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Google is launching a new tool that uses AI to make it easier for Gmail users with Google Calendar to schedule their meetings. On Tuesday, the company launched a Gemini-powered “Help me schedule” feature that will surface ideal meeting times based on calendar availability and then display them to the person you’re emailing to set up a meeting. The company …

Google Meet finally has an AI-powered makeup filter for those days when you don’t feel like applying real makeup before a meeting. The new capability will help Google Meet compete with other video-conferencing apps that already have virtual makeup features, including Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Google Meet offers 12 different makeup options to choose from, which can be found in …

Coco Robotics, a startup known for its fleet of last-mile delivery bots, is looking to get more information out of the five years’ worth of data its robots have collected. Its answer: a physical AI lab with University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) professor Bolei Zhou at the helm. Coco Robotics, which made the announcement Tuesday, said Zhou has also …

Walmart announced on Tuesday a new partnership with OpenAI that will allow consumers to shop Walmart’s products via the AI chatbot, including things like groceries (not fresh food), household essentials, and more, and then instantly check out. The agentic shopping feature will also allow Sam’s Club members to plan meals and restock essentials while also discovering new items when chatting …

OpenAI has landed a new hardware partner. The AI research lab announced Monday it formed a partnership with semiconductor company Broadcom for 10 gigawatts’ worth of custom AI accelerator hardware. These AI accelerator racks will be deployed to OpenAI data centers and partner data centers starting in 2026 and running through 2029. “By designing its own chips and systems, OpenAI …

Google is rolling out a series of changes to its Search and Discover pages, the company shared across multiple announcements. The updates will bring new AI-powered features to these key destinations, while also improving navigation and allowing users to collapse ads on Google Search. Given that ads are Google’s primary cash cow, the latter initially seems like a more surprising …

YouTube announced Tuesday the launch of a new dedicated section for teen-focused mental health and well-being content, making it easier for users 13-17 years old to find age-appropriate information on topics like depression, anxiety, ADHD, and eating disorders.  When adolescents search for terms like “depression” in the search bar, a specific row of videos appears at the top of the …

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Security researchers have discovered that as many as half of all geostationary satellites in Earth’s orbit are carrying unencrypted sensitive consumer, corporate, and military information, making this data wide open to eavesdropping. The researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Maryland spent $800 on an off-the-shelf satellite receiver and pointed it at the sky for three years. They …

In an effort to protect its underage users from harmful content, Instagram is rolling out new restrictions to teen accounts. Users under 18 will now by default only see content that adheres to PG-13 movie ratings, avoiding themes like extreme violence, sexual nudity, and graphic drug use. Users under 18 won’t be able to change this setting without their parents …