Google Finally Introduces Gemini for Home
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Starting today, Google Docs users will be able to turn documents into audio files, allowing them to listen instead of read. This can be especially helpful if you find listening to information easier to digest,
Google Gemini was the star yet again at this year's hardware event, brining new features to the second-gen Pixel Buds A-Series and Pro 2.
Google didn’t just give the Fitbit app a makeover. It said that coaching and AI were at the core of the redesign, and that the “entire app was rebuilt so the health coach can understand your goals, build your plan, contextualize your metrics and bring insights at the right moments.”
Hidden prompts in Google Calendar events can trick Gemini AI into executing malicious commands via indirect prompt injection.
The move by Google and Oracle signals a future in which AI is no longer locked to a single provider’s platform.
Of course, Google’s latest Pixel lineup is far from an existential threat to Apple’s iPhone. According to research firm Canalys, Apple’s iPhone made up 49% of US smartphone shipments in Q2. Samsung accounted for 31%, while Motorola had 12%. Google devices made up just 3% of shipments.
Google Docs will now let you generate an audio version of your documents using AI. In a post announcing the rollout, Google says you can customize Gemini’s AI audio output with different voices and playback speeds.
Today, that technology is generative AI. A recent Adobe survey found that more than half of U.S. consumers intend to use it for online shopping this year. Bluefish helps marketers track, measure, and optimize how their brands appear in AI discussions—similar to how SEO experts have long worked to influence Google results.