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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

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

For the last few years, Google has been launching its ‘a’ series of Pixels mid-year, aimed at consumers who are looking for a good budget device. This year’s Pixel 7a is launching in India at ₹43,999 ($536), which is not exactly a pocket-friendly price for the country, but it’s closer to the US price of […]

Google prices Pixel 7a in India at ₹43,999 — same as the Pixel 6a launch price by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

For a few years now, the Pixel A line has been one of the best deals in smartphones. It’s a budget take on an already low-priced product. It starts with a foundation of premium components, discovering ways to reduce cost without — hopefully — stripping too much of what made the premium product good in […]

Google’s $499 Pixel 7a is on sale now by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Google said that WhatsApp is working on a native WearOS app at its developer conference Google IO. Earlier this week, WhatsApp launched a beta version of its app compatible with Google’s smartwatch platform. Folks using WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.23.10.10 will be able to link their Wear OS-based smartwatch. Users will be able to […]

WhatsApp is working on a native app for Wear OS by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Most U.S.-based tech investors are likely familiar with smaller-ticket investor marketplaces AngelList and Carta. In Europe, Germany’s Bunch and the UK’s Vauban (acquired by by US-based Carta last year) have attempted to do similar job. But the back-story to this is that although launching many years ago, AngelList struggled with Europe’s regulatory environment. UK Angel […]

Could Odin be Europe’s answer to AngelList? by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch