Youre neck deep in a research project but the finish line is in sight. You hit the close button on your browser. It vanishes and takes the dozens of tabs you had open with it. You heave a sigh of relief and then remember that you need to verify just one more detail from one of the web pages you had open. The problem is that you have no idea which one it was or how to get back there. You start digging through your browsers history, feverishly clicking on any pages that look familiar, but the page that you knew you looked at seems to have vanished.If this sounds familiar, a new feature coming to Google Chrome on the desktop in the next few weeks might be just what you need. With it, you'll be able to ask questions of your browsing history in natural language using Gemini, Googles family of large language models that power its AI systems. You can type a question like What was that ice cream shop I looked at last week? into your address bar after accessing your history and Chrome will show relevant pages from whatever youve browsed so far.GoogleThe high level is really wanting to introduce a more conversational interface to Chromes history so people dont have to remember URLs, said Parisa Tabriz, vice president of Chrome, in a conversation with reporters ahead of the announcement.The feature will only be available to Chromes desktop users in the US for now and will be opt-in by default. It also wont work with websites you browsed in Incognito mode. And the company says that it is aware of the implications of having Googles AI parse through your browsing history to give you an answer. Tabriz said that the company does not directly use your browsing history or tabs to train its large language models. Anything related to browsing history is super personal, sensitive data, she said. We want to be really thoughtful and make sure that were thinking about privacy from the start and by design.In addition to making wading through your search history more conversational, Google is also adding two new AI-powered features to Chrome. Its finally bringing Google Lens, which is already on both Android and iPhones, to Chrome on the desktop in the US. This means youll be able to easily select, search and ask questions about anything you see on the web, all without leaving your current tab, according to Googles blog post about the feature.You can search with Google Lens in Chrome on the desktop by selecting its icon on the address bar and then clicking on anything on a web page that you want to search. Clicking on a picture of a plant on a web page with Google Lens, for instance, will open a sidebar directly on the web page and identify it. You can then ask follow-up questions such as how much sunlight does this plant need to stay alive? and get AI-generated responses inline without leaving the page youre on.Lens is also capable of parsing text within videos, which means you can hit pause and directly select any text displayed in the frame (such as a math equation) and quickly get a description in a sidebar with more AI-generated information about it.GoogleFinally, Google is adding Tab Compare, a feature that will present you with an AI-generated overview of products across multiple tabs in a single place By bringing all the essential details product specs, features, price, ratings into one tab, youll be able to easily compare and make an informed decision without the endless tab switching, Google says.GoogleFor now, the feature is restricted to products, but Tabriz imagines a future when it might evolve to let you compare multiple schools, universities, daycares, or anything that might make it easier for people to make decisions that are comparisons.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/google-will-let-you-search-your-chrome-browsing-history-by-asking-questions-like-a-human-160058575.html?src=rss

SiriusXM just announced a standalone podcast subscription service called SiriusXM Podcasts+. The platform will be available via Apple Podcasts starting August 5 and will offer a premium listening experience for some of the biggest shows across the SiriusXM Podcast Network.Subscribers will enjoy an ad-free experience, bonus content and early access to new episodes of popular shows. None of the content is exclusive, however, as youll still be able to check out these podcasts via numerous other platforms.At launch, the platform will be home to some of the bigger names in the space. Theres Smartless, the one with Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, and other programs from the same production team. Other included podcasts include Literally! with Rob Lowe, Andy Cohens Daddy Diaries Podcast and Last Podcast on the Left. The company says that more programs will join the platform later this year.Though tied to Apple Podcasts at first, the company says it expects the subscription will expand to other platforms in the coming weeks. At launch, itll be available in over 60 countries. SiriusXM Podcasts+ will cost $6 per month or $45 per year.SiriusXM has become a major player in the podcast space, which makes sense given that satellite radio talk shows are basically podcasts by another name. This move could continue that trend.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/siriusxm-is-launching-a-standalone-podcast-subscription-service-152534504.html?src=rss

Chaos has released Enscape 4.1. Check out the new features in the real-time visualization software, including preset visual styles, better colored shadows and Chaos AI Enhancer: a new AI feature for adding detail to stock assets.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/08/chaos-releases-enscape-4-1/

Substance 3D Designer 14.0 is out. Check out the new features in Adobe's material authoring software, including new nodes for manipulating color to create stylized images, generate color palettes, or create ID maps. The cost of perpetual licenses has also risen since the previous release.https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/08/adobe-releases-substance-3d-designer-14-0/

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