The Pixel 9 series is rumored to add a 'Call Notes' feature, allowing users to record phone calls and receive a text transcript. The feature will likely use AI summarization. iOS 18 will also get the ability to record, transcribe, and summarize live calls, with availability in several countries including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and more.

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Google Pixel Buds Pro 2's pricing has leaked, reportedly costing $229, £219, or €249. This is $30 more than the 2022 Pixel Buds Pro, but still cheaper than the AirPods Pro and upcoming Galaxy Buds 3 Pro. The new buds feature wing tips and a smaller design, with the charging case expected to remain the same.

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Google is expanding the availability of Preferred Care to the UK and Japan, allowing users to pay for a two-year plan upfront or monthly to cover accidental damage and mechanical or electrical breakdowns. The plan covers up to 2 accidental damage incidents in any rolling 12-month period and replacements are shipped the next business day. The service is available for Pixel devices, with prices starting at $249 for the Pixel 8 Pro.

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Google Cloud introduces Hex-LLM, a high-efficiency LLM serving framework optimized for Cloud TPUs in Vertex AI Model Garden. Hex-LLM combines state-of-the-art LLM serving technologies and is designed for Google's Cloud TPU hardware. The framework is available as part of AI Hypercomputer.

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Google has leaked a new feature called 'Add Me' for its upcoming Pixel 9 series, which can add a person to a group shot after it's been taken. The feature is showcased in a promo video along with other AI features, including Gemini, which can generate recipes, and Pixel Screenshots, which can find information in screenshots. The Pixel 9 series is expected to focus on AI features.

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Google has updated the compose screen on Android tablets, introducing a new formatting bar and Smart Compose feature. The formatting bar allows users to bold, italicize, underline, and adjust font and background color, similar to the web version. Smart Compose suggests text as users type, which can be accepted by swiping or pressing the tab key.

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Google is rolling out support for the Nest Hello in the Google Home app as part of the Public Preview program. This feature allows users to manage the Nest Hello with features like updated camera history. The support is being rolled out over the next several weeks to users who are part of the Google Home Public Preview. This follows support for the first-gen Nest Cam Indoor and Nest Cam Outdoor in 2023.

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Google has launched Gemini 1.5 Pro in its paid Gemini Advanced subscription, featuring a long context window of 1 million tokens. The update includes enhancements to code generation, logical reasoning, and planning, as well as multi-turn conversation and audio/image understanding through data and algorithmic improvements.

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Google is upgrading the free version of Gemini with 1.5 Flash, a multimodal AI model that prioritizes low latency and cost. Compared to 1.0 Pro, Gemini 1.5 Flash offers noticeable improvements in reasoning and image understanding, as well as across-the-board improvements in quality and latency. The context window has increased 4x to 32,000 tokens, allowing for longer back-and-forth conversations and more complex questions.

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Airflow DAGs and tasks can be improved with Deferrable Operators, which can suspend themselves and free up worker slots when idle, allowing for better resource utilization in Cloud Composer. This feature helps reduce wasted resources on idle operators and sensors, enabling more efficient task concurrency.

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