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Here’s what Google’s unannounced smart speaker may be called

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-18 21:52:37

Google TL;DR Google’s new smart speaker may be called the “Google Home Speaker.” It’s reported that the device may support “360 audio.” The APK teardown also appears to confirm the rebrand of Nest Aware to “Google Home Premium.” During Made by Google in August, you may recall that an unfamiliar piece of hardware made a brief surprise appearance. The device was a smart speaker that looked like a cross between an Amazon Echo Dot and an Apple HomePod Mini. While Google has yet to say anything a

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Needs to Imagine More for Its Female Characters

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-18 21:08:35

Star Trek‘s utopian vision for an equal society, especially in terms of gender equality, has always been a complicated aspect of its idealized vision. It’s true that the franchise has a legacy of beloved, nuanced female characters and has championed putting those characters in the spotlight over six decades of storytelling. But it’s equally true that Star Trek‘s often conservative vision of women in leadership roles, as figures of desire, and as beholden to the stories of male characters has sat

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The Autumn Equinox Is on Monday. Here's What It Is and What to Know About It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 20:24:00

Are you ready for fall? The official arrival of fall is the autumnal equinox, which occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on Monday. After a hot summer, the September equinox marks a welcome shift in the seasons for many folks. But what exactly is an equinox? It's all about Earth and its relationship with the sun. Here's how to understand, visualize and celebrate the autumnal equinox. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. When is

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Google's Gemini AI Is Coming for Every Chrome Desktop User

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 04:04:25

Gemini in Chrome, a melding of Google's AI assistant and its popular web browser, is rolling out to Windows and Mac desktop users in the US starting today, the company said in a blog post Thursday. Businesses will gain access via Google Workspace in the coming weeks. The rollout will only work if you have Chrome set to English. Adding Gemini in Chrome allows you to have an AI assistant at your side during all online interactions. You can access Gemini via a new icon in the top-right corner of t

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Google announces massive expansion of AI features in Chrome

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-19 05:27:58

Now that it's looking like Chrome will remain in the Google fold, the browser is undergoing a Gemini-infused rebirth. Google claims the browser will see its most significant upgrade ever in the next few weeks as AI permeates every part of the experience. For people who use AI tools, some of these additions might actually be helpful, and for everyone else, well, Firefox still exists. The most prominent change, and one that AI subscribers may have already seen, is the addition of a Gemini button

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Struggling to find the right app for the job? Google Play’s new tool has some ideas for you

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-19 09:02:11

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Store is rolling out an AI-powered app explorer in the US. It suggests categories like “Boost productivity” or “Protect my privacy” directly in the search tab. Selecting one opens an “Organized with AI” section grouping related apps by type. Finding the right app in the Google Play Store can sometimes feel like looking for a needle in a haystack, but AI can actually be handy for this sort of thing. Google is now testing a new Gemini-power

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The Leaked Mega Evolutions I'm Most Excited to See in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 08:08:30

The simple joy of catching and battling pocket monsters has always been enough for Pokemon to sell like gangbusters, but each new iteration still has some type of novel gimmick to shake up the gameplay -- and the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A includes one of the most popular ones ever introduced: mega evolutions. Mega evolutions made their debut in Pokemon X and Y over a decade ago, and they quickly proved to be one of the most appealing new features. These powerful Pokemon forms are temporary

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Chrome on desktop is getting a huge Gemini boost to take on AI browsers like Comet

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-19 13:00:09

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is bringing Gemini to all Chrome users on Windows and Mac in the US. Gemini in Chrome will work across tabs, Google apps, inside YouTube videos, and much more. Google will also bring agentic capabilities to Gemini in Chrome for things like shopping, making appointments, etc. Google is finally bringing Gemini to the Chrome browser in a way we always wanted. Much like Perplexity’s Comet browser, Gemini in Chrome will work across your tabs, Googl

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Upgraded Gemini in Chrome rolling out to free users, agentic browsing coming soon

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2025-09-19 13:26:21

Gemini in Chrome for Mac and Windows will no longer require an AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription, while Google today also announced a number of upgrades. Google sees Gemini and other AI features in Chrome as “fundamentally changing the nature of browsing” by “moving from a passive experience to a more proactive and intelligent one.” It’s about creating a browser that goes beyond rendering the web, to one that understands it, helps you be more productive, and keeps you safer online. Meanwhile, R

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Gemini in Chrome no longer requires a subscription

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 13:00:45

Back at I/O 2025, Google began integrating Gemini into Chrome. At the time, you needed an AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription to access the AI assistant in the browser. That's changing today. Google has begun rolling out the tool to all Chrome desktop users on both Windows and Mac. Provided you have Chrome's language set to English and live in the US, you'll see a new sparkle icon at the top of the interface. Tapping it will allow you to start making requests of Gemini. You can also use the tool on

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Gemini arrives in Chrome - here's everything it can do now

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-19 13:00:00

Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Gemini in Chrome is now on Mac and Windows desktop in the US. It's slated to receive more agentic abilities in the coming months. Google is also embedding AI into other parts of Chrome. Google is rolling out some major AI-powered upgrades to Chrome, as the technology continues to power a transformation throughout the broader online search industry. Also: Zoning out in meetings? G

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Chrome's New AI Features

news.ycombinator.com Mike Torres 2025-09-19 13:12:36

Today represents the biggest upgrade to Chrome in its history, as we share how we’re using the latest in Google AI to enhance your browsing experience. We’re building Google AI into Chrome across multiple levels so it can better anticipate your needs, help you understand more complex information and make you more productive when you browse the web, all while keeping you safe. Here are 10 new ways AI is helping us make Chrome smarter, safer and more useful than ever: 1. Enhance your browsing wi

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Google Launches AI-ified Chrome Browser

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-19 13:00:37

Earlier this month, Google avoided having to sell off its Chrome browser as a penalty for operating an illegal monopoly in its search business, and now it’s going all in on features that will keep users further ingrained in the Google ecosystem. On Thursday, the company announced a reimagined version of the Chrome browser that will be littered with AI features, including Gemini integration throughout the browser and an agentic AI that can navigate the web and complete tasks on behalf of the user

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Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-09-19 13:00:00

Google is adding multiple new AI features to Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. The most visible change is a new button in Chrome that launches the Gemini chatbot, but there are also new tools for searching, researching, and answering questions with AI. Google has additional cursor-controlling “agentic” tools in the pipeline for Chrome as well. The Gemini in Chrome mode for the web browser uses generative AI to answer questions about content on a page and synthesize information acro

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Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome and letting it do stuff for you

theverge.com Hayden Field 2025-09-19 13:00:00

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is stepping things up in the AI agent browser wars. The company is launching a suite of new features deeply embedding Gemini into Chrome. That starts with the announcement that Gemini in Chrome will no longer require a membership fee

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Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-19 13:00:00

Google announced Thursday that it’s rolling out Gemini in Chrome to all Mac and Windows desktop users in the U.S. after previously limiting the capability to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers. The tech giant also announced that it’s bringing agentic capabilities to Chrome in the future, adding its AI Mode search feature to the address bar, launching new Gemini features, using AI to combat AI-generated scams, rolling out automatic password resets, and more. U.S. users who have their

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Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-19 13:35:13

In Brief Google is making it possible to now share your Gemini Gems — custom AI assistants and experts designed for specific tasks — the company announced on Thursday. The feature launched last year, initially as part of the Gemini Advanced paid subscription, allowing users to write instructions to create an AI chatbot for different scenarios. For instance, Google launched with premade Gems like a learning coach, a brainstorming assistant, a career guide, a writing editor, and a coding partner.

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Zoning out in meetings? Google Meet's new feature can catch you up in real time

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-09-19 17:44:28

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Ask Gemini is now available for some Google Meet users. It offers meeting notes, key takeaways, and live summaries. The AI assistant protects user privacy and has some limitations. Your Google Meet meetings are about to get more helpful, thanks to additional Gemini features built into the platform. According to Google, new Ask Gemini features include real-time summaries of what someone

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New attack on ChatGPT research agent pilfers secrets from Gmail inboxes

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-19 17:29:22

So far, prompt injections have proved impossible to prevent, much like memory-corruption vulnerabilities in certain programming languages and SQL injections in Web applications are. That has left OpenAI and the rest of the LLM market reliant on mitigations that are often introduced on a case-by-case basis, and only in response to the discovery of a working exploit. Accordingly, OpenAI mitigated the prompt-injection technique ShadowLeak fell to—but only after Radware privately alerted the LLM ma

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Flick Shot Rogues is the rare turn-based game that my brain is gelling with

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 19:30:20

Try as I might, turn-based strategy games don't usually do it for me. That's one reason I haven't yet dipped into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, many people's favorite of the year so far. I'd almost always rather be playing a more action-based game. But after trying the demo for Flick Shot Rogues on a whim during the most recent Steam Next Fest, the game hasn't been far from my thoughts. The debut title from Butter By The Fish, a three-person studio in Germany, arrived on Steam this week. Despite

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A better future for JavaScript that won't happen

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 21:18:28

In the wake of the largest supply-chain attack in history, the JavaScript community could have a moment of reckoning and decide: never again. As the panic and shame subsides, after compromised developers finish re-provisioning their workstations and rotating their keys, the ecosystem might re-orient itself towards solving the fundamental flaws that allowed this to happen. After all, people have been sounding the alarm for years that this approach to dependency management is reckless and dangero

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This Microsoft Entra ID Vulnerability Could Have Been Catastrophic

wired.com Matt Burgess 2025-09-19 21:09:17

As businesses around the world have shifted their digital infrastructure over the last decade from self-hosted servers to the cloud, they’ve benefitted from the standardized, built-in security features of major cloud providers like Microsoft. But with so much riding on these systems, there can be potentially disastrous consequences at a massive scale if something goes wrong. Case in point: Security researcher Dirk-jan Mollema recently stumbled upon a pair of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure’s

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SystemBC malware turns infected VPS systems into proxy highway

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-20 01:35:53

The operators of the SystemBC proxy botnet are hunting for vulnerable commercial virtual private servers (VPS) and maintain an average of 1,500 bots every day that provide a highway for malicious traffic. Compromised servers are located all over the world and have at least one unpatched critical vulnerability, some of them being plagued by tens of security issues. SystemBC has been around since at least 2019 and has been used by various threat actors, including several ransomware gangs, to del

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25 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using (2025)

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-09-20 01:32:00

It’s common knowledge that a Prime membership gets you free two-day shipping. But there are Amazon Prime perks that make the service more worthwhile—and considering the cost of a yearly membership, you're doing yourself a disservice if you aren't taking advantage of all of them. Below, we've listed some of the perks you should be using as an Amazon Prime member. Arguably, these incentives alone aren't worth the cost of a membership, but chances are at least one of them will come in handy. Amazo

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Midcentury North American Restaurant Placemats

news.ycombinator.com Elizabeth Goodspeed 2025-09-18 14:52:17

Today’s collection is a grab bag of midcentury North American restaurant placemats. Like so many past ephemera finds I’ve shared here, I bought these at Brimfield Flea this July from a vendor who had around 500 in a big plastic tub. I bought 25 for $75 (a steal!) but I did have to talk myself out of asking how much it would be for the whole box. Most of these date from the late 1940s through the ’50s, when the postwar boom and expanding highway system put long-distance vacations within reach fo

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Keeping SSH sessions alive with systemd-inhibit

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 06:19:17

In my Home Lab network I use my desktop for most of my development. Since it’s a desktop and not a server it abides by the power policy setting I have selected. This works great unless I’m working a remote session from anything else such as my laptop, cell, etc. My usual workflow is just an ssh session with tmux, where I wake up the system by issuing a Wake on LAN (wol) from an always on server. After the typical timeout around 30 mins the system goes to sleep which drops the session and forces

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A Collision With Another Planet Could Have Allowed for Life on Earth

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-09-20 16:00:00

the Earth you walk on today might not be the same planet that was born 4.5 billion years ago. Many scientists believe that in its infancy, Earth collided with another world the size of Mars, and that instead of being destroyed, it was transformed, incorporating the mass of that foreign body to become the planet we know. Recent research adds another layer of relevance to that hypothesized cosmic event: Scientists believe that without that other body, the basic conditions for life to emerge on Ear

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Ambrosia Sky is an essay on death masquerading as a sci-fi cleaning sim

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-20 10:45:22

Dalia is a death cleaner. Death cleaning, as we know it, is the process of sanitizing and tidying the spaces where people take their final breaths, sometimes long after their bodies have begun to decompose. It’s a job here on Earth in the year 2025, but Dalia’s version of death cleaning takes place on the rings of Saturn in a distant future filled with space travel, interplanetary colonization and devastating disease outbreaks. In this scenario, death cleaning involves spraying chemicals over b

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History of the Gem Desktop Environment

news.ycombinator.com Nemanja Trifunovic 2025-09-20 18:55:28

Sometime in 1988, the keyboard of my Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K was finally broken beyond repair, and I asked my parents for a 128K version of the same computer. Instead, they surprised me with an Atari 520 ST. It was my first real-world experience with a graphical desktop environment, complete with windows, icons, and a mouse. The ST was an amazing machine, not only compared to my poor old “Speccy” and similar cheap home computers, but even to the IBM PC compatibles in my school’s comp-sci lab,

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Jqp: TUI Playground to Experiment with Jq

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 05:10:04

jqp a TUI playground for exploring jq. This application utilizes itchyny's implementation of jq written in Go, gojq . Installation homebrew brew install noahgorstein/tap/jqp macports sudo port install jqp Arch Linux Available through the Arch User Repository as jqp-bin. yay -S jqp-bin Snap install sudo snap install jqp GitHub releases Download the relevant asset for your operating system from the latest GitHub release. Unpack it, then move the binary to somewhere accessible in your

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Latest Tech News

Here’s what Google’s unannounced smart speaker may be called

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Needs to Imagine More for Its Female Characters

The Autumn Equinox Is on Monday. Here's What It Is and What to Know About It

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Google announces massive expansion of AI features in Chrome

Struggling to find the right app for the job? Google Play’s new tool has some ideas for you

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Chrome's New AI Features

Google Launches AI-ified Chrome Browser

Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream

Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome and letting it do stuff for you

Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more

Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems

Zoning out in meetings? Google Meet's new feature can catch you up in real time

New attack on ChatGPT research agent pilfers secrets from Gmail inboxes

Flick Shot Rogues is the rare turn-based game that my brain is gelling with

A better future for JavaScript that won't happen

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SystemBC malware turns infected VPS systems into proxy highway

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Keeping SSH sessions alive with systemd-inhibit

A Collision With Another Planet Could Have Allowed for Life on Earth

Ambrosia Sky is an essay on death masquerading as a sci-fi cleaning sim

History of the Gem Desktop Environment

Jqp: TUI Playground to Experiment with Jq

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