The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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We are moving in the wrong direction: Bigger and more expensive means that EV ownership is becoming less accessible, not more so.
EVs are going backwards by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Google’s enhancing Google Lens, its computer vision-powered app that brings up information related to the objects it identifies, with new features. Starting today, Lens can surface skin conditions similar to what you might see on your own skin, like moles and rashes. Uploading a picture or photo through Lens will kick off a search for […]
Google Lens can now search for skin conditions by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Google’s new AI-powered search experienced, released in May, might’ve gotten a mixed reception. But the search giant isn’t letting that slow its feature roadmap. Google today announced new capabilities, some of which it previously previewed at its I/O conference, heading to Search Generative Experience (SGE) — the moniker for its experimental search experience — focused […]
Google intros new AI-powered travel and product search features by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Timed to arrive ahead of the summer travel season, Google’s bringing new features to Maps focused on discovery — and navigation. New “glanceable directions,” which Google announced in February. will start rolling out this month in the Maps apps on Android and iOS. They’ll let users who opt in track walking, cycling and driving trip […]
Google Maps gains glanceable directions and an expanded Immersive View by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Google, ever eager to lean into generative AI, is launching a new shopping feature that shows clothes on a lineup of real-life fashion models. A part of a wide range of updates to Google Shopping rolling out in the coming weeks, Google’s virtual try-on tool for apparel takes an image of clothing and attempts to […]
Google’s new generative AI lets you preview clothes on different models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Netflix is expanding beyond streaming and mobile gaming and into a completely new category–the food service industry. The company announced yesterday that it’s opening a pop-up restaurant called Netflix Bites, featuring chefs from various Netflix cooking series, such as “Chef’s Table,” “Nailed It!” and “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend.” Although the streaming giant […]
Netflix will open a restaurant that serves food from ‘Chef’s Table,’ ‘Nailed It!’ and more by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch