Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology. The features rolling out include making Google’s AI image generator and editing tool, Nano Banana, available to Chrome’s logged-in…

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Apple’s iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Apple’s iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Apple’s iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get a helping hand from Google. The October-December results announced Thursday reflect the allegiance of Apple’s fans, who eagerly snapped up the latest iPhone 17 models even though the company still hasn’t…

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Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q4 results though costs continue to soar

Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q4 results though costs continue to soar

Meta’s fourth-quarter results jumped past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to solid advertising revenue, sending shares sharply higher in after-hours trading Wednesday. The company earned $22.77 billion, or $8.88 per share, in the October-December quarter. That’s up 9% from $20.84 billion, or $8.02 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue grew 24% to…

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Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown

Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown

NEW YORK – No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song Wednesday that slammed β€œTrump’s federal thugs.” OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told employees that…

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Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown

Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown

NEW YORK – No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song Wednesday that slammed β€œTrump’s federal thugs.” OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman told employees that…

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Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies

Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies

NEW YORK – A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together. The ordinary matter all around us β€” stars, planets and people β€” makes up just 5% of the universe. For decades, researchers have hoped to demystify what’s known as dark matter,…

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Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies

Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies

NEW YORK – A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together. The ordinary matter all around us β€” stars, planets and people β€” makes up just 5% of the universe. For decades, researchers have hoped to demystify what’s known as dark matter,…

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