… When I was writing my book about Google, Sergey Brin began one interview with a lecture about how books were an inefficient way to explain things. That didn’t stop Google from scanning millions of books for its search business. …
… The company also demoed an agentic assistant called Spark that lives in Google’s Cloud and has access to its apps. The design is meant to be safer than something like OpenClaw because it has limited access to personal data, Google says. …
… As of Android 13, Auracast Assistant functionality is available on some handsets e.g., Samsung Galaxy S23 and newer, Google Pixel 8 and newer , but Apple has never directly supported it and hasn’t provided any clues as to when or if that will change. …
… I don't miss talking to those annoying AI-powered assistants. Instead, as someone who already lives and breathes by her Google Calendar to manage her family's life, I've found myself in love with being able to pull up that calendar in the middle of the kitchen sans my phone. …
… Yes, it's even more secure than Google's face unlock system on Pixels, which can be spoofed with a high-quality 3D mask. …
… Google announced late last year that Gemini for Home, the new version of its voice assistant, is rolling out to existing Google Home users. It'll replace the current Google Assistant entirely and is currently slated to roll out to almost all of Google's devices. …
… Google also lets you upload medical data to Fitbit for its AI health coach to parse. …
… And third-party app support has been replaced by native Google apps, like Maps, with Google Assistant joining Amazon’s Alexa. …
… This livestreamed presentation helps Google spread out the cavalcade of updates from the often jam-packed I/O keynote. The Android Show focused on new features in Android 17, the next version of Android coming later this summer, as well as several updates to the Gemini assistant experience. …
… Until now, when Google rolls out a new set of features for Android or its Gemini assistant, it often also announces some of those capabilities for other platforms, like Wear OS smartwatches, Android Auto, or Google Home. …