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A notification from Google acknowledges “an ongoing issue with serving some features in Google Search” without specifying which ones. Presumably, they’re not linked to AI Overviews, which appear to be here to stay.
Google later confirmed this reflected reports of blank results in Google News and Discover earlier, but now it’s all working again.
Update: Google now says the problem is resolved.
If you’ve purchased a Surface laptop or tablet in the UK you can now get it repaired at electricals retailer Currys. It doesn’t matter where you purchased your device from, Currys will handle repairs at its 300 stores across the UK. It’s a lot more convenient than having to send your device back to Microsoft, that’s for sure.
[Microsoft News Centre UK]
GPD looks like it has created one of the most interesting dual-screen laptops we’ve seen to date. The secondary display sits on top or folds over the regular one to then close flat into a tablet. It looks impressive in the GIF below, but the key will be weight and balance. We’re expecting to hear more about the GPU Duo at Computex next week.
I’ve been intrigued by Rabbit’s so-called “large action model” that trains an AI assistant to use your favorite apps on your behalf. That didn’t quite work out with the Rabbit R1, but now Apple’s taking a crack with Siri according to Mark Gurman’s latest scoop.
The new system will allow Siri to take command of all the features within apps for the first time [...] using AI to analyze what people are doing on their devices and automatically enable Siri-controlled features. It will be limited to Apple’s own apps at the beginning, with the company planning to support hundreds of different commands.
So, I guess my colleague Allison Johnson was right, the future of AI gadgets is just phones.
Like a certain Asus monitor we saw at CES and an LG before that, the new Acer Predator X32 X3 has a dual-mode panel that can do 480Hz at 1080p, or 240Hz at 4K. Typical brightness is just 275 nits, but it can peak at 1,000 — and it offers built-in KVM with 90W of USB-C PD charging, all for $1,200.
