Google Updates Search AI to Summarize and Categorize Articles
The SGE beta will also highlight certain words of AI-generated text offering expanded definitions straight from Wikipedia and other sites.
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ChatGPT has a style over substance trick that seems to dupe people into thinking it’s smart
ChatGPT may be tricking people into thinking it’s smarter than it is. Researchers found programmers often prefer ChatGPT’s (wrong) answers on coding questions. That’s because ChatGPT sounds “articulate,” they said.
Dear Ai – Why should it take more than a second to be kind?
Use the power of Artificial Intelligence to generate intimate, thoughtful, and beautiful letters. Featuring tone control, letter scheduling, social media integration, Ai Handless Writing and correspondence auto-piloting.
WordPress Kicks Off Admin Design Overhaul with Discussion on Initial Mockups
The monumental task of overhauling WordPress’ aging admin design is coming into focus, as contributors kicked off explorations of some initial mockups this week. Gutenberg’s Phase 3 is focused on Collaboration and this admin revamp is part of that road map.
Apple’s subtle call screen redesign is troubling iPhone users
In UI design, every change needs to be justified. Even the smallest tweak can throw people, especially after years of regular use. So many people are wondering why, after a decade and a half, Apple has suddenly decided it needs to move the End Call button on the iPhone.
Google opens eSignature beta for Google Docs and Google Drive
Electronic signature has become table stakes for companies involved in document storage and management. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Google announced an open beta of its new-ish eSignature capability in Google Workspace today. The new feature will be available specifically for Google Docs and Google Drive for individual and various group accounts.
Microsoft’s new Office default theme and font arrives in September
Microsoft’s Office apps are getting a new color palette, styles, and updated default line weights.
CNET Deletes Thousands of Old Articles to Game Google Search
Google says deleting old pages to bamboozle Search is “not a thing!” as CNET erases its history.
Running A Page Speed Test: Monitoring vs. Measuring
Geoff Graham evaluates the data of different tools for measuring page speed performance and looks specifically at DebugBear, a commercial offering, that pulls together the best metrics for not only measuring performance, but monitoring it over time as well.
New feel and features for the Arts & Culture app
Discover the redesigned Google Arts & Culture app now live on Android. Send an AI-generated postcard to a friend this summer with Poem Postcards.