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Gemini's new beta feature provides proactive responses based on your photos, emails, and more

Gemini's new beta feature provides proactive responses based on your photos, emails, and more: Personal Intelligence is off by default, as users have the option to choose if and when they want to connect their Google apps to Gemini. Read More

YouTube now has a way for parents to block kids from watching Shorts: Parents will be able to toggle the Shorts time limit on connected children's accounts. Read More

Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward: It's a huge change to Tesla's approach with FSD, and it could impact Musk's $1T pay package and the company's myriad legal troubles. Read More

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New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception

New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception: New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state. Read More

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