Google Gemini rolls out to several regions outside United States

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The updated artificial intelligence app is already in India, Germany and other countries. Bard has undergone a massive rebranding to Google Gemini, and after weeks of build-up to the change, the official updates started rolling out earlier this month, starting in the United States. Simultaneously, the mobile app under the same name started to be rolled out to replace Assistant. A larger Google Gemini Advanced model was also announced at the same time, available with the company’s OneAI Premium Plan for $20 per month. That said, the new artificial intelligence…

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Google Maps is getting generative AI

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Users will be able to benefit from artificial intelligence’s suggestions for the perfect destination and route. Google Maps is getting an upgrade that will involve the addition of generative AI technology. The goal is to provide users with an easier way to find new places around them and discover the ideal location for what they’re seeking. The technology will help users to refine their searches to a degree beyond what was previously available. Instead of searching for general concepts such as a sporting equipment store or coffee shop, generative AI…

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PayPal gives its Venmo mobile payments app an overhaul

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The company’s stock has tumbled as much as 6.5 percent since last summer following product revamps. PayPal Holdings CEO Alex Chriss recently promised that the company would “shock the world” with changes coming up to products like its mobile payments. The announcement and the optimism it brought sent the stock price up by 5 percent for the days following. The upgrades include mobile payments app Venmo revamps as well as the opportunity to use the PayPal app to earn cash back. Furthermore, the checkout process for consumers has been streamlined,…

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Apple agrees to allow NFC payments from third party companies in EU

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The iPhone maker has offered to make near field communication transactions available to rivals. Apple and the European Commission have reached the next step in their long-running disagreement over the use of the iPhone maker’s NFC payments services. The American company has now offered to allow rivals to use the tech, possibly ending this dispute. The European Commission has announced that Apple intends to open its NFC payments technology, used for contactless or tap-and-go transactions, to third-party mobile wallet providers. There have been rumors about this move circulating for about…

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Artificial intelligence designs battery requiring 70 percent less lithium

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This has the potential to make electric vehicles much more environmentally friendly and sustainable. Artificial intelligence was recently used to design a surprising new type of battery that would require substantially less lithium – a rare metal – to achieve the same energy storage results. Lithium mining is terrible for the environment and drives up the cost of vehicle batteries. By reducing the need for lithium – as could be the case if the battery design created by artificial intelligence proves feasible – electric vehicles and devices have the potential…

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