Wed. 05/10 – Google I/O

I’m writing this this morning before Google’s I/O, so I’m assuming that’s going to be the entirety of this episode. But who knows. Maybe I’ll be able to squeeze something non-Google stuff at the end. Join me in the time machine, won’t you, and find out. In the meantime, here’s what Sundar had to share with us today. Sponsors: Leadership.OregonState.edu/cic Grammarly.com/go Links: Google Photos to gain a new ‘Magic Editor’ feature powered by generative AI (TechCrunch) Google launches PaLM 2, its next-gen large language model (TechCrunch) Google rebrands AI tools for Docs and Gmail as Duet AI — its answer to Microsoft’s Copilot (The Verge) The AI takeover of Google Search starts now (The Verge) Review: Pixel 7a affordably delivers on every promise of the Pixel series (9to5Google) Pixel Tablet Hands-On: Google's Return of the Tablet and More (CNET) Google Pixel Fold hands-on: Finally, a real rival for Samsung’s foldables (Engadget)