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Google unveiled its first-ever AI agent that can take actions on the web on Wednesday, a research prototype from the company’s DeepMind division called Project Mariner. The Gemini-powered agent takes control of your Chrome browser, moves the cursor on your screen, clicks buttons, and fills out forms, allowing it to use and navigate websites much… Read more

Google’s AI Overviews feature on Search is getting an upgrade, thanks to the company’s newly launched Gemini 2.0 model. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more

Google is bringing a new capability to Gemini, its chatbot platform, that enables the AI to perform ‘deep research’ on a subject. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more

Financial advisors have a big hurdle when it comes to finding new clients: Cold outreach rarely works. Often, the only way to find a good prospect is to tap your network for warm intros, or trawl platforms like LinkedIn, Pitchbook or ZoomInfo in hopes of landing a meeting, which may or may not convert. Eden… Read more

Military operators need to rapidly make decisions in high-stakes environments, but they’re often stuck with technology that’s unable to deliver accurate information about their surroundings. Military leaders have made clear that they’re prioritizing “decision dominance” for troops, but actually shipping new technologies and getting them in the hands of end users can be more challenging. … Read more

The startup has been working to imbue the humble brick with the ability to transform electricity into heat and store it for hours on end. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more

Apple announced Wednesday that iOS 18.2 is now available, which comes with exciting image generation features, such as “Image Playground,” Apple’s image creation feature that creates cartoon-like images from text descriptions. Here’s what you need to know about the Apple Intelligence feature, including what it is and how to use it.  What is Image Playground?… Read more

The spyware, called EagleMsgSpy, has been used by Chinese law enforcement, according to cybersecurity firm Lookout. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more

Most web browsers currently have a feature called “Do Not Track” hidden in settings. In the case of Mozilla’s Firefox browser, Windows Report has spotted a change in the upcoming version — the setting is gone. But this doesn’t mean what you think it means. As the name suggests, if you have “Do Not Track”… Read more

Back in February, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian teamed up with Brent Montgomery (“Pawn Stars” producer) and Evan Parker (former general manager at The Athletic) to launch Mantel, a social network allowing collectors to share their latest finds, such as sports cards, TCGs (trading card games), comic books, coins, stamps, sneakers, watches, and more.  Initially available… Read more