Apple Intelligence might be delayed, but Googles pushing full-speed ahead with its own AI. The company is working to better integrate Gemini into Google Home. In its current iteration, Gemini will pass Home commands to the Assistant. © Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images (Getty Images) However, a few new extensions will reportedly fix this bottleneck and add some quality-of-life improvements. Its likely these are some of the features Google will announce during the big Pixel 9 reveal....

But first, Team Black will need to address its too manydragons, not enough riders problem. We pick up immediately where last weeks episode ended. Seasmoke chased after him. © Theo Whiteman/HBO Whats more, If the gods call me to greater things, who am I to refuse them? Addam has given her new hope, and she actually smiles! In Kings Landing, a melancholy Alicent is having her armsliced in last weeks riottended by the Grand Maester....

Last night, The Red Sowing showed us just how important certain lowborn characters were really going to be. In case youre not caught up… Butafter some good-natured shaming from his drinking buddieshe decides to try his luck. Speaking tothe Hollywood Reporter, actor Tom Bennett reflected on his characters sudden life upgrade. Tom Bennett as Ulf on House of the Dragon.© Ollit Upton/HBO Ulf is the bottom of the barrel; hes Flea Bottom through and through, Bennett said....

Theres also a discussion about a subscription-based service and a deeper focus on AI. Another piece of the Forever Mouse puzzle is the software. Logitech uses its Options Plus software which essentially walks people through making prompts to interact with AI. © Logitech Things will evolve exactly how they will evolve. But I think the human is going to be a limiting factor. Human hands, the human brain. I suspect well still need human-technology interfaces....

The Xbox 360 Store is finally dead. It wasnt just a shop for big-budget titles. It gave prominence to indie developers better than any console had before. The Xbox 360 store is dead, though you can still play any games you previously purchased.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo It reads: This item is no longer available to purchase in this store. This move isanother blow to game preservation efforts. Researchers have noted that close to 90% of classic games are commercially unavailable....

Five telecom stations in France were hit on Sunday night in an attack that shut down some services. French authorities said the attacks looked like sabotage. If it wasnt people who work for us, it was people who had information. SNCF employees and French gendarmes inspect the scene of a suspected attack on the high speed railway network at Croiselles, northern France on July 26, 2024.© DENIS CHARLET French regulators said the cuts only affected 11,000 people....

The teams research waspublishedearlier this month in theJournal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. Using PRIYA, the team studied spectrograms, which are images of hydrogen emission lines in the universe. Dark matter is the catch-all name for about 27% of the universes content. An artist’s imaging of a photon’s path through intergalactic gas. Illustration: UC Riverside Instruments like theEuclid Space Telescopeare collecting data that could reveal the makeup on the dark universe....

Theresrings of power, of course. Theres things actually happening instead of our heroes waiting around to realizewhat the audience dida few episodes in. And theres going to be alotof creatures to delight and menace Middle-earth. Sea worm!© Prime Video The potential for Shelob has alwaysbeen on the tablefor the series. Rings of Powerand its many beasties return to Prime Video on August 29. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

Fans ofApple TV+s showFor All Mankindgot somevery good news earlier this year. It was an intriguing, but very curious proposal. Russians already playa big role inFor All Mankind. A scene from For All Mankind season one.Apple TV+ How was it all going to work? Moore goes on to explain what will set the two stories apart. I didnt know a lot about the Russian space program before I started doing this project, he said....

They grew stems, which the company calls blades, and sport a long, slim, sleek look. The blades are named appropriately. They have sharp edges and give the buds a strange triangular look. Galaxy Buds 3 ProGizmodo / Dua Rashid Matching the shape of the buds with the socket in the case almost feels like a block puzzle challenge. I remember appreciating it when I had to navigate the buds via the blades....

New cars are adata privacy nightmare. In April, a New York Times investigation into GMrevealed how widespreadthe privacy violations are. According to the letter, Wydens office contacted GM to figure out what the hell was going on. Cars rushing down the highway, generating data for hungry brokers.© AerialPerspective Images If youre alive and online then youve dealt with dark patterns before. Its when a company uses deceptive practices to trick you into agreeing to something you normally wouldnt....

The 20 year period betweenRevenge of the SithandA New Hopehas become one of the most documented eras oftheStar Warstimeline. Heres the official logline forThe Mask of Fear: Before the Rebellion, the Empire reigned. to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into thefirst Galactic Empire! © Marko Menev/Penguin Random House For a safe and secure society! With one speech, and thunderous applause, Chancellor Palpatine brought the era of the Republic crashing down....

Batman: The Caped Crusaderis introducing its own female version of the Penguin. Somehow, Michael C. Hall returns in the newDexterseries. TheClone Highcontinuation is no more. © Warner Bros Plus, whats coming on the next season ofMayfair Witches. We would never do that. Because Arthur clearly is not a criminal mastermind.He was never that. Arthur has become this symbol to people. Thats always what hes been about, even though hes been pushed and pulled in all these directions....