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Google's Pixel 6A was my favorite Android phone under $500 last year, which means Google has a lot to live up to for its rumored Pixel 7A. That new phone might get its announcement as early as Wednesday's Google I/O developer conference, although at this time Google has not officially ...

Google's annual conference, Google I/O, will take place on Wednesday, but one of the devices likely to be shown off at the event had its specs already leaked.

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Don't be surprised if your Google search experience looks different sometime soon. Internal documents say the company plans to make its search engine more "visual, snackable, personal, and human," with an eye toward young people worldwide, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

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If you listen to podcasts on Amazon Music, you might soon be getting an AI assist. Amazon reportedly acquired Snackable AI at the end of last year. The audio intelligence startup's technology automatically generates highlights and chapters in audio and video clips.

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I've just described is an AI-generated trailer, designed to show the capabilities of AI-created content. It is, in no uncertain terms, an abomination. It's also extremely funny.
Over the past week or so, I've been seeing a lot of this type of content. AI-generated trailers for made-up businesses or ideas for movies. It's unclear if these are designed to be taken seriously or exist as parodies designed to highlight the limits of AI.

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