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Gemini’s task automation is here and it’s wild
Computers ordering cappuccinos. A couple of weeks ago, Google and Samsung announced a big Gemini development coming to their newest devices: task automation. Starting with food delivery and...
Ukraine allows allies to train AI models on its battlefield data
Ukraine's four-year war with Russia has made it the world leader in battlefield drone technology. One byproduct of that is that the data it collects has become one of the country's most valuable...
Google’s TV Streamer 4K doubles as a smart home hub and it’s on sale
Between March Madness and the Oscars, now might be a good time to improve your TV setup. Google’s TV Streamer 4K is currently on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Target, and Walmart, which is...
Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan returns with a Western survival shooter
After spending many years as the public face of Overwatch, Jeff Kaplan stayed well out of the limelight after leaving Blizzard in 2021. Five years later, the former Blizzard vice president and...
Anthropic’s Claude AI can respond with charts, diagrams, and other visuals now
Anthropic's latest update to Claude will allow the AI chatbot to generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations during your conversation. If Claude determines a visual is useful based on...
Claude can now generate charts and diagrams
With Claude enjoying a moment of newfound popularity among regular people, Anthropic is previewing an update designed to make its chatbot better at explaining some concepts. Starting today, Claude...
Honda cancels three EVs that were months away from US production
Honda has announced it is canceling three electric vehicles it was months from starting production on at its EV Hub in Ohio. The Honda 0 SUV, the Honda 0 sedan and the Acura RSX are all being wound...
Google built a flash-flood prediction tool using Gemini and old news reports
Flash floods are notoriously difficult to predict, but Google might have a novel solution. The company just revealed Groundsource, a prediction tool for flash floods that uses Gemini to source data...
Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around
Free-to-play titles like GorillaTag are popular with young teens with little disposable income. | Image: Another Axiom Inc. This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving...
Microsoft’s Copilot Health can use AI to turn your fitness data and medical records ‘into a coherent story’
Microsoft has unveiled Copilot Health, an AI-powered tool it claims can help make sense of your medical records, health history and fitness data from wearables, should you grant it access to that...