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Google’s AI Mode Can Now Start Making Restaurant Reservations for Customers

According to a Thursday blog post, Google is beginning to roll out agentic capabilities to its AI Mode. For now, the only ...

Google rolls out 'preferred sources' feature. How to add the Daily Record

Google is making it easier to see more from the sites you love. Here's what to know, including how to add DailyRecord.com to ...

Android's big redesign is full of blur, but Google will soon let you easily turn it off

Android's big Material 3 Expressive redesign brings a ton of background blur through the UI, but Google is adding an option ...

Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

But it's difficult to know for certain without access to the sorts of details that you'd only get by running a data center, ...

Google rolls out 'preferred sources' feature. How to add New Jersey Herald

Google is making it easier to see more from the sites you love. Here's what to know, including how to add NJHerald.com to ...

Google Maps is planning a little reorganization and we've got an early look (APK teardown)

Finally, we’re seeing a new look for the app’s search interface. So far, Maps gets you started with a search by pulling up ...

What's the environmental cost of an AI text prompt? Google says it has an answer.

Amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, Google says it has calculated the energy ...
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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

It’s the most transparent estimate yet from one of the big AI companies, and a long-awaited peek behind the curtain for ...