Forget Chromebooks! Your Android Phone Could Soon Run ChromeOS

ChromeOS and Android are two different and significant pieces of Google’s ecosystem puzzle, and the giant has made strides to improve their interconnectivity. However, it looks like Google’s experimenting withrunning ChromeOS on Androidfor some reason, and while I have tons of theories in my head as to why they’re doing it, here’s every detail you need to know about Google’s recent stunt. Android users may know that their devices can technically be used as a desktop by connecting a keyboard and a mouse....

May 14, 2024 · 2 min · 377 words · Christopher Garrett

Google Expands Gemini 1.5 Pro to 2M Context Window

Apart from that, Google has improved the Gemini 1.5 Pro model across various categories including translation, dialogue, code, reasoning, and writing. And the improved Gemini 1.5 Pro model with a 1 million context window is now available to all developers globally. As for consumers, Google has finally brought the improved Gemini 1.5 Pro model with a 1 million context window on Gemini Advanced. It’s out of the preview and those who have subscribed to Gemini Advanced can take advantage of the large context and its native multimodal capability....

May 14, 2024 · 1 min · 167 words · Erika Chavez

Google Photos Gets a Gemini Upgrade with the ‘Ask Photos’ Feature

Google has announced in Google I/O that Gemini is coming to Google Photos soon as a feature called Ask Photos, and it’s about to make searching for photos much easier. Here’s everything you need to know about its release and when it will release. Google Photos already has the ability to recognize text in photos, but if there are many photos with the same text, it takes a lot of time to find the photo you’re looking for....

May 14, 2024 · 1 min · 193 words · Tanner Mitchell

Google’s AI Video Generator Veo Announced to Take on OpenAI Sora

OpenAI may have tried to steal Google’s thunder with theGPT-4o model releaseyesterday, the tech giant is clapping back with its owngenerative video model called Veo. With the announcement of Veo at its developer conference, Google is challengingOpenAI’s Sorathat was first announced in February earlier this year. Now, you next question must be — what can Google Veo do for you? Sir Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google Deepmind, announced Veo as their most capable generative video model to date....

May 14, 2024 · 1 min · 195 words · Nicholas Harper

House of the Dragon Season 2 New Trailer Is Here

Much anticipated HBO Original House of The Dragon has dropped a final trailer for the upcoming season 2. The new trailer shows the House Targaryen and the House Hightower preparing for the war. The story begins after the death of Rhaenyra’s second son Lucerys at the hands of Aemond Targaryen. The House Black will visit the King’s Landing looking forward to taking revenge while Rhaenyra will claim the throne. We see Prince Daemon, fully armored, mounting his dragon Caraxes into the battle....

May 14, 2024 · 1 min · 212 words · Scott Jackson

How to Fix “Upstream Request Timeout” Error on Spotify

As someone who has been using Spotify for years now, I have come across my fair share of bugs and errors. One of them is the “Upstream Request Timeout” that could show up while trying to stream a song, playlist, or podcast on the app. If you have also come across this error, then I’m here to help you out. In this read, we’ll discuss why and when the “Upstream Request Timeout” error occurs and how to fix it....

May 14, 2024 · 4 min · 738 words · Noah Myers

How to Use ChatGPT 4o Right Now

OpenAI announced its latestGPT-4o(‘Omni’) model at the Spring Update event. The company also opened up access to its flagship model to both free and paid users. While paid users are getting early access to the GPT-4o model onChatGPT, free users can also check out the model right away. In addition, we have added the download link of the ChatGPT macOS desktop app. On that note, let’s find out how to use ChatGPT 4o on the web, Android, iPhone, and macOS....

May 14, 2024 · 2 min · 316 words · Marcus Lopez

Live Photos Leak Reveals Every Angle of All Three Pixel 9 Phones

We all know how terrible Google is when it comes to keeping its upcoming smartphone designs a secret. They always show up in a public way before the launch, spoiling all the fun for some while having others excited for their next upgrade. The Pixel 9 series seems to have set a new benchmark among Pixels for leaking half a year before launch, and new images and specifications of all devices in the series have surfaced online revealing more camera and display details....

May 14, 2024 · 3 min · 438 words · Eugene Jordan

Microsoft Copilot Phone Plugin Lets You Use AI to Respond to Texts, Here’s How

Microsoft recently added a bunch of plugins for Copilot, its own generative AI chatbot powered by GPT-4. These plugins are similar to what we have seen previously with Chat GPT-4 like OpenTable, Shop, and Instacart. Among the additions is a new Copilot plugin called Phone that will change the way you respond to messages on your phone. What Can You Do With this Plugin? Of course, this functionality isn’t new. We have been able to do this on our phones for years thanks to Google Assistant and Siri....

May 14, 2024 · 2 min · 356 words · Michael Rodriguez

Nothing Phone 2a Gets Android 15 Beta; Here’s How to Install

Just hours before the Google I/O, Nothing shared acommunity postannouncing the Android 15 Developer Preview Program. Surprisingly, this update is only available for the newly released Nothing Phone 2a instead of their flagship Nothing Phone 2. So if you want to check what this new version has in store for us then here is a quick guide to upgrade to Android 15 Beta 1 on the Nothing Phone 2a. Warning!...

May 14, 2024 · 2 min · 381 words · Brandi Smith

NYT Strands Hints, Spangram, and Answers for May 14, 2024

Hi Strands fam! I’m back with another round of Strands, and phew, was it tough. At one point, I even thought that solving the Strands today wouldn’t bear any fruit for I couldn’t make any sense of it. It practically drove me nuts. Somehow, I made it through, and have listed the hints and answers for the May 14 NYT Strands down below. So, if you need the help, do take a look!...

May 14, 2024 · 3 min · 565 words · Brenda Casey

One Piece: What is Dr. Vegapunk’s Message?

When Dr. Vegapunk was on the brink of death, he revealed that he had to share the truth about the One Piece world with the citizens and that he had prepared a pre-recorded video for it. As a result, when Vegapunk’s heart stopped beating, his message began to transmit (similar to a live stream) to people worldwide. Since the One Piece manga has been taking several breaks over the past few months, we have been eagerly waiting to learn the complete truth from the message....

May 14, 2024 · 16 min · 3205 words · Bradley Parker

OpenAI Introduces GPT-4o; Opens Access to All ChatGPT Users

At the Spring Update event, OpenAI introduced its latest flagship model calledGPT-4o(‘Omni’) and it’s going to be available to everyone, including free and paid ChatGPT users. Finally, free users get access to GPT-4 class intelligence without any charge. Not only that but all of the tools and premium features of ChatGPT Plus are being made available to free users as well. To name a few, free users can access the internet on ChatGPT;upload imagesand access vision capabilities of GPT-4o; upload and analyze files and documents; create charts and perform Advanced Data Analysis (earlier calledCode Interpreter); enable theMemoryfeature, and access GPTs and theGPT Storeas well....

May 14, 2024 · 3 min · 569 words · Matthew Cruz