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Taskwarrior turned my Linux terminal into a retro to-do list that syncs with Google Calendar and Keep

Marking tasks done from the command line can't get better than this.

Yelp, who? 4 ways Google Maps can help you find your next meal – and order it

There’s more to Google Maps’ dining tools than reviews and directions - and a few are worth a look before your next night out ...
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9 Google Maps gestures every driver should know

Most drivers probably don't realize they're missing out on some of the best features of Google Maps. Below that simple ...

Beyond Transcription: Directly Vectorizing Images, Audio, and Code! The Impact of Google's 'EmbeddingGemma 2'

If you want to search images or audio with AI, it's common sense to convert them to text first.If you believed that, that conventional wisdom is about to be pleasantly overturned today.In October 2026 ...

[Google's Search AI] What is EmbeddingGemma 2? The mechanism for searching text, images, audio, and video locally

EmbeddingGemma 2 is an AI model for searching text, images, audio, and video based on the meaning of their content. Google ...
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AI Gateway Model Fallbacks

You can configure model failover to specify backups that are tried in order if the primary model fails or is unavailable. Add a models array to providerOptions.gateway to list fallback models. The ...
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Bring your own model with Amazon SageMaker AI: Script mode in SDK v3

Transform your industry with AWS cloud solutions. Access proven architectures, compliance guides, and success stories of customers using AWS products tailored to your sector. Explore AWS solutions for ...
TechCrunch

Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings

Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps’ “Ask Maps” feature is gaining a slew of new agentic capabilities, including the ability to order food, book hotels, and find event tickets. The tech ...
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What is an API (application programming interface)?

An application programming interface (API) is code that enables two software programs to communicate. An API facilitates the exchange of data, features and functionalities between software ...
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Expanding Managed Agents in Gemini API: background tasks, remote MCP and more

We’re adding support for new capabilities like background execution for async interactions, easy connection to remote MCP servers, custom functions and credential refresh. With managed agents in the ...
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Meet Turbovec: A Rust Vector Index with Python Bindings, and Built on Google’s TurboQuant Algorithm

Vector search underpins most retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines. At scale, it gets expensive. Storing 10 million document embeddings in float32 consumes 31 GB of RAM. For dev teams running ...
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Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support

Google on Thursday said it observed the North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC2970 using its generative artificial intelligence (AI) model Gemini to conduct reconnaissance on its targets, as ...