As 2023 ends, I highlight some of the trends that I wrote about in the past year, and how those are panning out in this rapidly accelerating digital world. While the list is not exhaustive, I hope it will provide a clearer picture of where these technology shifts may lead us in 2024. As 2023 …
Google introduced its new Google AI SDK to simplify integrating Gemini Pro, its best-performing model to date, in Android apps. Using this SDK, developers need not build and manage their own backend infrastructure. According to Google, Gemini Pro is their best model with features for a wide range of text and image reasoning tasks. Gemini …
Google Assistant could be history with the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. Google Pixie is likely to take its place, according to current reports. Google appears to be planning to replace Google Assistant on Pixel phones and launch a Pixel-exclusive new assistant called “Pixie” with the introduction of the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 …
Image Credits: Darrell Etherington The Pixel 8 Pro will now become the first Android smartphone to be powered by Google’s next-generation AI model, Gemini, starting today, the company announced. Gemini Nano, a version of the model designed for running on-device, as on smartphones, will now leverage Google’s Tensor G3 to deliver two Pixel 8 Pro …
A view of the Geminid meteor shower in Tagong Grassland, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, … [+] Dec. 13, 2020. (Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing via Getty Images The Geminids, the northern hemisphere’s most spectacular meteor shower of the year, has begun. The only annual meteor shower caused by an asteroid rather than …
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday sued cryptocurrency firms Genesis Global, its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Gemini for allegedly “defrauding” investors of more than $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,317 crore). The development underscores the challenges the crypto industry continues to face almost a year after the bankruptcy of Sam Bankman-Fried’s …
Google announced its next-generation foundation model, Gemini, at I/O 2023. At that time, the company said that the model was under training and it would be available once it is fine-tuned and rigorously tested for safety. It is now being reported that the company has provided the model’s early access to a small group of …
Beliefs regarding the possible celestial impacts on mental health are largely unfounded, but that … [+] doesn’t mean they can’t affect you. getty Many people believe that when Mercury is in retrograde, we become vulnerable to communication breakdowns, relationship turmoil and misunderstandings with friends and loved ones, as if there is cosmic static or interference …
In a surprising turn of events, Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, has returned to the company he helped build and is actively contributing to its advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). After stepping down from his executive role in 2019, Brin has been seen frequently at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, …
Crypto firm Circle has recently announced layoffs and a shift in focus towards core business activities. The exact number of layoffs is unknown, but Circle had approximately 900 employees as of the end of last year. This decision comes as the company aims to refocus its efforts and streamline operations. According to a report by …