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Earlier today, Google debuted Gemini 2.0. The company says its new machine learning model wont just enhance its existing products and services. It will also power entirely new experiences. To that point, Google previewed Project Mariner, an AI agent that can navigate within a web browser. Mariner is an experimental Chrome extension that is currently available to select trusted testers. As you can see from the video Google shared, the pitch for Mariner is a tool that can automate certain rote tasks. In the demo, Mariner assists Googles Jaclyn Konzelmann with finding the contact information of four outdoor companies. Clearly, theres more work Google needs to do before the software is ready for public use. Notice that Konzelmann is very specific when prompting Mariner, instructing the agent to memorize and remember parts of her instructions. It also takes Mariner close to 12 minutes to complete the task given to it. As a research prototype, its able to understand and reason across information in your browser screen, including pixels and web elements like text, code, images and forms, Google says of Mariner. If Project Mariner sounds familiar, its because The Information reported in October that Google was working on something called Project Jarvis. The publication described it as a computer-using agent that Google designed to assist with tasks like booking flights. In November, an early version of Jarvis was briefly available on the Chrome Web Store. A Google spokesperson told Engadget Jarvis and Mariner are the same project. The confirmation of Mariners existence comes after Anthropic introduced a similar but more expansive feature for its Claude AI, which the company says can use a wide range of standard tools and software programs designed for people. That tool is currently available in public beta.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/jarvis-googles-web-browsing-ai-is-now-officially-known-as-project-mariner-191603929.html?src=rss
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Sonys PlayStation 2024 Wrap-Up has a slight problem: It isnt working. The site for accessing your year-end PlayStation stats and achievements has been down for maintenance since it launched nearly 24 hours ago. Push Square reports that, although some folks could briefly access their summaries, it quickly began showing errors to many before eventually collapsing. It now displays the Well be back soon message in the above image. Oops! The year-end replay is similar to Spotify Wrapped and other year-end summaries. Assuming Sony eventually gets it back up and running, it will show stats like your most played games, achievements, monthly gaming breakdowns, personal gaming style and more. For the first time this year, Sony added historical data like the number of games played since creating your account and reflections on trophies youve earned. The 2024 edition includes a nod to PlayStations 30th anniversary, with a retro PlayStation aesthetic and graphics that pay tribute to the brands history. The year-end rewind will be continually updated until the end of the year, so (once the kinks are ironed out), youll still have a chance to change it with some furious December marathon sessions. When Wrap Up returns, you can find it here. However, there are several requirements to be eligible. Youll need to be 18 or older with an active PlayStation Network account in your region and have played at least 10 hours on a PS4 or PS5 in the 2024 calendar year. Another point to consider is that youll have to opt in to share Full Data (or Additional Data in some regions, including the EU) from your PS5 console. So, if youre (wisely) cautious about big corporations hoovering up your data, consider whether a few moments of profiled nostalgia justify that cost.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/playstations-2024-wrap-up-has-been-mostly-out-of-commission-for-24-hours-190522062.html?src=rss
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Meta apps and services like Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Messenger are down as part of an apparent outage. Staff at Engadget and users across X and Bluesky have reported issues loading Metas websites and logging in. Even Metas company site is currently displaying the text This page isnt available right now. There were over 90,000 reports of issues for Facebook.com alone on Downdetector, and the site is also showing outage reports for Whatsapp, Threads, and Messenger too. The issue is clearly not concentrated on a single Meta app or service. Engadget has reached out to Meta for more information on the outage and will update this post once we learn more. The company noted that people have been experience issues on X and said a fix is in the works. Were aware that a technical issue is impacting some users ability to access our apps. Were working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience. Meta (@Meta) December 11, 2024 Meta last dealt with a major outage in March 2024 that prevented users from accessing its apps and services for two hours. The last outage was attributed to a "technical issue" by Meta communications director Andy Stone, which is the same explanation Meta has offered so far today, but it's not clear when the issue will be resolved.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/instagram-threads-whatsapp-and-more-down-as-part-of-meta-outage-184608535.html?src=rss
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