Below you’ll find everything Google has announced so far during the opening keynote. Google Translate gets new languages Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai took to the stage to kick off Google I/O with a joke by making sure his microphone wasn’t muted, after spending the last two years always starting his meetings on mute. Pichai then went into random product updates, giving highlights such as the number of air raid alerts Google has sent in Ukraine and noting that Google Translate is gaining 24 new languages....

Now, scientists at DeepMind in the U.K., which is owned by Google, want to take the benefits of the Transformer beyond text, to let it revolutionize other material including images, sounds and video, and spatial data of the kind a car records with LiDAR. The Perceiver, unveiled this week by DeepMind in a paper posted on arXiv, adapts the Transformer with some tweaks to let it consume all those types of input, and to perform on the various tasks, such as image recognition, for which separate kinds of neural networks are usually developed....

Continuous scrolling, as the name suggests, means that reaching the bottom of the results page just goes on and on instead of requiring a click a “See More” button to view the next page of results. Now, scrolling to the end on a mobile device loads more and more results automatically as you scroll down. According to Google’s data, most people click through four pages to find the information they’re looking for....

Google started quickly rolling out a number of new and improved features to its collaboration tools a couple of years ago when the Covid-19 pandemic made virtual work an imperative. Since then, Google has also stepped up efforts to integrate all of its tools. With all of its communication and collaboration products integrated into one suite, “we’re of course making major bets on Google Docs and Google Sheets as storage vehicles for all sorts of things,” Google’s Dave Citron said to reporters this week....

You can prepare returns by logging in online or downloading the software to your computer. If you prefer to have your tax return completed for you by a tax professional, H&R Block offers three options: meeting with a tax pro at one of the company’s 11,000 locations; dropping off your return at one of the offices; and filing virtually with a tax pro (available beginning January 2022). H&R Block at a glance The company offers four online filing options: Free Online, Deluxe, Premium, and Self-Employed....

Packers work by compressing or encrypting code to make that code unreadable and non-debuggable — resulting in ‘obfuscated’ code that is difficult for antivirus to detect. JavaScript packers aren’t a new threat. As Secureworks noted as far back as 2008, JavaScript packers became a popular alternative to JavaScript libraries because they were good at reducing the number of bytes downloaded on each page in order to support richer web applications of the time....

This isn’t the first time an audio company is releasing earbuds for sleeping; QuietOn, Bose, and SleepPhones have done it in the past – with varying success. Following suit, Soundcore’s version promises a four-point noise masking system, a lightweight build, a comfortable fit, and virtually unlimited audio. Soundcore says that the earbuds will block passive noises for a “truly quiet” night’s sleep. The ear wings and Twin Seal ear tips also seal the ear to block up to 35dB of noise in your surroundings....

You see, Hisense is not often on the list when it comes to the best of the best TVs or ones that are high-end. Instead, the company competes with the likes of TCL and Vizio for the mid-range crown. Naturally, it’s always interesting to see where these companies put their resources with their TVs, where they cut costs, and where they take risks. After testing the latest U8H model for a few weeks, it’s safe to say that Hisense is bringing high-quality imagery straight into your living room at the expense of a design and software experience that isn’t made for everyone....

A new report released by security experts at Home Security Heroes shows how a savvy AI tool can be used to crack common passwords in minutes or seconds. Also: How to write better ChatGPT prompts (and this applies to most other text-based AIs, too) To determine how long it would take to crack 15,600,000 common passwords via artificial intelligence, Home Security Heroes enlisted an AI tool known as PassGAN. A combination of the terms “password” and GAN (Generative Adversarial Network), PassGAN is able to master the art of password cracking not through the usual manual processes but by analyzing real passwords from actual leaks....

Karen Mangia, vice president of customer and market insights and a member of the Salesforce’s Work From Home Task Force, and I have co-authored several articles on how you can reach your full potential and deliver peak performance while working from home. The path towards achieving high-performance work at home starts with how you design and architect your surroundings, followed by how you practice and refine the art and science of public speaking and presentation skills....

The reason interest is so high is that the architecture of an SD-WAN is optimized for cloud computing, while legacy WANs were designed for client-server computing. One can’t run a cloud-first company on a network that was built for a computing model that’s eventually going away. SASE modernizes security and enables businesses to secure their networks without having to deploy expensive hardware everywhere. As popular as SD-WANs and SASE are, it’s important to understand that they are not a panacea for networking problems....

So, yeah, I’m a frequent flyer. For the most part, I tend to be okay with the default options found within Google Docs. But every so often, I need to expand or change a few things. Such is the case with adding fonts. It’s not that I go crazy adding hundreds of fonts so that I can spend hours deciding on the perfectly formed characters for a document. That’s mostly because what I’m writing is either published online or in book format, where fonts tend to be pretty standardized....

But with prices rising across the board, careful decisions have to be made so as to not waste money frivolously on PC components that don’t contribute to the performance of the whole. Also: This is the perfect mini electric screwdriver To help, I’ve assembled this sub-$550 hardware build so that all you will need to add is your own peripherals and operating system of choice. You can buy a Windows license here, for example....

Even thinking about iTunes gives me a creepy-crawly feeling at the back of my neck. But the last time we wrote about how to cancel Apple Music, back in 2015, you had to use iTunes to cancel your subscription. In fact, even now, if you Google “How to cancel Apple Music,” most of the search engine results will send you to iTunes. But iTunes is dead. Actually, that’s not entirely true....

Take, for instance, the hidden file, which is a file that is not visible by default. The file is still there, unencrypted for anyone to view, so long as you know where it is and how to view it. Also: The best Linux laptops you can buy That brings up an important point. Hidden files are not password-protected, so anyone can view the contents of the file, so long as they know how....

Also: The 6 best password managers: Easily maintain all your logins A good password manager will create, store, and apply strong and complex passwords across the board, thereby securing your accounts. I’ve used a password manager for years and wouldn’t be able to juggle all my online accounts without it. However, since your password manager is home to the sensitive login details for all your accounts, you need to protect the password manager itself from any potential compromise....

You might be having issues with the device, and it has become unresponsive. Or you might want to sell the Apple smart speaker, or maybe you’re looking to give it away to someone else. Also: Apple updated everything from iOS to HomePod: What’s new Regardless of the reason, knowing how to reset your HomePod Mini could come in handy if you own one. How to reset your HomePod Mini Requirements Resetting your HomePod only requires your hand, some good timing, and the device....

Also: How to write better ChatGPT prompts People are learning how to use ChatGPT to ask it questions in search of funny answers, see how well it can create content, improve their writing or Excel skills, find and correct a bug in code, or summarize a book. Some even wonder if the AI chatbot could replace programmers or writers, and how it will revolutionize different industries. Also: AI projects now exceed 350,000, according to Stanford Through it all, one thing is clear: The genius of this latest AI tool isn’t in how innovative the idea of it is, but in how accessible and easy it is to use....

Also: How to recover deleted files in Windows 10 or 11 But one new feature now available in Windows 11 is voice access. Using voice access, it’s possible to navigate and interact with Windows by speaking different commands, actions, keys, and keyboard shortcuts. Plus, you can dictate text in an email, message, or document. Though the feature is designed for people who can’t use a mouse and keyboard due to physical limitations, voice access can be useful for anyone who wants to use Windows 11 with their voice....

The continued, significant expansion of GreenLake, first launched four years ago, underscores HPE’s vision for the platform, which CEO Antonio Neri laid out to reporters this week. It’s far more than a payment model, he said. “GreenLake is an experience,” Neri said, “which basically delivers the entire solution to you that you can consume as a service. It’s the full, optimized solution for whatever outcome you’re trying to achieve.” At the end of the day, he said, “GreenLake should be synonymous with HPE....