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The Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro, which we named the best pick for people new to mesh Wi-Fi systems, is on sale for $220 for the two-pack. That's a 27 percent discount, which is the best price it's been all year and just $20 more than the all time low it hit for Black Friday last November. The set of two should provide coverage for 4,400 square feet. If you've got a particularly large home or tricky areas due to thick walls or other interference, you might want the three-pack. That set is down to $319 after a 20 percent…

Google‘s latest innovation in Wear OS is set to revolutionize the battery life of smartwatches, thanks to the introduction of a new “Wear OS hybrid interface.” Launched alongside the OnePlus Watch 2 at MWC 2024, this feature aims to significantly enhance the longevity of Wear OS devices by optimizing task management between the main application processor (AP) and the co-processor microcontroller unit (MCU). In a recent blog post, Google detailed how the Wear OS hybrid interface intelligently switches between the MCU…

After complaints that Google’s image generator built into its Gemini AI was (ugh) woke, Google explained why it may have overcorrected for diversity. Prabhakar Raghavan, the company’s senior vice president for knowledge and information, said Google’s efforts to ensure a wide range of people generated in images “failed to account for cases that should clearly not show a range.”Users criticized Google for depicting specific white figures or historically white groups of people as racially diverse individuals. In Engadget’s…

Google has arrived in MWC Barcelona with a slew of additional updates for Android. This is on top of everything that was announced at CES last month. Google has nine new Android features that will start rolling out in the coming weeks. First up is Gemini coming to Google Messages. Starting this week, you will be able to chat with Gemini from within the Google Messages app. You can use Gemini to draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events, or have a fun conversation without leaving the Messages app. Google is also…

If Google CEO Sundar Pichai is serious about his company maintaining any kind of position at the vanguard of the AI revolution, it’s going to have to do a lot better than the embarrassing AI chatbot Gemini.There’s no excuse, for example, for such an important new product from a tech giant of Google’s size and stature producing laughably inaccurate images of historical figures; nor any excuse for refusing to state that pedophilia is objectively bad (“Pedophiles are not necessarily dangerous” is a statement this…

Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Google apologizes after new Gemini AI refuses to show pictures, achievements of White people- AI poised to bolster workplace efficiency and security, Cisco exec says- Robo-calls no more as federal ruling makes clear statement on annoying practice Gemini's senior director of product management at Google has issued an apology after the AI refused to provide images of White people.  (Betul…

Photo: rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)For weeks, Google has been warning users it’s getting ready to redesign its login page, an interface that billions of people use every day to access Gmail and countless websites across the internet. As of this week, the revamp is rolling out, and users are getting a first look. Video Chat - From Sci-Fi to Sci-FactThe internet giant describes the revamp as “a more modern look” that’s meant to conform with the company’s Material Design 3, a set of design principles and…

Google's Gemini AI chatbot came under scrutiny yesterday with the company temporarily halting image generation amid concerns over inaccuracies in historical depictions. Following this issue, the tech giant apologised for these inaccuracies. However, it now faces a new challenge in India as the country's IT Minister, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, flagged violations of IT rules and criminal code provisions by Gemini.Gemini AI's Political BiasThe controversy unfolded when a verified user shared a screenshot revealing biassed…

Tesla and xAI CEO Elon Musk has hit out at Google in the ongoing controversy over the text-to-image generation feature of its Gemini AI chatbot. Notably, Google's Gemini chatbot has been accused of being "too woke" for generating some historically inaccurate images depicting World War II soldiers and America's founding fathers.…

Yes, it says, "Our most capable AI model." Keep that in mind, along with the word "now" from earlier in this story. Here's what the Gemini Advanced web interface looks like: Screenshot by David Gewirtz/ZDNET Trying out Python I went ahead and pasted in a simple Python script. This one simply creates and outputs the string "hello world" in upper case and sentence case. Screenshot by David Gewirtz/ZDNETGemini Advanced first deconstructed my code and gave me a nice little explanation Screenshot by…