Google Teases ‘Universal Translator’ for Dubbing at Developer Conference

The keynote of Google’s May 10, 2023, live-streamed annual conference, Google I/O ‘23, broadly covered the expected topics, including Bard, Search, Cloud, Android, and Hardware. But during the presentation on Responsible AI, James Manyika, Senior VP of Technology and Society, introduced the latest silver bullet for dubbing: the Universal Translator. Manyika described Universal Translator as “an experimental…

Google’s Pixel Fold Is Finally Here, but It’s Not Cheap

Smartphone sales have been declining lately, mostly because the smartphones themselves have not been changing drastically year over year. A slightly better camera here, a nicer screen there—the technology has plateaued. The solution, according to tech companies? Folding smartphones that cost $1,799. That's what the Pixel Fold is. Google isn't first to the folding phone party—Samsung…

You’re Probably Underestimating AI Chatbots

In the spring of 2007, I was one of four journalists anointed by Steve Jobs to review the iPhone. This was probably the most anticipated product in the history of tech. What would it be like? Was it a turning point for devices? Looking back at my review today, I am relieved to say it’s not an…

Google Is Racing to Bring More AI to Android

In the days leading up to its annual software conference, Google executives were unusually excited about … wallpaper. Phone wallpaper. Wallpaper that changes and breathes and undulates on Android phones, specifically. Wallpaper that’s generated by artificial intelligence after tapping a few prompts on your phone screen. “Generative AI” is the key phrase here. It’s the category of…

Elon Musk Appoints Linda Yaccarino Twitter’s New Chief

Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal’s advertising chief, was preparing to interview Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner, onstage at a conference last month when she received an email from a peer in the advertising industry.Rob Norman, a former executive at the ad giant WPP, wanted to know if Ms. Yaccarino had seen the op-ed he wrote after Mr. Musk…
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