Google’s Latest AI Model Can Be Taught How to Solve Problems

Google’s latest AI model, called the Pathways Language Model, uses chain-of-thought prompting to learn how to solve problems, the company announced at its Google I/O 2022 event Wednesday. “Chain-of-thought prompting allows us to describe multistep problems as a series of intermediate steps,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said. “Kinda like when your teacher gives you a step-by-step example …

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Disney Hints (Again) a Disney Plus Price Hike May Be Coming

Disney CEO Bob Chapek teased the possibility that Disney Plus price hikes may be coming, saying Wednesday that the company feels “bullish” about adjusting the streaming service’s price as its library bulks up with more shows and movies and it launches a cheaper, ad-supported tier later this year.  In February, Chapek dropped similar hints, indicating that Disney Plus likely wouldn’t raise prices before …

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Sonos Ray Soundbar Brings Smaller Size, Simpler Features for $279

Confirming extensive leaks, Sonos has officially announced a new, less-expensive soundbar featuring the company’s excellent multiroom music system onboard. Called the Sonos Ray, it costs $279 (AU$399) and will be available June 7. The company will also update existing Sonos speakers with a new voice-control system, called Sonos Voice, on June 1. The Ray is a two-channel soundbar with Dolby Digital …

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Google I/O 2022 Brings New Security Protections, Anonymity Tools

Now playing: Watch this: Google Updates Conversational AI at I/O 6:49 James Martin/CNET Google on Wednesday used its annual developers conference to demonstrate its commitment to protect people from cyberthreats, as well as provide more options for users to anonymize themselves in its world-leading Search product. Among the most important projects is the search giant’s promise to bring password-less technology …

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Our Favorite 65

The 65-inch LG C1 OLED is a stand-out TV and, at its current price at Amazon’s deals site Woot, it’s also a great value. It usually retails at $1,800, with sale prices currently hovering at about $1,700 at Amazon and Target. However, Woot is offering the same brand-new television at the low price of $1,580 until it sells out. See …

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TL;DR? Google Docs to Include Auto

For Google Docs that are just a little too long to read, Google is rolling out auto-generated summaries. Announced at Google I/O 2022, the company’s yearly developer’s conference, the new feature uses machine learning and language compression technology to automatically pull out the main points of a document. The feature is also set to come to Google Chat in the …

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Google Wallet Gets Better Support for IDs, Transit Passes and Privacy

During the Google I/O 2022 keynote, Google Wallet got a number of updates and new functionality. Google Wallet can store digital versions of your essential documents, including payment cards, transit passes, office badges, vaccine records, car keys, boarding passes and student IDs. The idea is to provide a faster, more secure alternative to physical cards.The updates to Google Wallet are …

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Unleash Your Creative Side With These One

3D printing is a pretty incredible technology, and thanks to consistent innovations over the past few years, it’s now more accessible than ever before. If you’ve been interested in trying out 3D printing for yourself, but have yet to take the plunge, now is a great time to grab your first printer and get to creating. Or stock up on …

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YouTube Shorts Adds Support for Making Other Videos Into Green

What’s happening YouTube is adding a feature to Shorts (its TikTok competitor) that lets creators turn someone else’s clip into a green-screen style background for their own. Why it matters YouTube is chasing the sensation around TikTok, and the ability to remix other videos as a green-screen background is a popular TikTok feature that YouTube is catching up on. YouTube said …

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Facebook and Instagram Turn Off AR Filters In Texas and Illinois

Meta has turned off augmented reality filters for Facebook and Instagram in Texas and Illinois due to facial recognition and privacy laws in those states.   Although Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said its AR technology is “not facial recognition,” it’s temporarily shutting down its AR filters and avatars in both states to prevent “meritless and distracting …

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Upgrade to This 15

There are a lot of laptop options available, and picking out the best laptop for you can be a difficult decision. The most important first step in the process is understanding your needs and how you’ll use it so that you can find something with the right specs. If you aren’t looking to do heavy gaming or video editing, this …

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Google Updates Conversational AI at I/O

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