December 2, 2025

The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…

All the ways Google is driving deeper into the automotive world

May 10, 2023

Google introduced Wednesday at its Google I/O 2023 event a number of new features and services designed for cars, including video conferencing, gaming and YouTube as the tech company continues its drive further into the automotive world. The company has been making inroads into automotive via two paths: Android Auto, an app that runs on […]

All the ways Google is driving deeper into the automotive world by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Google’s latest Project Starline prototype uses AI to make 3D images of people

May 10, 2023

Today at I/O, Google announced the latest prototype of Project Starline, its 3D teleconferencing video booth. On the face of it, the biggest difference a dramatic reduction in hardware. The earlier model, which it showed off late last year, relied on several cameras to capture speakers from all angles. This time out, however, the system […]

Google’s latest Project Starline prototype uses AI to make 3D images of people by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Tinder-inspired Cala dares you to swipe left on useless meetings

May 10, 2023

Move over, meat market and, um… hello, meet market. A two-person team made some waves this week with Cala, a web app they’re marketing as “Tinder for canceling meetings.” The free service integrates with Google Calendar and borrows the tried-and-tried swipe mechanic from dating apps. It tasks users to swipe left on meetings they consider a […]

Tinder-inspired Cala dares you to swipe left on useless meetings by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

Google is throwing generative AI at everything

May 10, 2023
Google is stuffing powerful new AI tools into tons of its existing products and launching a slew of new ones, including a coding assistant, it announced at its annual I/O conference today.  Billions of users will soon see Google’s latest AI language mode, PaLM 2, integrated into over 25 products like Maps, Docs, Gmail, Sheets,…

Google’s Firebase gets AI extensions, opens up its marketplace

May 10, 2023

Firebase, Google’s backend-as-a-service platform for application developers, is getting its fair share of new features at the company’s I/O developer conference today, but the marquee update is the addition of AI extensions, powered by Google’s PaLM API. That’s in addition to support for the Python language in Cloud Functions for Firebase (2nd gen), updates to […]

Google’s Firebase gets AI extensions, opens up its marketplace by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Android is getting generative AI wallpapers you create with suggested prompts

May 10, 2023

Google is building upon Material You to give users the option to create a more personalized experience on their devices, the company announced at it I/O developer conference today. Most notably, the company announced generative AI wallpapers that will roll out this fall. With generative AI wallpapers, you can answer suggested prompts to describe your […]

Android is getting generative AI wallpapers you create with suggested prompts by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

With Project Tailwind, Google is using AI to make note-taking smarter

May 10, 2023

Google’s building an AI-powered notebook tool called Project Tailwind, the company revealed at its I/O developer conference. The goal, Google says, is to take a user’s freeform notes and automatically organize and summarize them. To use Tailwind — which is available through Labs, Google’s refreshed hub for experimental products — users pick files from Google […]

With Project Tailwind, Google is using AI to make note-taking smarter by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch