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Google Assistant ruined my smart home setup " but Gemini just saved it
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (642+ words) I've been using Gemini as my Google Home assistant since last October, and it made my Nest devices functional again " some as old as a decade. I'm thrilled with how my Home Hub (2018), Nest Hub Max (2019), and Nest Battery Doorbell…...
Survey reveals the one Android widget our readers cannot live without
21+ hour, 47+ min ago (372+ words) In my past life, I ran Android home screens with an abundance of widgets with quirky use cases. Think history lessons, sun and moon times, word-of-the-day, and countdown timers. More recently, given that I use AIO Launcher as my preferred…...
Google Search is sending users to Duck Duck Go to avoid AI search results
19+ hour, 42+ min ago (263+ words) Google's AI push was supposed to keep people in its ecosystem. Instead, it seems to be directing users to a competitor with one of its own AI-generated answers. That's a pretty ironic outcome given Google's push to make AI a…...
Gemini in Google Sheets opens up to millions of new users
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (257+ words) Android Authority Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Gemini in Google Sheets opens up to millions of new users - Gemini in Google Sheets now supports 28 additional languages. - Users can now prompt Gemini in their…...
Construction Simulator 3 ($4. 99) is free on Android for a limited time, here's how to get it
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (545+ words) Aamir is a qualified accountant and business lawyer who started dabbling with Android phones over a decade ago, thanks to a regretful low-end phone purchase. Since then, he has written news, reviews, tutorials, editorials, and more as a tech journalist…...
These new AI tools promise better videos, seamless meetings, and richer research
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (661+ words) Generative AI is everywhere, whether it's used as a cornerstone of a service, used to build apps, or employed to boost functionality within them. But with so many new products appearing all the time, which ones are worth checking out?...
Anthropic's most advanced AI models could be restored shortly following dramatic emergency freeze
23+ hour, 39+ min ago (241+ words) Last week, the US government sent a shockwave through the AI industry sector by issuing an emergency national security directive that effectively forced Anthropic to pull its most advanced Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models globally. Now, the company is striking…...
Crank GPT is a private AI chatbot that's powered entirely by your hand
1+ day, 12+ min ago (463+ words) Whether it's Chat GPT, Google Gemini, or some other big-tech chatbot, these tools have become an inseparable part of modern life. As user demand for chatbots grows, so does the need for more natural resources. A Europe-based company, Squeez Labs,…...
I wish I could ditch Gemini for Claude, but there are 4 things stopping me
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (676+ words) If it were just based on how well each model responds, I'd ditch Gemini for Claude once again. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as that. The truth is that Gemini is a much better value for my needs. Let's walk…...
Rising RAM prices claims its latest casualty: Nothing's next CMF phone
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (289+ words) Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis took to X to be transparent about the company's launch plans on the next CMF Phone. The company was working on a successor to the CMF Phone 2 Pro, but with steep memory prices, the company can…...