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May 10, 2023, 3:25 PM

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James Vincent / The Verge:
Google makes Bard available in English in 180 countries and territories, promises AI image generation from Adobe and integration with services like Instacart  —  Google is adding a smorgasbord of new features to its AI chatbot Bard, including support for new languages (Japanese and Korean) …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google says PaLM 2 is built on JAX and TPU v4, will power its updated Bard chat tool, and is available to developers via its PaLM API, Firebase, and on Colab  —  At its I/O developer conference, Google today announced the launch of PaLM 2, its newest large language model (LLM).
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google:
Google announces Pixel 7a with a 6.1-inch, 90Hz screen, Face Unlock, wireless charging, and 64MP camera, available tomorrow for $499  —  Over the years, Google's Pixel phones have gained a reputation for having an exceptional camera, a clean Android experience, and smarts you won't find on any other phone.
Scott Stein / CNET:
Google announces the $499 Pixel Tablet, with a Tensor G2 processor, 11-inch display, 8MP front-facing camera, available for preorder now and arriving in June  —  Available for preorder now, arriving in June: It's a home hub and a sharable tablet, speaker dock included.  But where's the keyboard?
Sam Rutherford / Engadget:
Google announces $1,799 Pixel Fold, with 120Hz 7.6" main screen, 5.8" exterior screen, Tensor G2 chip, and 12GB of RAM, for preorder now and arriving in June  —  Google's first foldable phone feels like what I always wanted from the Surface Duo to be.  —  I've been using some version …
David Pierce / The Verge:
Google shows AI features coming to Search, including an AI-powered “snapshot” that summarizes search results with links to sites “corroborating” the information  —  Google is moving slowly and carefully to make AI happen.  Maybe too slowly and too carefully for some people.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google Photos gets a Magic Editor feature for more complex edits than Magic Eraser can achieve, like repositioning the subject, coming first to select Pixels  —  Google Photos is expanding its use of AI to help users edit and enhance their photos.  While the company has already leveraged AI …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google unveils Immersive View for Routes in Google Maps, offering traffic simulations, parking, and more, starting in 15 cities including NYC, London, and Paris  —  Google Maps is going to introduce a new “Immersive View for Routes” feature in select cities, Google announced at its annual I/O conference today.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU regulators are set to approve Microsoft's Activision acquisition next week, most likely on May 15, three weeks after the UK CMA blocked the deal  —  EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) $69 billion acquisition of Activision (ATVI.O) next week …
James Vincent / The Verge:
Google rebrands its AI tools for its productivity apps as Duet AI and teases Sidekick, a feature that can read, summarize, and answer questions about documents  —  In March, Google announced a bunch of AI features for its Workspace suite of apps in an effort to keep pace with Microsoft's rapid integration of similar tools.
Yogita Khatri / The Block:
Tether reports a $1.5B net profit in Q1, $2.44B in excess reserves, and $81.8B+ in assets as of May 9, including $1.5B+ in bitcoin and $3.3B+ in precious metals  —  - Tether reported $1.5 billion of net profit for the first quarter — more than double its Q4 2022 net profit.
Randall Chase / Associated Press:
A US judge dismisses a shareholder lawsuit against Block over its Tidal acquisition in 2021, saying the company is “free to make a terrible business decision”  —  A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against financial technology company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition …
Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today:
Twitter now lets users reply directly to any DM with a threaded message and react to messages with a wider range of emojis using the new emoji picker  —  Twitter has released two new updates for DMs, which have been in the works for a few months, but are now getting a full launch in the app.
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
The American Psychological Association issues its first health advisory about social media: its use is “not inherently beneficial or harmful to young people”  —  One of the most prominent mental health organizations in the U.S. is out with a set guidelines designed to protect children …

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