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The list of major companies requiring employees to return to the office, from The Washington Post to Amazon
- Big Tech firms and other major companies are urging staff to return to offices, emphasizing collaboration and productivity.
- Amazon will require corporate employees to work on-site five days a week starting January 2025, similar to policies from Dell, AT&T, and Sweetgreen. Starbucks, BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs have also abandoned hybrid models. CEOs, including Andy Jassy, highlight the benefits of in-person work, though some employees resist these mandates.
- Striking office designs, like Pinterest’s Dublin workspace, which boosted attendance by 55%, help ease the transition. Employers aim to strengthen culture and enhance collaboration with these return-to-office policies.
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The word business leaders use to hedge when staff ask if they're planning a return to 5 days in the office
- Executives at major companies are referencing productivity to hedge when asked about a return to 5 days in the office.
- Companies like Meta, Google, and Microsoft have a hybrid setup but are monitoring productivity.
- Research on productivity and remote work is varied, with the debate likely to continue in 2025.
- Companies are considering productivity as a determining factor for their return-to-office policies.
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Global Spending in Apps Rises 15.7% as Developers Push Subscriptions
- Global consumer spending in mobile apps and games increased 15.7% in 2024.
- Apple's App Store and Google Play reached $127.3 billion in spending, a growth from the previous year.
- The number of app downloads decreased by 2.3% in 2024.
- App developers are focusing on subscriptions to earn revenue as the app economy matures.
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says Silicon Valley needs to change its attitude — and collaborate with the US government
- Palantir CEO Alex Karp believes that Silicon Valley needs to change its attitude and collaborate more with the US government.
- Karp argues that Silicon Valley has lost its way and has been focused on inconsequential things instead of working on game-changing advancements.
- He believes that the progressive left has impeded the collaboration between Big Tech and the government in recent years.
- Karp's upcoming book, "The Technological Republic," will address the need for tech companies to align with the government to address critical issues like the AI arms race.
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Gmail is using new AI models to keep spam and scams out of your inbox
- Google has developed new AI models to strengthen Gmail's cyber-defenses and combat holiday scams.
- Gmail users have reported 35% fewer scams reaching their inboxes compared to last year.
- Artificial intelligence, particularly a large language model, has played a key role in blocking spam and phishing attempts.
- Google warns users about three prevalent scams during the holiday season: invoice scams, celebrity scams, and extortion scams.
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Super-charged Now Playing experience with album art & more now hitting Pixel phones
- Now Playing on Pixel phones is getting two new features: support for album art and a new default player setting.
- Now Playing is a handy feature on Pixel phones that identifies songs playing in the background.
- The addition of album art allows users to see the actual album cover of the song.
- These updates are currently rolling out to Pixel owners.
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Google’s Gemini 2.0 model is an absolute game changer
- Google’s Gemini 2.0 model is a multimodal AI that handles text, images, audio, and code simultaneously.
- Gemini 2.0 is smarter and faster than previous versions, eliminating the tradeoff between accuracy and speed.
- It excels in reasoning, math, coding, and offers new features to build autonomous AI agents.
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How to use Audio Magic Eraser on the Google Pixel
- Audio Magic Eraser is a new tool developed for Android smartphones to improve the audio quality of videos by eliminating unwanted background noises.
- It is currently available on the Google Pixel 8 and Google Pixel 9 series smartphones.
- To use Audio Magic Eraser, open Google Photos, select the video to edit, choose the Edit button, scroll to the Audio tab, and select the Audio Eraser button.
- Experiment with different settings and preview changes before saving.
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Build TUI application with GO (tview)
- Today, a tutorial on building a Text User Interface (TUI) application with Go using the tview package was shared on YouTube.
- The tutorial covers installation and setup, building the TUI interface, using JSON for data storage, and practical usage.
- The tutorial is suitable for both beginners and experienced developers and provides a practical tool for managing stock efficiently.
- The code for the project can be found on GitHub.
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Android 16’s second developer preview is here with small but important changes
- Android 16's second developer preview is here with small but important changes.
- Improvements in battery life and performance have been made in this preview.
- A new search function has been added to Android's native photo picker.
- Developers will have more control over device haptics with the new haptics API.
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Android 16 Developer Preview 2 Released for Pixel Devices
- Google has released Android 16 Developer Preview 2 for Pixel devices.
- The focus of this release is to enhance the app experience, improve battery life, and boost performance.
- Notable changes include new controls over device haptics, search within cloud media providers, and a new activity intensity data type.
- To install Android 16 Developer Preview 2, users can receive an over-the-air update or flash factory images.
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The Second Developer Preview of Android 16
- The second developer preview of Android 16 is now available for testing with apps.
- Changes have been made to enhance the app experience, improve battery life, and boost performance.
- ProfilingManager was added with System Triggered Profiling, which covers flows like startups or ANRs.
- ApplicationStartInfo now includes getStartComponent() to distinguish what component type triggered the start.
- Android 16 has added haptic APIs that define the amplitude and frequency curves of a haptic effect.
- JobScheduler#getPendingJobReasons() and JobScheduler#getPendingJobReasonsHistory() have been introduced for better job introspection.
- Adaptive refresh rate (ARR) has been restored and allows the display refresh rate to adapt to the content frame rate.
- Job execution optimizations are adjusted based on app standby bucket and foreground service usage.
- JobInfo#setImportantWhileForeground and JobInfo#isImportantWhileForeground() methods have been fully deprecated.
- 802.11az allows apps to combine WiFi location's higher accuracy with robust security features.
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AI filmmakers take note! Runway launches talent platform to meet, greet, and get hired
- New York-based company Runway has launched a talent network to help brands, agencies, and studios hire AI filmmakers.
- The network allows global creatives and companies specializing in AI video tools to showcase their work and connect with potential employers.
- Runway aims to bridge the gap between the demand for integrating AI into creative workflows and the availability of professionals skilled in AI video tools.
- The company plans to launch a job board where agencies and brands can post job listings for AI-skilled talent.
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Google's AI video generator blows OpenAI's Sora out of the water. YouTube may be a big reason.
- Google's new AI video generator, Veo 2, is outperforming OpenAI's Sora according to early testers.
- Comparisons of the two models running the same prompts show that Veo 2 has produced more impressive results.
- Google's use of YouTube to train its AI models may be a contributing factor to Veo 2's success.
- AI enthusiasts have noted that Veo 2 focuses on accuracy and physics while Sora biases towards motion.
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Google Cloud and SAP: Powering AI with enterprise data
- SAP customers have an opportunity to get more value from their enterprise data with the help of Google Cloud as the companies look ahead to the 2027 end-of-life for SAP Business Suite 7.
- Key to this partnership for customers is the integration of BigQuery and SAP Datasphere, which can unify data from SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Cloud for a comprehensive view on Google Cloud.
- This allows customers to simplify their data landscapes, improving decision-making with a more holistic view of enterprise data that connects to analytics and AI tools such as Vertex AI.
- Customers can also leverage Google Cloud's Model Garden of over 150 machine learning models, as well as its large language models through SAP GenAI Hub.
- Google Cloud's infrastructure is optimised for enterprise workloads, with on-demand scalability, high-performance and reliability, helping customers to improve efficiency and meet regulatory requirements.
- Working with Google Cloud has helped concrete supplier Cementos Pacasmayo improve efficiency and give users fast access to valuable data insights by deploying a data ecosystem using Vertex AI and Cortex Framework.
- Lingerie company Hunkemöller has migrated its SAP environment and IT infrastructure to Google Cloud to leverage the tech firm's data and analytics capabilities, resulting in improved customer experiences and reduced returns.
- Google Cloud and SAP are continuing to work together with new innovations to come in the future.
- Customers can retain enterprise AI context and get instant access to their SAP data thanks to integration with Cloud Cortex Framework and Vertex AI, helping them to build AI/ML applications.
- SAP and Google Cloud are also discussing ways to combine ESG data sets and insights with SAP Datasphere to accelerate a customer's sustainability journey.
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