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Tado’s new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer

When Google ignominiously exited the European thermostat market last year, it pointed its customers to Tado. This week, the German-based smart home company is launching its Smart Thermostat X (2nd gen), and aiming to attract European Nest users who haven’t already jumped ship. Google shutting down the servers for its 1st- and 2nd-gen thermostats drove […]

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Google To Bring New Video Understanding Tech To Ask YouTube via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google says a new Gemini system that inspects frames, audio, and transcripts on demand will power Ask YouTube on video watch pages.

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YouTube Says Bigger Thumbnails Drove More Long-Form Views via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

YouTube’s Todd Beaupré says the desktop homepage redesign with larger thumbnails drove more long-form engagement despite showing fewer videos at once.

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‘Wordle in 1’ is the NYT’s new puzzle just for subscribers

The New York Times has prepared some exclusive goodies for its subscribers: a weekly drop of bonus puzzles based on the publication’s popular games. Five to six new puzzles will be released every Wednesday, each featuring “a twist” on games like Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Crossword that are designed to keep puzzleheads playing with fresh […]

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Google DeepMind Says Gemini Is Evolving From Chatbot To AI Agent via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Interview with head of Google DeepMind explains how Gemini is moving beyond answers toward AI that can use tools and accomplish tasks.

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Acer’s new concept hardware is a gaming handheld with a keyboard

For the last few years, PC gamers on the go have had a choice: Buy a gaming laptop, or pick up one of the many Steam Deck-inspired handhelds that are a fraction of the size but a lot less versatile. Acer’s latest concept device, Project DualPlay Mini, is an attempt to upend that dichotomy by […]

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Acer’s new MacBook Air rival is nearly a pound lighter than Apple’s laptop

Acer is announcing a new laptop poised to rival the MacBook Air’s thinness and lightness – and in the process, it cops another laptop’s name. The Acer Swift Blade 14 (not to be confused with the Razer Blade 14) is a productivity machine weighing just 1.76 pounds / 799g and measuring as little as 0.51 […]

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Microsoft is enabling a Windows 11 security feature that can hurt gaming performance

Microsoft is getting ready to roll out its memory integrity security feature of Windows 11 to more devices next month. The kernel-level protection feature is designed to stop malicious code or drivers running on a Windows 11 machine, but Microsoft previously warned it can also impact PC gaming performance. “Windows quality updates will begin enabling […]

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