Duet AI comes to all of Google's Workspace apps

Google’s Duet AI assistant is now available for all Workspace apps, the company announced. Duet is a virtual assistant that can help you with various tasks in Google apps, such as creating slides, charts, images, summaries, and more. It can also be a creative partner, generating email responses, grammar checks, and other content. Duet combines the helpfulness of Clippy and the creativity of ChatGPT.

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Meta’s news ban in Canada doesn't affect Facebook usage, data shows

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Meta’s decision to block news links in Canada has not affected Facebook usage, according to data from Similarweb and Data.ai. The company faces criticism from the Canadian government over the move, which is a response to a new law that requires platforms to pay publishers for news content. (Google plans to do the same once the law takes effect.)

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Apple to unveil new products and services at September 12 event

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Apple announced its first fall special event on September 12 and invited the media to watch a live stream of the Apple Event from Apple Park. The online presentation will start at 10:00 a.m. Pacific, 1:00 p.m. Eastern, and will be available on Apple’s Events page and the Apple TV app.

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Netflix unveils trailer and release dates for Zack Snyder’s 'Star Wars'-inspired epic, 'Rebel Moon'

Zack Snyder is no stranger to genre-hopping. He has explored zombies, superheroes, owls, and female empowerment in his diverse filmography. Now, he ventures into a new territory: science fiction. Snyder’s ambitious space opera was a tough pitch. It started as a Star Wars spin-off inspired by Seven Samurai, but without the familiar characters, it was a tough sell for Lucasfilm. Undeterred, Snyder brought his 172-page script to Netflix, where it became a two-part epic: Rebel Moon: Part One — A Child of Fire and Rebel Moon: Part Two — The Scargiver. And the first movie’s trailer and the release dates for both parts have just been revealed.

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