Google Brings NotebookLM Directly Into Gemini
… Finally, the new integration incorporates NotebookLM's structured workflows into Gemini, reducing hallucinations and improving source traceability.
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Android Auto Gets a Facelift, Introduces Precise Lane-by-Lane Guidance
Android Auto is getting a major overhaul, featuring Google's Material 3 Expressive design, new media options, and of course a tighter integration with Gemini AI. …
GrapheneOS Claims Google, Apple Are Blocking Alternative Phone Operating Systems
… The developers have published guides aimed at helping app devs verify GrapheneOS through hardware attestation instead of relying solely on the Play Integrity API.
After Pushing Copilot Everywhere, Microsoft Says It's for Entertainment Only
…Microsoft's guidance for law and other regulated industries also explains that Copilot is meant to support professionals, not to take over their judgment. In other words, the company recommends that organizations…
Microsoft's Newest Surface Laptop Tackles Over-the-Shoulder Screen Peeks With Built-In Privacy Filter
… The touchpad responds in under 50 milliseconds and provides unique vibration patterns when users snap objects to guides or approach important UI elements, such as the Close button. …
The Apollo 11 moon landing, 45 years on: Looking back at mankind's giant leap
…working with MIT and Fairchild Semiconductor -- created the Apollo Guidance Computer. The AGC was one of the first computers to use integrated circuits (i.e. computer chips ), and using bleeding-edge resistor…
Raspberry Pi Opens Its First Official Retail Store
…I've never been a giant proponent of the "Learn to Code" philosophy as a guiding path to automatic employment, but there's value in understanding the basics of how computers work…
iPhone 5 hardware teardown reveals good news for phone droppers
… Ostensibly, iFixit opens up and disassembles devices so that it can produce free DIY repair guides Opens in a new window -- but for most of us, these guides are simply the best way of seeing what's inside the latest and greatest gadgets, such as the iPhone 5. …
Google Suggests Dark UI Mode Could Finally Be Coming to Android
…Presenting this data to developers seems like the first step of making a case that integrating dark UI options is important. There are already some signs of change. The official Google Dialer…
Sony's Xperia Tablet S runs Android, but looks awfully like Microsoft's Surface
…Program it to "Watch TV," for example, and the integrated IR blaster will turn on the television, surround sound system, and cable or satellite TV box with a single tap, changing inputs…