On the web, Google Drive, along with Gmail, has one of the better applications of Material You, and it’s now getting a “smoother, more modern video player.” Previously, Google Drive just used a video player that matches… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/10/22/material-you-video-player/
Key Takeaways Google Chat updates include a tweaked floating bottom bar with Material You aesthetics for a seamless visual experience on your device. The navigation bar now features a pill-like shape, wider view, and Dynamic Color… Article Source https://www.androidpolice.com/google-chat-bar-gets-more-material-you/
The floating bottom bar introduced by Google Chat is almost a year old, and a design tweak makes it fit in better with Material You. Previously, the floating bar leveraged a circle to identify what feed you’re viewing. This… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/10/21/google-chat-floating-bottom-bar-material-you/
Strange behavior in Android 15 leaves Material You theming color palettes being duplicated, leading to fewer options, but Google says everything is “working as intended.” The style options in Android have been using… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/10/18/android-material-you-duplicate-colors-issue/
The vast majority of Google apps have updated their bottom bar to the latest Material 3 design. The Google (Search) app did that last year before reverting, and it’s now back. It’s very simple with a pill-shaped indicator… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/10/10/google-app-material-3-bottom-bar/
Key Takeaways The Google app’s bottom navigation bar has received a Material You 3 makeover on both Android and iOS. The refreshed app is currently only available in beta (version 15.40) but looks as if it will be rolling out soon,… Article Source https://www.androidpolice.com/google-app-bottom-bar/
Amazon is investigating allegations that artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content from major news sites without permission. The tech giant is looking into information provided by WIRED, which published an investigation showing that Perplexity was scraping content from banned websites using AWS servers. Perplexity denies violating AWS’s terms of service. Despite being backed … Read more
Google Chrome dominates the global browser market with over 65% share, while Safari is making gains in the US with 32%. Google recently unveiled new features like Chrome Action and revamped the address bar to enhance user experience on Android and iOS. Chrome’s customizable suggestions and Discover feed offer a personalized browsing experience, with live … Read more
Google has made significant changes to its Material Web Components (MWC) development, with the engineering team no longer actively working on them. The MWC offered a range of components for developers to use on websites, but the project has now entered maintenance mode with all future plans abandoned. The team is looking into ways to … Read more
Dr. Tim Erdmann, a cfaed alumni now working at IBM Research in San Jose, will be speaking about ChemChat, a web application that integrates cheminformatics tools and AI models to assist chemists in tasks such as molecule research, retrosynthesis, data visualization, and literature research. This addresses the underutilization of AI tools in chemistry due to … Read more