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Get the memories you want with Google ‘AI’ photo editing

Generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) or large language model (LLM) are terms being thrown around as buzzwords, but the most popular one of all is Artificial Intelligence (AI). It’s such an important term for investors and stock market pundits that Google said the phrase “AI” over 100 times during its 2-hour Google I/O keynote.

Google said it shared AI-related updates across fifteen of its major product lines. We won’t debate exactly what AI means for Google, but here’s everything AI and AI-adjacent announced at the keynote.

• Help Me Write: get help writing an email using context clues within an email thread.
• Help Me Write will also appear across Google Workspace apps. Ask for a detailed job description in Docs, a pet roster for a dog walking job in Sheets, or spice up a Slides doc with generated images.
• Other Help Me Write examples showed a prompt helping with writing a fictional story, planning a potluck in a Gmail thread, or generating speaker notes for a slideshow.
• Google Maps Immersive View for Routes: get a 3D preview of a route using stitched-together mapping data. Coming to 15 cities by the end of 2023.
• Google Photos Magic Editor: take control of photos by editing out objects, moving pieces, or even adding in details of objects that didn’t exist in the original photo.
• Generate emoji wallpapers, cinematic wallpapers, or original AI art with generative AI.
• Pixel Call Assist continues to evolve with tools that filter unwanted calls, show phone tree prompts as touch targets, or improve call quality.

Google Bard gets more AI improvements

• Coders can prompt PaLM 2 powered chatbots like Bard with queries around code and ask for notes in different languages.
• Bard has learned over 20 coding languages and can help with code generation, debugging, and explanation.
• Generated code can be fine-tuned with further queries to Bard and even exported to systems like Replit.
• Bard can export responses to Gmail or Google Docs. Available now.
• Bard is gaining “tools,” or API access to Google’s first-party apps and third-party systems. One example showed Bard creating an image caption using Google Lens.
• Bard can also serve as a powerful search tool. An example had Bard explain what classes a person would take with select interests, then showed colleges with those courses nearby on Google Maps. That data could then be transformed into a table and exported into Google Sheets.
• Bard tools will come from many popular services, one shown by Adobe Firefly. Generate images with a prompt using license-free training data.

Enhanced search with generative responses

• Google Search shows an “AI-powered snapshot” built from search queries. It is shown as a clearly separate area with a green highlight.
• Search will also be improved thanks to information from Google’s shopping data, scraped info from the web like review content, and more. Give Google a prompt for needing an e-bike for a city commute in a price range, and it’ll use AI to generate the response.
• Tune Google Search results with follow-up queries.
• Google Search with AI tools is an expansive experience that can help with nearly any query. Google pushed its global dominance in Search as a powerful backend for expanding LLMs and AI.

• Many of the AI tools and prompt integrations are also coming to Google Cloud. Businesses can take advantage of Google’s large models when it rolls out later.
• Project Tailwind will allow Google Cloud users to provide troves of personal notes and data to feed PaLM 2. This will enable a personalized chatbot that knows what you’re working on and output the data you’ve given as useful snippets.
• A universal translator tool will provide users the ability to translate a video into any language and make the speaker’s lips match up with the words.

There are several language models at play within Google’s upcoming features. The primary model is PaLM 2, but non-public models like Gemini with larger data sets, memory, and APIs are expected to become available for public use as they mature.

Don’t worry, Google’s ‘AI’ is here to help with everything

Google also announced it would expand its mission statement of “Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” with AI. “Making AI helpful for everyone” will advance that mission.

It seems for Google, that “AI” refers to any computational tool that relies on large models trained on extensive data sets. It is an evolution of machine learning with the power of Google’s collected data sets.

These updates come on the heels of OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft Bing. The major tech players are moving fast for control of the future of “AI,” all except Apple, notably.

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is being held in June. While the company will likely avoid using buzzwords like “AI,” it will be very surprising if some level of large language model or transformer isn’t announced for Apple users with a privacy angle.

Apple TV+

It can be difficult to choose what to watch in the streaming era, especially when a show is canceled just when it begins to look promising. This is an ongoing list of shows that have been canceled by Apple TV+ without a conclusion to the story.

There are several kinds of media on Apple TV+, and many are meant to exist as a limited series. This list of canceled shows only contains content that was listed as seasonal and ended without a proper series finale.

Despite being canceled without an official series finale, some of these series may end on a satisfactory note. “Mr. Corman,” for example, works as a single-season narrative while “Truth Be Told” had three complete seasons with full story arcs.

It isn’t easy to determine which shows have a cliffhanger or unsatisfactory ending due to a premature cancellation. Apple has updated its canceled shows to say “series finale” for the final episodes of each season despite the episode not actually serving as the series’ official end.

As of this publication, “Amber Brown” hasn’t been officially canceled and Apple hasn’t updated the show’s information to reflect a “series finale.” Rumors suggest that “Amber Brown” is indeed canceled, so expect that to be updated on Apple’s end at any time.

As Apple TV+ grows, expect more shows to be canceled. While Apple is approaching content with a “quality over quantity” mentality, that doesn’t mean every show will be a hit nor produced to completion.

For security reasons, macOS allows you to lock your Mac’s screen so that others can’t gain access to your Mac while you’re away from it. These options allow you to set a password required to unlock the screen after it locks, turn the display off, start a screen saver, and set options for Fast User Switching.

To access your Mac’s lock screen controls, select “System Settings” from the Apple menu in the main menubar, then scroll down and select “Lock Screen” on the left from the Settings list:

The first four options are:

1. Start Screen Saver when inactive
2. Turn display off when inactive
3. Require password after screen saver begins or display is turned off
4. Show message when locked

We’ll discuss each of these briefly:

“Start Screen Saver when inactive” sets the time interval at which the currently selected Screen Saver starts after a period of inactivity. Click the popup menu on the right to set a time interval from one minute to three hours.

You can choose which screen saver to use from the Settings list on the left under “Screen Saver”.

When the set time interval elapses and there has been no activity on your Mac – including no mouse or trackpad movement, and no keyboard activity, the selected screen saver will start automatically.

Screen savers are stored in the /Users/~/Library/Screen Savers folder and for all users on the computer in /Library/Screen Savers.

Screen savers usually have a file type of .saver. You can add new screen savers to your Mac by dropping any .saver file into one of these locations on your Startup Disk.

In the “Turn display off when inactive” popup menu you can also set a time interval from one minute to three hours. When the set time elapses, your Mac’s screen will be turned off both to save power and to secure your computer.

To turn the display back on again you merely need to move your Mac’s mouse, touch its trackpad, or press any key on the keyboard.

Note if the Start Screen Saver interval is set to longer than the Turn display off interval, you might as well turn the Screen Saver option off entirely to save power and load on the system’s GPUs.

If you’ve set the “Require password after screen saver begins or display is turned off” popup menu to a time interval, you’ll be prompted to enter the current user’s system password to gain access to the Mac again when you wake it up.

You can set the required password time interval anywhere from “Immediately” to eight hours in this popup menu. Any delay longer than 5 seconds won’t ask for the password when waking unless the specified time interval has elapsed.

In the third option “Show message when locked”, you can set a message to display on your Mac’s screen when it locks. To use this feature, turn the small slider switch to the right on, then click the “Set” button next to it to set the lock screen message:

The next item in the Lock Screen settings pane is “When Switching User”. These options apply when using Fast User Switching located in Settings->Control Center. With Fast User Switching, macOS allows you to stay logged in to multiple users at once and switch between them from an icon in the main menubar, or from in Control Center itself.

• Go to Settings->Control Center in the list on the left.
• Scroll down to “Fast User Switching”.
• Set an option under “Show in Menu Bar” and “Show in Control Center”.

For Fast User Switching in the main menu bar, you can show just an icon, an account name, or a full user name. These are the same account user names and icons as set up in the Settings->Users & Groups pane.

Once enabled, you can switch to another user simply by selecting it from the menu bar or Control Center, and entering the user’s password.

Back in the Lock Screen pane, under When Switching User, you can set what to show on the macOS user login window when switching: a list of users on the computer, or a name and password field. When you switch between users whatever you set here will be displayed for login.

In the next two items, you can also set whether to show the Sleep, Restart, and Shut Down buttons on the login screen, and whether to show password hints.

Password hints are set in each user’s account pane and are optional. Password hints are usually a word or sentence that only the user will remember in case they forget their password.

In the Accessibility Options button in the lower-right corner of the Lock Screen settings pane, you can select which Accessibility options to set, if any. These include Voice Over, screen Zoom, Keyboard, Sticky Keys, and others.

These are the same Accessibility options found in the Settings->Accessibility pane.

Using any combination of the Lock Screen options, you can keep your Mac secure while you’re away from it without having to shut it down completely, and without having to go to great lengths to stay secure.

The screen saver and message options are nice touches. The message option can be especially useful if you want to leave a brief note for a co-worker or family member while you’re away from your computer.

Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2

When Acefast introduced the Fast Charge Power Bank M1, it brought a retro feel to a modern form of charging, but the price and lack of ports held it back.

The Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2 brings all the positives that the Power Bank M1 has, but at the same time, it doesn’t resolve the issues it has either.

It may have even added one.

The Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2’s design is very similar to the Power Bank M1 by offering a build constructed from a flame-retardant polycarbonate (PC). One that smooths the power bank to the touch and crystalizes to the eyes.

At 129mm by 74mm by 31mm (5.07by2.91 by 1.22 inches) in size, the Power Bank M2 is 35% smaller than an iPhone 14 Pro Max — though that is not including width, where it can be compared to two iPhones stacked on top of one another. It weighs 373 grams (13.1 ounces), 153 grams heavier than the Power Bank M1.

Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2 thickness

On the front is the same 1.5-inch LED screen that displays the current battery percentage, and it is still set behind a transparent plastic that gives a peek into the placement of the internal components of the battery pack. The retro feel from the Power Bank M1 returns with this design.

The only difference with the display from the Power Bank M1 is that the chip inside says 20,000 mAh instead of 10,000 mAh, regarding the battery size.

20,000 mAh battery logo

It still offers a USB-C and USB-A port on the top and a power button on the right side to turn the Power Bank M2 on and off. While a power button may seem inconvenient, it helps preserve the battery when not using the charger.

Both USB ports can output power, but only the USB-C port can input the ability to charge the Power Bank M2.

With all these details, the portable charger still complies with airline safety standards. It is recommended not to drop the Power Bank M2 and keep it out of high and humid temperatures.

Built inside is a 20,000 mAh battery, which doubles the size of its predecessor, and it can charge at a max rate of 30W. Charge protection is still included, incorporating NTC — Negative Temperature Coefficient — temperature protection.

NTC thermistors are resistors with a negative temperature coefficient, meaning the resistance decreases when the temperature increases. The primary job of these is to be used as resistive temperature sensors and current-limiting devices.

At 20,000 mAh, the power bank should fully charge your iPhone four times, but that depends on your iPhone model. This statistic is based on an iPhone 14.

You can charge the Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2 through the USB-C port on the top, which charges at up to 30 watts at most. A USB-C to USB-C cord is included in the box to charge other devices and the portable charger itself.

Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2 charging

Like with the Power Bank M1, while the Power Bank M2 is charging, the LED screen will blink the digital number inside. That number will also increase with each percentage of charge added to the battery.

The Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2 offers the same charging speeds as its predecessor, with the USB-C port outputting 30W and the USB-A port outputting 22.5W. If you charge two devices simultaneously while using both ports, the speed rate will fall to 15W.

USB ports and power button

It isn’t delightful to see that the charging speeds have stayed the same, especially since the body and price have become more prominent and bulkier.

During our tests — where we used an iPhone 13 Pro Max — the battery started at 1%, and we charged it through the USB-C port. After 30 minutes of being plugged into the Power Bank M2, the iPhone was charged 58%, and after 1 hour, the iPhone was at 83%.

Just like when charging the power bank, the digital numbers will blink while decreasing in percentage due to the battery in the charger going toward your device.

With the Power Bank M2 able to charge at up to 30W, it offers fast charging through the USB-C port.

The difference from the Power Bank M1 is that a green charging icon will appear when fast charging through the USB-C port. This icon will not appear when recharging the Power Bank M2 or charging devices through the USB-A port.

Fast charging indicator

Just like with the previous version, the Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2 offers a charging experience that is smooth and easy to understand, compacted in a design that is beautiful to hold and look at while using it.

It still brings the retro feel by getting a glimpse inside the charger and seeing the internals, and the placement of the ports is efficient and not obstructive of one another. The LED screen is still an excellent addition to knowing the current battery in the charger.

Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2

With all that being said, the downsides that the Power Bank M1 had are still apparent in this version of the portable charger.

The number of ports is still the same, and with a bigger battery, the charger should be able to handle another port or two. Also, while USB-A can still be seen as efficient, it is being phased out, and two USB-C ports would be more beneficial to get two ways of fast charging.

While the design is still beautiful, it has become bulkier with the double-in-size battery that it includes. This slightly lessens the Power Bank M2’s portability, and while it won’t weigh down your bag, it is still pretty hefty.

Whether this portable charger will be carried around and used frequently is still in the air. While it still meets all the charging expectations, this version from Acefast’s Power Bank M-series has become heavier and bulkier while still having the same worries.

The fear of throwing the Power Bank M2 in a bag and getting scratched is still apparent, and this charger will still be used more for aesthetic purposes than charging.

If you like the design and want a large-capacity portable charger, then the Power Bank M2 might be the right fit for you, but if you like the design and want something smaller and cheaper, check out the Power Bank M1.

Still, if you are looking for a suitable battery pack, note that there are multiple other power banks out there that offer more ports and battery capacity that you can easily find for cheaper.

• Beautiful design
• USB-C input and output charging
• Readable battery percentage screen
• Unique interior design
• Big battery
• Fast charging

• Bulky
• Only two charging ports
• High price

You can purchase the Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M2 from its website for $59. It comes in cherry blossom, mica grey, mountain mist, and purple alfalfa.

Plugable’s newest 5-in-1 hub

The company’s latest product is the 5-in-1 USB-C hub that expands a MacBook’s capabilities with a few extra ports. It sits perfectly aligned with the host Mac, and a cutout allows access to the MagSafe charging port.

The hub is created explicitly for the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. It has a Gigabit Ethernet port, an audio jack, two USB 3.0 ports, and a fully functional USB4 port.

It can link an external display with a capacity of up to 6K at 60Hz, transferring data at a rate of up to 40Gbps, and allowing the charging of either the Mac at up to 100W or other devices such as phones or tablets up to 15W. Users can connect their MacBook to any USB-C, Thunderbolt, or USB4 device using the USB-C port.

The 3.5mm audio jack is a combination port with an analog audio input and output in a single port. A user can plug in a microphone, headphones, or a headset with a microphone and headphones into the combo port.

As you can see, the ports on Plugable’s hub are limited and don’t offer much extra functionality. It requires two USB-C ports to plug into the MacBook.

Two connectors make sense because it adds stability and less wiggling, but that means it replaces two USB-C ports with one USB-C and two USB-A ports. Since the MacBook has three USB-C ports, we’re now down to two — one on each side.

That’s great for people with cables and other accessories with USB-A connectors, but people who primarily have USB-C gadgets will feel left out.

The port that some people may find helpful is the Ethernet port, which modern MacBooks lack. However, since Plugable’s hub isn’t expensive, you could buy it purely as an Ethernet adapter and think of the other ports as a bonus.

Otherwise, the hub has the same features that our 2023 MacBook Pro does, with audio, Thunderbolt 4 speeds, and handling an external display at up to 6K at 60Hz over Thunderbolt. The hub would be even more limited if it weren’t for the cutout with room for the MagSafe cable.

• Gigabit Ethernet port
• Cutout for MagSafe cable
• Audio jack that can handle headphones and microphones

• Only one USB-C port
• The USB-A ports that replace USB-C aren’t even high-speed

The 5-in-1 Hub from Plugable is available through Amazon for $32.95

Brydge keyboard and trackpad

Brydge was a trusted name in Apple accessories. Its keyboards were popular, offering premium aluminum designs and laptop-style hinges that not even Apple offered.

After initially beginning with an iPad keyboard, it soon expanded its portfolio to include Thunderbolt docking stations with its acquisition of Henge.

Things were looking great for the company as it launched its first keyboard to include a multi-touch trackpad. The first trackpad-keyboard combo stumbled when it finally arrived, as the cursor could not traverse the display smoothly.

This was due to Apple’s software that, while smooth on its own Magic Keyboard, didn’t play nice with third-party trackpads or mice. As Apple polished its software, this was solved, and a new firmware update brought the Brydge Pro+ to feature parity with Apple’s performance.

Over the last few months, AppleInsider was alerted to the lack of inventory on Brydge’s website. All items were listed, but none were available to be purchased.

Would-be customers contacted AppleInsider to inquire about what had happened and when stock would return. After further investigation, it appeared their social media had also gone silent earlier this year.

The website fully went offline Friday, April 28, as the company’s fate seemed sealed.

We’d been in discussions with co-CEO Nicholas Smith on the dire situation. He told AppleInsider that the company had been foreclosed on due to financial challenges resulting from COVID-induced supply chain issues and the delayed effects of retail store closures.

Its senior lender initiated the foreclosure process, and the Brydge name and intellectual property have been sold to a third party. As a result of the sale, Brydge has been forced to cease operations.

“I am extremely proud of what the Brydge team has accomplished, including the award-winning innovative solutions brought to market and setting a new benchmark for computer peripherals in quality and design,” said Smith.

“I hope the acquirer of the Brydge brand and IP can continue the legacy of innovation of the BRYDGE brand and take the products and brand to new heights. We recognize there are current outstanding items, including unshipped ProDock preorders and other company matters, and we are working through these items as part of this process.”

The Brydge Pro+ with iPad Pro

In an exclusive interview with AppleInsider, Nicholas Smith shared that because Brydge was unable to meet financial obligations and raise additional capital in a tenuous market, this led to a cascading effect that ultimately resulted in the senior lender pursuing foreclosure.

He candidly stressed that there was much more to the story but that it would be shared later due to the highly-confidential nature of the information.

Importantly to customers, it is Smith’s understanding that the new owners intend on fulfilling the outstanding orders. Inventory has arrived to fulfill those orders but has been caught up in the foreclosure process.

Despite the tumultuous end of the original Brydge brand, many ex-employees remained positive about their experience. In conversations with AppleInsider, they praised the company’s leadership and culture and spoke highly of the mutual respect seen from all levels of the organization.

While Toby Mander-Jones and Nicholas Smith aren’t involved in the future of the now-sold brand, we can only surmise that we will likely see Brydge-branded products in the future.

“Sid Meier’s Railroads!” comes to iOS

Sid Meier’s Railroads! is a simulation strategy game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games in 2006. Feral Interactive published a version of it for Mac OS X in 2012, and recently brought it to the iPhone and iPad on April 15.

The railroad management game is where players are tasked with building and managing their own railroad empire. It offers a unique experience of planning and managing railway networks, building stations, laying tracks, and transporting goods and passengers across a diverse landscape.

In Sid Meier’s Railroads!, players compete with historical railroad barons who built and contributed to the industry across countries like North America and Europe. They include Jim Hill, Baron Rothschild, George Stephenson, Czar Nicholas II, and many others.

For example, as the last Russian monarch, Nicholas II was instrumental in establishing the Trans-Siberian Railway. It’s the longest railway line in the world at over 5,772 miles, from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the east.

Another character is George Stephenson, the baron we chose, a British civil engineer during the Industrial Revolution. He is known as the “Father of Railways” and was responsible for the design of Britain’s first steam-powered rail system, the Stockton & Darlington railway.

Drag-and-drop to build railways and manage cities

History is often a common aspect of Sid Meier’s games, such as the popular Civilization game series in which players build civilizations posing as real-life kings, queens, and presidents. Like those games, Railroads! is a fun way to learn history.

The game has 16 fictional and historical scenarios, each with a map and specific goals. Players can, for instance, connect the American West during the Gold Rush, build the first passenger line in 1830s Great Britain, or assist Santa Claus with the Christmas rush at the North Pole.

The game is based on the supply and demand of raw materials, finished goods, passengers, and mail. Players must establish an efficient network that transports these resources to their required destinations to succeed.

To achieve this goal, players must think about the economy of each map and link peripheral suppliers of raw materials like grain, coal, wood, and ore to the towns and cities that have factories capable of converting them into finished products. These include furniture, steel, and processed food.

To expand a railway network, players must construct new tracks on the ones they already possess, necessitating careful planning. Players can generate revenue by connecting the initial location to the closest farm or mine, depending on the local industry requirements, or transporting passengers between cities.

Tapping and dragging a railway next to a location that has one creates the railway, and you can drag it to a nearby location. The train moves back and forth between the two sites, racking up expenses along the way and delivering profits when it returns home.

Create records and track finances

Players can build more rail tracks as their wealth increases, although some challenges exist. For example, trains can’t share the same section of track on more challenging difficulty levels, necessitating the construction of parallel tracks.

Over time, your net worth rises, and you have ten stocks that you can purchase or sell. While keeping an eye on other players, you must manage your stocks to protect yourself while acquiring their stocks to prepare for a potential merger or liquidation.

The other players — which are created and managed by the game — are your competition. They’re doing the same as you by building railway networks.

As Railroads! first launched on the PC, Firaxis had to make the game user-friendly for mobile gamers. As a result, some of the touchscreen controls are awkward, like navigating the mini-map, laying down tracks, creating train depots within cities, and tapping on the right tiny checkmarks and Xs.

Due to its nature as a simulation game, its pace is quite relaxed. Therefore, playing alongside other activities, such as watching television or listening to music, could be more enjoyable.

• Learning about history
• Automatic iCloud saves
• Various campaigns and scenarios
• Modest learning curve with some challenges

• Some controls are tiny and difficult to tap accurately
• As a simulation game, it can be slow-paced at times

Sid Meier’s Railroads! is available as a 1.6GB download for the iPhone and iPad for $12.99. It requires iOS and iPadOS 15.5 or later.

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Upgrade your existing Apple setup with complementary accessories that can instantly enhance your workflow.

• Apple Pencil 2, OB: $87.20* (orig. $120, $41.80 off)
• Apple Magic Keyboard, OB: $67.20* (orig. $99, $32 off)
• Apple Magic Trackpad 2, OB: $68* (orig. $129, $61 off)
• Apple Silicone Case for iPhone 11 Pro, Pink Sand, OB: $1.60 (orig. $39.99, $38.39 off)

If you need help activating the APINSIDER20 discount code at Adorama, here are step-by-step instructions:

1. Shop through this special pricing link to view qualifying open-box Apple devices.
2. Proceed to checkout and when you get to step 3 (Payment), look for a link with a gift icon that says: “Do you have a gift card or promo code?”
   
   
3. Click that link to bring up the coupon code field and enter APINSIDER20. Here’s what the field looks like:
   
   This is where to enter the APINSIDER20 code at Adorama.

There are plenty of additional sales going on alongside the blowout deals, knocking double and triple digits off the latest hardware and closeout models. Here’s a sampling of the bargains, with hundreds of items on sale in our Apple Price Guide.