Joel Lee

1 week ago | pcworld.com | Kristian Kask |Joel Lee

Last fall, Google launched the Audio Overview feature for its AI tool NotebookLM, which allows you to AI-generate a podcast where two AI voices “discuss” the content of your documents. Now Engadget reports that Google has begun experimenting in a very similar way using Audio Overviews in its search engine. If you submit a longer or more complex Google search query, Audio Overview can kick in and produce a small podcast where two AI voices discuss the answer to your query.

1 week ago | pcworld.com | Viktor Eriksson |Joel Lee

In a recent announcement post on the Google Workspace Updates blog, Google announced that it’s continuing to integrate its AI assistant Gemini into Workspace with new features for Drive and Forms. In Google Drive, PDFs now get automatic summaries that show key points and suggested actions right in the sidebar. The feature supports over 20 different languages and it’s being rolled out now. In Google Forms, Gemini can automatically summarize responses once at least three people have responded.

1 week ago | pcworld.com | Hans-Christian Dirscherl |Joel Lee

The switch from Windows 3.x to Windows 95 was a big step for Microsoft and their software developers. Accordingly, Microsoft tested the compatibility of as many programs as possible when making the transition. Former Windows developer Raymond Chen described the process in detail in Microsoft’s developer blog.

2 weeks ago | pcworld.com | Kristian Kask |Laura Pippig |Joel Lee

If you’re already fed up with the amount of ads you see on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service, there could be a reason. Amazon has quietly begun running twice as many ads between movies and TV shows than it did a year ago, reports AdWeek. When the streaming service began showing ads early in 2024, the commercial breaks were supposed to be between 2 and 3.5 minutes per hour.

2 weeks ago | pcworld.com | Kristian Kask |Laura Pippig |Joel Lee

If you’re already fed up with the amount of ads you see on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service, we have bad news. You may soon be forced to watch twice as many ads between movies and TV shows, reports AdWeek. When the streaming service began showing ads earlier this year, the commercial breaks were supposed to be between 2 and 3.5 minutes per hour. In a new email to advertisers, Amazon now states that the commercial breaks have been expanded to 4 to 6 minutes per hour.