Azure Container Apps now supports a managed OpenTelemetry agent in public preview. This new feature eliminates the need to set up an OTLP collector manually, allowing users to easily send their application data using open source standards. The managed agent enables users to select where to send logs, metrics, and traces within the Container Apps … Read more
In a recent project, I successfully deployed a web application to Azure using Azure App Service. For today’s project, I decided to deploy the same web application but using Azure Container Apps. I followed a series of steps to achieve this: First, I cloned the 2048 game repository and created a Dockerfile with the necessary … Read more
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22407721/Screen_Shot_2021_03_30_at_9.01.49_AM.png?w=1200&resize=1200,628&ssl=1 "The newest addition to Google’s list of discontinued apps is PDF organizer Stack")
Stack, a product of The Google Area 120 incubator, was a handy app that allowed users to create or import PDFs and store them in different categories known as Stacks. These categories included tax, insurance, medical, and more. The app would automatically pull data from the PDF files to suggest titles, add searchable details like … Read more
Google is making it easier for travelers to have access to their hotel keys with the new digital key support feature in Google Wallet. This feature allows users to upload their hotel key to Google Wallet for easy access to common areas of the hotel such as the pool or recreation room. However, this functionality … Read more
Google is integrating its AI tool Gemini into its Workspace apps like Docs, Sheets, and Drive. The Gemini side panel will now be available in some of Google’s most popular Workspace apps, providing users with advanced reasoning and context window features. The side panel can be accessed at any time from the blue Gemini button … Read more
Google is expanding the accessibility of its Gemini feature in its Workspace apps for paying customers. This includes the deployment of Gemini side panels in Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Gmail, as well as the release of the Gemini for Gmail app on Android and iOS. At this year’s Google I/O event, the company referred … Read more
Google has announced through I/O 2024 that the Gemini side panel, powered by Gemini 1.5 Pro, is now being deployed to paid Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides customers, including Google One AI Premium users. Formerly known as Duet AI, the Gemini side panel offers various functions across different Google applications. In Docs, the … Read more
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a technique that enhances large language models (LLMs) by incorporating external knowledge sources. It allows LLMs to reference authoritative knowledge bases or internal repositories before generating responses, producing output tailored to specific domains or contexts while providing relevance, accuracy, and efficiency. RAG achieves this enhancement without retraining the model, making … Read more
Azure App Service has announced the general availability of the “Auto Scaling” feature, following valuable feedback received during the preview phase. The Auto Scaling feature has been improved and is now available for Premium V2 (P1V2, P2V2, P3V2) and Premium V3 (P0V3, P1V3, P2V3, P3V3, P1MV3, P2MV3, P3MV3, P4MV3, P5MV3) pricing tiers. This feature is … Read more
Phone mirroring software like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay has become essential for drivers, as automakers have largely given in to the dominance of Google and Apple in the automotive world. Google recently announced a new program called “car-ready mobile apps” that aims to bring new applications to Android Auto without requiring developers to do … Read more