Google announced Android XR, a new platform for AR and VR headsets
The company is partnering with Samsung to create a device code-named Project Moohan. This upcoming headset will be similar to Apple Vision Pro. Google also launched the Android XR SDK Developer Preview for developers with tools like ARCore, Android Studio, Jetpack Compose, Unity and OpenXR.
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Meta launched a new tool for watermarking AI-generated videos
Meta Video Seal cannot be modified by blurring or cropping the AI-generated video. It also can add a hidden message to videos that can later be uncovered to determine their origins. The company will offer this feature openly under a permissive license, along with research papers, training code and inference code.
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Microsoft unveiled Phi-4, a state-of-the-art small language model
The company said that the model ‘excels’ in specialized tasks, particularly mathematical reasoning. For now, Phi-4 is available only on Microsoft’s recently launched Azure AI Foundry development platform, and only for research purposes.
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Google has announced an experimental AI-powered coding assistant
The AI agent “Jules” can autonomously fix software bugs and prepare code changes. Jules is built on Gemini 2.0 AI models and can directly integrate into GitHub workflows.
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New products
Google Pixel 9a
Pixel 9a will have a 6.3-inch display, Tensor G4 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128 or 256GB of storage. It will come with a 5,100 mAh battery.
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Poco F7 Pro
The phone will have a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and a 50 MP Sony LYT-800 main camera. It will come with a 5,830 mAh battery.
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