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“We are continuing to invest in Google Tasks and expand its capabilities to help you capture, organize and accomplish all you have to get done. “Google product management VP Ilya Brown wrote in a blog post. “Moving reminders into Google Tasks is one step closer to helping people effortlessly get things done.” In the coming months, when you use Assistant or Calendar to create or view reminders, you’ll see a notification that will prompt you to use Tasks....

Through a series of feature additions that will happen throughout 2022, Google will bring seamless pairing, device switching, setup, and even better integration with a Windows PC to Android and Chrome OS. As is often the case with Google and Android features, the timeline for release isn’t exact. It’s more of a general guideline. I have a complete list of features and the generalized release timeframe at the bottom of this story....

Real-time image processing and HDR+ are still the bread and butter of the Pixel camera experience, but it’s the side dishes like Photo Unblur, Guided Frame, and Magic Eraser that will resonate with most users – professional or not. And Google continues to bet on making the most inclusive cameras in the business. One example is putting its machine learning to work in optimizing for a wide variety of skin tones....

The latest work builds on Google’s PaLM-SayCan model for robots to understand open-ended prompts from humans and respond reasonably and safely in a physical space. It also builds on OpenAI’s GPT-3 LLM and related work in automated code completion, like GitHub’s Copilot feature. “What if when given instructions from people, robots could autonomously write their own code to interact with the world?” said Google’s researchers. The latest generation of language models, such as PaLM, are capable of complex reasoning and have also been trained on millions of lines of code, Google said....

Twitter and Thomson Reuters Foundation will be some of the first organizations to use the tool. It allows users to review, sort, and export harmful comments with trusted parties, as well as mute or block perpetrators and hide replies to Tweets. Dozens of studies have repeatedly shown that women, and especially female journalists, receive waves of threats and harassment online. Google’s Jigsaw unit and the Economist Intelligence Unit released a study that showed that 70% of female journalists receive threats and harassment online, and more than 40% of those female journalists stopped reporting a story as a result....

Any skip, stutter, or ghosting scenario can turn into a life-or-death situation – in game of course. But the MSI Sword won’t stutter or skip with the built-in NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics card and 144Hz refresh screen. Game, stream your favorite Twitch content creator, and no matter what, you’ll get a beautiful picture on this 15.6-inch Full HD screen. With most games now weighing in at about 60GB-80GB each, it’s important to have the storage to hold your library for when you’re on the go....

The valid signature enables the rootkit – malicious software that allows cyber criminals to access and control infected computers – to appear valid and bypass operating-system restrictions and gain what researchers describe as “virtually unlimited privileges”. It’s known for cyber criminals to use stolen digital certificates, but in this case, they’ve managed to acquire a valid one. It’s a still a mystery how cyber criminals were able to get hold of a valid certificate....

Bora, which translates to “purple” in Korean, was designed to “evoke joy, spark creativity, and embrace individuality,” according to Samsung’s press release. “With its pastel and neutral tones, Bora Purple embodies optimism and a sense of calm. It will unfold your world with the power of choice,” said Sonia Chang, VP of Global Brand Marketing Group, MX Business at Samsung Electronics. While I didn’t major in color psychology, I can attest to the elegance and unbound feel of the new color....

But rather than looking at the incredible power or the groundbreaking performance-per-watt figures, some people couldn’t get beyond the tiny notch on the display. This… Huge, isn’t it? In the grand scheme of things, no. We’ve created a world that’s so comfortable that people get worried about something so small. And there are several good reasons why Apple chose the notch. Must read: The new MacBook Pros highlight what’s gone wrong with the Windows laptops market First, Apple is reusing the R&D that it’s done for the iPhone, rather than sticking with the old-style bezel or coming up with some in-display camera setup....

But perhaps that’ll still be the case when you reach the end of this tale. For this, you see, is the tale of a remote employee who didn’t like being ordered to keep his webcam on. All the time. Perhaps you can understand his feelings. Who really likes being watched all day when they’re in the comforts – or, indeed, confines – of their own home? Certainly not this unnamed employee of a software company called Chetu....

The latest headphones are in a class of their own – in case the price didn’t suggest that to you already – with a blend of Nappa leather and cast aluminum fashioned throughout the headset, and a new carbon cone 40mm drive unit that ups the ante in the sound department. Together, you get an audio package that, after a week of evaluation and rigorous nitpicking, has proven its worth....

To that end, when a new distribution arrives, claiming to be user-friendly, the first thing I do is examine those three areas. So when the developer of GeckoLinux announced a new distribution, called Spiral Linux, I did just that. What is Spiral Linux? Spiral Linux is a Linux distribution, geared for users who aren’t as familiar with Linux (although there is an option for advanced users) that is based on Debian Linux with the lofty goal of supporting all major Linux desktop environments....

We now know that Google will hold its annual developer conference on May 10, with the opening keynote once again being live-streamed online for anyone to watch. The official Google I/O website states the event will take place in Mountain View, Cali., but 9to5Google is reporting that the opening keynote is returning to the Shoreline Amphitheater, which is the same location Google held its in-person developer conference prior to the pandemic....

Those calls were made by Home Affairs representatives on Tuesday afternoon when they appeared before the Select Committee on Social Media and Online Safety. The committee is currently undertaking a social media probe into the practices of major technology companies to curb toxic online behaviour. The committee’s probe was approved by the federal government at the end of last year with the intention of building on the proposed social media legislation to “unmask trolls”....

A single bad experience can lead to a lost customer and a damaged brand reputation. One thing that’s often overlooked is that employee experience (EX) and CX are tied together because customer interactions are still commonly handled by people. A bad EX frustrates users, keeps customers on hold and leads to a bad CX. Many businesses have over-rotated on CX and need to swing the pendulum back to focus on both....

Let’s start with network. VPNs provide network connections, meaning they move data to and from your device. Private means they make that movement private, helping prevent hackers from seeing what you’re sending. And virtual means that you’re doing it all in software. You’re not running a new set of wires. Instead, you’re creating a software-based network connection that then moves data over the physical connection (whether that’s wireless or wired)....

The digital nomad lifestyle appeals to many because it offers an ideal work/leisure balance. This lifestyle has become a possibility in recent years, partly because the COVID-19 pandemic has increased remote job opportunities. A 2020 study by MBO Partners found that from 2019-20, the number of traditional job holders working as digital nomads increased from 3.1 million to 6.3 million. If you can self-motivate for remote work and feel excited about balancing work and travel, the digital nomad lifestyle might fit you....

AI comprises multiple subfields, including machine learning, which is one of the ways computers acquire their intelligence. AI research scientists, machine learning scientists, and engineers search for solutions to problems, new approaches, and new technologies. The ever-changing and expanding field keeps AI engineering dynamic and impactful. Here, we explore the role of the AI engineer and the steps required to secure a position in this industry. We look at the formal education requirements, experiential training, and additional credentials that it takes for aspiring engineers to enter the field and thrive....

There are countless model designs and configurations that vary between brands, and even between model years. But there are four main types of snow blowers: single stage, two stage, three stage, and powered shovels. But what does that mean? The “stage” refers to how many augers a model has for the snow to pass through; and the more augers a model has, the more powerful it is. A powered shovel is exactly what it sounds like: a snow shovel with a power source that looks like a hybrid of shovel and blower....

But there is a workaround that makes it possible to use any pair of Bluetooth headphones or earbuds with your Xbox. You just need to pick up a Bluetooth adapter. Also: This gadget lets you switch 2 video devices between 2 displays in one tap If you’re willing to go to an added expense in order to use your headphones of choice, keep reading to find out how to connect your Bluetooth headphones to your Xbox and a couple of things to watch out for when you do....