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We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . Did i say that corectly? Google Assistant is starting to understand more context clues. Derrek Lee 28 Apr 2021 1 Source: Nick Sutrich / Android Central What you need to know Google has made some improvements to its AI Assistant's conversational abilities. Google Assistant can now understand contextual prompts better than before. Users can teach the Assistant how to pronounce the names of their contacts. Google Assistant is handy when it comes to performing tasks, providing information, and has a pretty good understanding of what's being asked of it. That said, the AI assistant isn't perfect, and Google is continuously working on making improvements to it. The latest update from the company highlights some of the improvements that have been made to Google Assistant, which should make it even more helpful at completing tasks around the house. For starters, Google … [Read more...] about Google Assistant will let you teach it how to pronounce your friends’ names

Google Assistant's latest feature will hopefully help users have an easier time giving certain voice commands, like calling up specific contacts on your contact list. Now, users of Google Assistant can teach it to recognise unique names and pronounce them the way you want it. Simply go to the contact (or even your own name under Google Assistant > Basic Info), and tell Google Assistant the correct way to pronounce the name. Below is a video of how it works. Once done, Google Assistant will recognise the name whenever you give commands around it, such as calling or texting. Google also doesn't keep a record of your voice. Currently, the feature works only with English, but Google said it hopes to expand to more languages soon. Hopefully, this lets Google recognise quintessential Singaporean names more accurately. And, there's no way we can talk about pronouncing names without bringing up this classic Comedy Central sketch (warning: Mild language). ALSO READ: … [Read more...] about Google Assistant’s latest feature helps it recognise and pronounce unique names correctly

Millions of people are already part of a global experiment to eradicate cookies once and for all. Since last month, Google has been trialling new browser-based tech in Chrome that could upend the global advertising industry. Most people involved in the trial probably don’t even realize it—but as the project gathers pace, critical voices are raising the alarm. Regulators in Germany, France, and Belgium are all scrutinizing Google’s proposals. At the same time, some of the world’s biggest websites have decided to skip Google’s trials entirely, with a number of companies developing ways for people to dodge the system. The system, known as Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) , is part of Google’s bigger Privacy Sandbox plan that will bring about the end of third-party advertising cookies early in 2022. There are broadly three ways websites pick which ads to show you. You might see an ad for a pair of sneakers because you put them in a shopping basket last week; if you’re … [Read more...] about Google’s Grand Plan to Eradicate Cookies Is Crumbling

Critical Failure This issue affects the Google Nest Hub first generation. Michael Allison 29 Apr 2021 0 Source: Android Central What you need to know Google Nest Hub owners are experiencing severe display issues. Users report display banding, as well as screen burn in on affected units. It's not clear just how widespread this problem is. While Google makes really good software, its hardware is often no slouch. The company ships some of the most 'helpful' devices around, but sometimes little bugs creep in here and there to tarnish the experience. Some Google Nest Hub owners are experiencing a particularly debilitating issue on their Nest Hub screens. Particularly, the smart display begins to showcase weird fuzzy lines and fall victim to screen burn-in. For a device that's more or less meant to almost always be on, these would all but render them useless. There are reports on this from Reddit on the Google Home subreddits as well … [Read more...] about Experiencing burn-in on your Google Nest Hub? You’re not alone

Roku said Friday that Google 's live TV streaming service, YouTube TV , has been removed from its channel store because the companies' distribution agreement has expired. Roku users who have already installed YouTube TV on their devices can continue to stream it, but no new customers can sign up for YouTube TV on Roku -- nor download the channel if it isn't already installed. The main YouTube app on Roku is unaffected. Roku's standoff with Google concerns only the app for YouTube TV, a subscription service that streams live television channels, typically used as an alternative to cable or satellite for cord cutters. YouTube TV's removal from Roku's store is an escalation of a standoff between two different technology powers. Google is one of the most monolithic companies in tech, with domination of markets like internet search and advertising that is so strong it is facing a host of investigations into monopoly abuse. Roku is far smaller, but it has emerged as one of the … [Read more...] about Roku: YouTube TV app removed from channel store as deal with Google ends