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Google has quietly published a new Play Store listing for Magic Pointer, an unannounced app built for Googlebooks. Updated on July 10, the app turns the cursor into a Gemini shortcut that can act on whatever a user selects on screen. Magic Pointer can send an image to Lens, generate a related image, or surface a shopping action without forcing users to open a separate chatbot. Regular Android devices currently show as incompatible, so the listing offers an early preview rather than a broad release. What Magic Pointer actually does Magic Pointer adds a Gemini spark to the cursor and…
An AI hiring system can treat every applicant the same and still leave some people feeling targeted. Researchers found that rejected candidates judged an automated interview differently depending on the race and gender of the avatar delivering the result. Around 220 participants completed a simulated interview for a fictional customer support role with one of four photorealistic AI avatars. Everyone was rejected, yet perceptions of fairness shifted with the interviewer’s appearance. An algorithm audit could miss that reaction because candidates don’t experience the system as raw code. They experience a face asking questions and judging their answers. Why partial matching…
YouTube just gave its creators a tool that streaming platforms take for granted. I’m talking about the ability to structure content as proper episodic TV. If you’re in the YouTube Partner Program and you’ve been organizing your videos into playlists while praying that the algorithm and your audience notice, then Shows is the upgrade you’ve been waiting for. a new way to group your episodic content is here 🎬 creators in the YouTube Partner Program can now turn playlists into shows, or create a new one from scratch. it unlocks:📺 a polished TV experience for your series🍿 an episodic setup…
Dutch ePaper company DuRoBo just made two of its products available to buy in the US and UK. The Krono, a 6.13-inch ePaper focus hub designed for distraction-free reading, thinking, and writing, is now on Amazon for $279.99. Alongside it, DuRoBo has launched Moodi, a lightweight Bluetooth page-turning remote, for $30.99 on Amazon and the DuRoBo website. If you have been watching the e-ink device market grow, this duo is worth a close look. What makes Krono different from a typical e-reader? Krono is built around a 6.13-inch Carta 1200 ePaper display with a 300 PPI resolution, an anti-glare etched…
Google AI Studio has made building a web app surprisingly easy. You can describe what you want, refine the design through prompts, and publish the result without setting up a traditional development environment. An awkward point of friction comes after deployment, when the finished app still has to live behind a long, forgettable Cloud Run link. Google is now cleaning up that final step. AI Studio lets you assign a deployed web app a personalized address under the “ai.studio” domain, such as “your-app-name.ai.studio.” A recognizable URL should make the project look more presentable in a portfolio, client demo, social post,…
LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900S MSRP $2,099.00 “Smart, stunning, and worth the premium it demands.” Pros Impressive capacity Stunning design TurboSteam is pretty useful Plenty of smart features Cons AI sensors need some work Remote start isn’t fully automatic Quick Review The LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900S is the dryer half of LG’s flagship laundry pair, and it makes the same first impression as its washer sibling, the WM9900HSA, which I reviewed earlier this week. The DLEX9900S is a 9.0-cubic-foot Brushed Platinum Steel monolith with a 7-inch touchscreen where the knobs should be. The drum swallows king-size comforters or dog beds whole, TurboSteam de-wrinkles…
Remember when Google Voice was just that free number you used to dodge spam calls? It’s come a long way since then, and today it’s taking its biggest leap yet: letting Gemini quietly sit in on your calls and handle the note-taking for you. How does AI note taking work on calls? The “Take notes for me” feature, already popular on Google Meet, is now coming to Voice. During any active call, you can tap Notes to start recording and transcription. Everyone on the call will hear an audio disclosure confirming the call is being recorded and captured by AI,…
Motorola is building the most ambitious phone in its Edge 70 lineup, but it might not be available in the United States. Specs like a 7,000-nit display and MagSafe-style magnetic wireless charging belong in a conversation that often includes flagships, but it looks like Motorola wants to break that norm. So what’s actually inside the Motorola Edge 70 Max? Launching in India on July 15, the Edge 70 Max is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. For those catching up, the chip already powers the OnePlus 15R we reviewed earlier this year. At the moment, it’s Qualcomm’s third-most-powerful chip…
Last week, Sony lit the gaming community on fire by announcing that all new PlayStation games released from January 2028 onwards would be digital-only, effectively bringing an end to physical discs for future releases. At the same time, the company also confirmed it would shut down the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita digital stores by July 2027, reinforcing concerns that digital storefronts and the games tied to them don’t last forever. Unsurprisingly, the announcements triggered widespread backlash from collectors and long-time PlayStation fans. In the middle of all that, Santa Monica Studio offered a surprisingly comforting update: God of War…
YouTube users in the U.S. are getting a new way to search for videos on the web. The company has started rolling out Ask YouTube, its conversational AI search experience, beyond the Premium-only test announced at Google I/O 2026. Instead of entering a few keywords and scrolling through a standard list of results, users can ask YouTube a complete question. The feature is designed for broader searches where the exact video, channel, or topic may not already be clear. So what exactly does Ask YouTube do? Ask YouTube can handle more detailed queries, such as how to teach a child…