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Google is revamping search on its 20th anniversary – here are the most exciting new features

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 6:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider


To mark the 20th anniversary of search, Google has introduced tons of new features for a refreshed user experience across platforms. These range from organizing your search results better, to introducing an Instagram Stories-style presentation for select content. Here are my favorite new updates: Activity cards: When you revisit a search query from the past, Google will display all your previous steps in a handy card. Each activity card will display related search queries and all the pages you previously visited that were related to the topic. Don’t worry if that sounds like a bit too much: Google says that…

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Microsoft Teams can now blur backgrounds during video calls, thanks to AI

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 5:26 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, artificial intelligence


Paging product managers for Skype, Apple FaceTime, WhatsApp, and any other service that lets you make video calls: Microsoft has hit upon a solid new feature that should help make conference calls a little less awkward, and a whole less stressful for everyone. The company’s Teams collaboration and group messaging app now has an AI-powered Background Blur feature for its video calls, so you no longer have to worry about whether you’ve left clothes lying around on the couch behind you, or about your kids popping into your home office to see what all your big important meetings are like. It…

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Microsoft Teams can now blur backgrounds during video calls, thanks to AI

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 5:26 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, artificial intelligence


Paging product managers for Skype, Apple FaceTime, WhatsApp, and any other service that lets you make video calls: Microsoft has hit upon a solid new feature that should help make conference calls a little less awkward, and a whole less stressful for everyone. The company’s Teams collaboration and group messaging app now has an AI-powered Background Blur feature for its video calls, so you no longer have to worry about whether you’ve left clothes lying around on the couch behind you, or about your kids popping into your home office to see what all your big important meetings are like. It…

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