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At Wednesday’s Made by Google event, the company announced new features in Google Photos that will allow users to ask the app to edit their pictures for them. The functionality will launch first on Pixel 10 devices in the U.S., allowing people to describe whatever edits they want to make to the photo by either voice or text. Google is also adding support for C2PA Content Credentials in Google Photos. The Pixel 10 phones will be the first from Google to adopt this standard, which is designed to improve transparency around how images are made and whether AI is involved.…

Similar to last year, the Made By Google event held on Wednesday showcased numerous Gemini features, including AI photo-taking and editing tools for the Pixel 10 series, along with enhancements for the Pixel Watch 4. So it was expected that Google would unveil Gemini functionalities for its latest earbuds—the Pixel Buds 2a and a revamped Pixel Buds Pro 2. Some key features showcased at the event include the introduction of active noise cancellation and an AI feature that minimizes background noise for the Pixel Buds 2a. Additionally, the Pro 2 earbuds will receive a major update that allows users to…

Two former Harvard students are launching a pair of “always-on” AI-powered smart glasses that listen to, record, and transcribe every conversation and then display relevant information to the wearer in real time.  “Our goal is to make glasses that make you super intelligent the moment you put them on,” said AnhPhu Nguyen, co-founder of Halo, a startup that’s developing the technology.  Or, as his co-founder Caine Ardayfio put it, the glasses “give you infinite memory.”  “The AI listens to every conversation you have and uses that knowledge to tell you what to say … kinda like IRL Cluely,” Ardayfio told TechCrunch,…

A resident in South Lake Tahoe, California, has tested positive for plague, according to local health officials.The person is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while camping, officials said.In a separate incident last month, a person in Arizona died from plague.Plague is a disease caused by a type of bacteria that usually results in about seven cases nationally each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.It occurs naturally in areas of the western U.S., where it circulates among wild rodents and other animals. Humans usually get infected through the bite of an infected rodent…

I’ve been reviewing home theater products for more than a decade, and I test all the latest TVs every year. Though there are a few types of displays to choose from, two options consistently rank among the best TVs you can buy: QLED and OLED. When comparing QLED versus OLED, both options have pros and cons. Top QLED TVs, like the TCL QM8K, often have an advantage in brightness and affordability, while OLED TVs, like the Samsung S90F, have an edge in black-level quality and viewing angles. There are also a few subsets of each display type with their own benefits. To…

ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler shies away from comparisons to Tiger Woods even as the numbers are starting to make that inevitable.Scheffler has been No. 1 in the world longer than anyone since Woods. He is the first player since Woods to have five-plus wins in back-to-back years. He comes into the Tour Championship on a streak of 13 tournaments in the top 10.“It’s very silly to be compared to Tiger Woods,” Scheffler said. “I think Tiger is a guy that stands alone in the game of golf, and I think he always will. Tiger inspired a whole generation of…

Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the United States down 40% over the past 20 years, a new study finds.Researchers from University College London and the University of Florida analyzed surveys from more than 230,000 Americans aged 15 and older between 2003 and 2023, tracking their daily reading habits.Results, published in the journal iScience on Wednesday, showed the share of people who picked up a book, magazine or e-reader every day dropped about 3% per year. Reading with children was also rare, the study found, with only 2% of adults reporting…

Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.The survey finds that 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer — “the lowest by one percentage point in Gallup’s nearly 90-year trend,” the analytics company says.And a record high percentage of U.S. adults, 53%, now say moderate drinking is bad for their health, up from 28% in 2015. The uptick in doubt about alcohol’s benefits is largely driven by young adults — the age…

Three parents—Reni Cao, Xiao Zhang, and Susan Rosenthal—were worried about their children’s screen time, so they left their tech jobs to create a product that encourages children to engage with the real world while also helping them learn a new language. Their move has paid off, as the company recently raised $4.8 million in funding. The newly launched gadget is called Dex and resembles a high-tech magnifying glass with a camera lens on one side and a touchscreen on the other. When kids use the device to take pictures of objects, the AI utilizes image recognition technology to identify the…

NEW YORK − Health officials are still finding cases in one of the city’s largest Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in years as they continue monitoring Harlem cooling towers suspected of sickening more than a hundred people.On Aug. 19, New York City health officials identified a fifth person died before mid-August from the central Harlem outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, which is a severe type of pneumonia. Since the outbreak began in late July, 108 people have been identified as sickened, according to the New York City health department.The outbreak is concentrated across five ZIP codes in central Harlem, a historically Black neighborhood…