Google Adopts 10-Step Skin Tone Scale to Teach Diversity to Its AI – CNET
You’ll notice the Monk Skin Tone Scale in beauty related searches, but Google is also building it deeply into its AI infrastructure, it says at Google I/O.
Google Maps Will Soon Give You a Drone’s-Eye View of Cities and Restaurants – CNET
A new feature of Google Maps, Immersive View, introduced at Google I/O 2022, gives a rotating 3D view of cities from the air, with live traffic and weather.
TL;DR? Google Docs to Include Auto-Generated Summaries – CNET
Google also introduces virtual lighting and other improvements to Google Meet designed to make users look better.
Twitter Unveils 8-Bit Game to Explain Updated Privacy Policy – CNET
Try your luck with this privacy-themed game.
LiveWire Debuts S2 Del Mar Electric Street Tracker Motorcycle With 100 Miles of Range – CNET
As follow-ups go, this is a seriously handsome one.
Google Launches ‘Look and Talk’ Feature for Nest Hub Max – CNET
You won’t have to say “Hey, Google” anymore.
Google’s Turning Your Phone Camera Into a CTRL+F for the Real World – CNET
At Google I/O, the company shows “scene explorer” technology that will help you find the right product on a cluttered store shelf.
2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: A Visual Masterpiece – CNET
With super-sleek styling, a regal interior and plenty of advanced off-road hardware, this SUV promises to be astonishingly good.
Google I/O 2022 Brings New Security Protections, Anonymity Tools – CNET
Cybersafety is on the agenda at Google’s developers conference.
ACLU, Human Rights Groups Call on Zoom to Drop Plans for ‘Emotion Analysis’ Software – CNET
In an open letter to Zoom, the groups say using AI to monitor the mood of videoconference participants is “a violation of privacy and human rights.”