One of the screenshots Roussel shared describes… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Microsoft is working to add GPT-4 Turbo to Bing/Copilot; will try to boost character limits  Neowin Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google Lays Off Employees Working on Its Voice Assistant  Business Insider Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]$5,000 Google Jamboard dies in 2024—cloud-based apps will stop working, too  Ars Technica Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Nest Secure and Dropcam products will stop working in April 2024  Engadget Source link

Google is testing custom lock screen shortcuts in Android 13, though it’s not guaranteed to make it to the final build. Custom lock screen shortcuts are something that a lot of other device OEMs have figured out by now, but for Google Pixel owners, it’s not a feature that’s available. That may be changing though, as with Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3, the next Pixel feature drop update, it seems that Google is finally toying with the idea of introducing custom lock… Source link

In the early 2000s and even before that, people were able to recognise popular artists or bands just by listening to their songs, but with the recent advancement in the music industry, particularly with regard to autotuning, most listeners can’t guess who sang unless they view the song description. Now, Google is reportedly working on smart Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based bot MusicLM that can dish out catchy music beats with just text description. Google AI bot makes use of 280,000 hours… Source link

As part of the layoffs, Google killed all but three Area 120 initiatives. It has now emerged that one of those projects is the acqui-hired “Liist” team working on a “Gen Z consumer product.” According to TechCrunch, Google quietly acquired Liist last year for Area 120. The startup developed an app that let you save places that you see in Instagram and TikTok. Liist dates back to 2019 and the purchase occurred sometime after/around August 2022 You could send Instagram links to… Source link

It was only a matter of time until Google launched its own location tracker, similar to Apple’s AirTags, Samsung’s SmartTag, and of course, Tile. According to the developer (and well-sourced leaker) Kuba Wojciechowski, Google’s Nest team is developing a tracker codenamed “Grogu.” It’ll reportedly include an onboard speaker, as well as support for Bluetooth Low Energy and ultra-wideband (UWB). Wojciechowski found evidence of the tracker when he noticed that Google added support for locator… Source link

Chicago Tribune New records show Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent $350 million to win his two terms in office In his two winning campaigns to become Illinois’ chief executive, billionaire Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the nation’s wealthiest politician, has spent $350 million, including more than $167 million to defeat Republican Darren Bailey by nearly 13 percentage points in November, according to newly released state and federal campaign records. Bailey, a former state senator from… Source link