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technology17 days ago•4 min saved

Adobe Premiere Debuts Free Android Editing With Optional AI Boosts

Adobe Premiere is now available on Android for free (no Creative Cloud login required), offering multi‑track editing, 4K export, audio enhancements, and voiceovers. The app is optimized for foldables and YouTube Shorts, with desktop‑level features limited but a major upgrade over Premiere Rush. AI features (image/video generation and text‑to‑video) run on a credits system: 250 free AI credits per month, with paid plans at $8/month or $70/year for 1,200 credits. Requires at least 5GB RAM and performs well on midrange devices.

via Ars Technica|

#4k-video #adobe-premiere #ai-tools

technology25 days ago•7 min saved

Pixel 11 Pro Fold review: premium foldable with stellar cameras and AI, but pricey

Pixel 11 Pro Fold refines Google's folding line with a lighter build, brighter outer screen, and faster Tensor G6, while keeping IP68 durability and a strong triple-camera setup. The 8-inch inner display is crisp but shows a noticeable crease, battery life trails rivals, and the device is expensive and heavy; however, it runs Android 17 with Gemini AI tools, Bubbles multitasking, and promises updates until 2033, making it a top option for those who want a Pixel that behaves like a regular phone when closed.

via theguardian.com|

#ai-tools #android-17 #camera-system

business28 days ago•2 min saved

Blizzard staff win AI safeguards and recall protections in union contract

Blizzard Entertainment workers represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) ratified a two-year contract covering about 1,900 employees across major Blizzard teams, securing pay raises, a three‑day hybrid work schedule, grievance procedures and disability accommodations. A centerpiece of the deal requires Blizzard to discuss, evaluate, and bargain with the union before introducing any AI tools. The agreement also guarantees 14 months of recall rights after a layoff and adds four weeks of severance pay, arriving amid broader Microsoft/Xbox studio layoffs in July.

via 80 Level|

#ai-tools #blizzard-entertainment #business

careers1 month ago•8 min saved

A four-step, AI-aware workflow to tame the literature flood

A Nature Careers feature by Shea Andrews outlines a four-step, AI-aware approach to handling the ever-growing literature: Discovery (passive feeds and newsletters plus AI-assisted searches), Triage (filtering titles/abstracts and saving non-immediate work with topic tagging), Skimming (grasping the research question and main findings with minimal notes), and Deep Reading (detailed notes for papers used in research or teaching). It emphasizes using AI for literature management without letting it replace judgment, cautions about hallucinated citations, and suggests this framework as a model for training students and staying current.

via nature.com|

#ai-tools #careers #deep-reading

technology1 month ago•8 min saved

Set Up a Private AI on Your PC: Run Local Language Models Offline

The article explains how to download and run local large language models on Windows, macOS, or Linux for offline, private chatbot use. It covers hardware considerations (RAM and GPU VRAM, with Nvidia GPUs preferred on Windows), software options (LM Studio Bionic, vLLM, Llama.cpp, Ollama, GPT4All), and model repositories such as Hugging Face, plus a step-by-step example of setting up a local LM Studio Bionic project and choosing models.

via WIRED|

#ai-tools #hardware-requirements #local-llm

business1 month ago•7 min saved

White House: Global transit network shields China from U.S. tariffs

The White House says more than 40 countries helped China sidestep U.S. tariffs by routing exports through lower‑duty nations via transshipping, potentially costing American jobs and billions in revenue; China rejects the claims and says trade wars have no winners. The report also notes the use of AI tools to detect such schemes and comes ahead of a Trump–Xi meeting.

via BBC|

#ai-tools #business #global-trade

ai2 months ago•115 min saved

Seven Gemini Prompts That Turbocharge Google Workspace

Elton Jones shows how Google Gemini can be embedded in Google Workspace and demonstrates seven prompts—The Inbox Tamer, The Unread Inbox Triage, The Thread Decoder, The Cross-Referencing Meeting Prep, The Meeting Prepper, The Brain-Dump to Structured Outline, and The Brutal Editor—to automate tasks in Gmail and Docs. By connecting Gemini via Settings > Connected Apps and using the @ mention to summon it inside Gmail/Docs, you can quickly summarize emails, triage unread messages, draft documents, outline projects, and polish text, effectively turning Gemini into a productive workspace assistant.

via Tom's Guide|

#ai #ai-tools #gemini

technology3 months ago•2 min saved

Lock in lifetime access to 20+ AI models for $55 with JULY30

ChatPlayground is offering a lifetime subscription for $55.30 (regularly $619) to access 20+ AI models including Claude, GPT, and Gemini, with side-by-side prompts, prompt-engineering tools, image/PDF chat, saved history, and an unlimited plan; sale ends July 5 at 11:59 p.m. PT (code JULY30).

via Mashable|

#ai-models #ai-tools #deals

technology3 months ago•3 min saved

Apple rolls out AI-powered developer tools with prompt-built app demo at WWDC26

Apple kicked off WWDC26 with a 90-minute session showing off new developer AI tools, including a demo where an entire app is built from a single prompt and refined with follow-ups, new Xcode 27 features for upfront project planning, and deeper integration of Siri AI with the Apple Foundation Models, Core AI, and MLX frameworks, plus a locally run 1-trillion-parameter Kimi 2.6 model in LM Studio across Mac Studios.

via 9to5Mac|

#ai-tools #apple #foundation-models

technology4 months ago•1 min saved

Amazon shuts internal AI leaderboard amid cheating concerns

Amazon has dissolved its internal leaderboard that ranked employees by AI-tool usage, saying it achieved its goal of encouraging AI adoption, though reports describe it being easily gamed and potentially prompting wasteful tool use; some employees admitted to gaming the rankings after management indicated they weren’t using AI enough.

via 404 Media|

#ai-tools #amazon #cheating

technology4 months ago•2 min saved

One interface, twenty-plus AIs: ChatPlayground's lifetime deal unlocks a multi-model toolkit for $60

ChatPlayground consolidates 20+ AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) into a single interface with side-by-side outputs, letting you run a single prompt and compare results. The lifetime Unlimited Plan is on sale for $59.97 (regularly $79) through May 31, including unlimited messages, prompt-engineering tools, image and PDF chat, saved history, and priority access across devices—ideal for heavy AI work or teams.

via Mashable|

#ai-tools #chatplayground #lifetime-deal

tech4 months ago•57 min saved

Past Maps proves the old web can still pay off in the AI era

In 2022, Craig Campbell left a VC-backed AI path to launch Past Maps, a site that overlays historical maps onto modern ones. Built initially from a metal-detection hobby and shared on Reddit, the service has grown to hundreds of thousands of monthly visitors primarily through organic search and now runs as a subscription business ($9/week or $52/year) with ads largely avoided. Campbell uses AI for front-line customer triage and to develop OCR for maps, pairing automation with human judgment to keep operations efficient and scalable. The story highlights a practical, human-centered approach to online publishing in today's AI-driven landscape.

via The Verge|

#ai-tools #old-school-web #organic-search

technology4 months ago•3 min saved

Linux 7.1-rc5 Arrives with AI-Powered Kernel Fixes and Late-Cycle Churn Caution

Linux 7.1-rc5 launches with AI-assisted fixes across graphics, security, sound, and various drivers, plus improved HP/ASUS laptop x86 support and CPU power driver updates; Linus Torvalds criticizes the unusually large rc5 for late-cycle churn and hints that non-critical fixes may belong in linux-next, with a mid-June target for the stable 7.1 release.

via Phoronix|

#ai-tools #drivers #kernel

technology4 months ago•5 min saved

Google Boosts Flow with Gemini-powered Co-Pilot, Tools, and Mobile Apps

Google announced major updates to Flow and Flow Music at I/O 2026, turning Flow into a Gemini-powered conversational co-pilot with memory, launching Flow Tools to code and share custom workflows without coding, adding Gemini Omni Flash for precise video-to-video editing and avatar consistency, and releasing native mobile apps for Flow (Android beta, iOS coming) and Flow Music (iOS now, Android coming).

via CNET|

#ai-tools #flow #flow-music

technology4 months ago•4 min saved

Google I/O 2026 Brings Free AI Tools Amid Paid-Upgrades

Google I/O 2026 unveiled a wave of AI tools, with many flashy features still gated behind paid tiers, but a few freebies are available now: Gemini 3.5 Flash is the new default model, Omni Flash for YouTube Shorts and Create will be free when it rolls out later this week, SynthID watermarking will help Chrome/Search detect AI-generated content, Gemini’s visual design gets a refreshed look, and Google Pics will launch in Workspace apps with free access only for certain Google Workspace business accounts.

via Mashable|

#ai-tools #gemini #google-io-2026