marygillis · TEXXR

I do love that the best use they could come up with for this supposedly Earth-shattering technology would save you the minute or less you'd spend checking your email for the receipt for a piece of clothing you bought before. [embedded post]

2026-01-29 View on X

ZDNET

Google updates Gemini in Chrome with a new side panel, an auto browse feature that can navigate pages and take actions for AI Pro and AI Ultra users, and more

ZDNET's key takeaways — Google Chrome is being upgraded with Gemini 3 and a revamped sidepanel UX.

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I do love that the best use they could come up with for this supposedly Earth-shattering technology would save you the minute or less you'd spend checking your email for the receipt for a piece of clothing you bought before. [embedded post]

2026-01-28 View on X

ZDNET

Google updates Gemini in Chrome with a new side panel, an auto browse feature that can navigate pages and take actions for AI Pro and AI Ultra users, and more

ZDNET's key takeaways — Google Chrome is being upgraded with Gemini 3 and a revamped sidepanel UX.

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Can't wait to read the Burger King account's 10,000 character love letter to the Toyota account. [embedded post]

2025-09-05 View on X

The Verge

Meta rolls out a tool that lets users attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, giving users a way to build upon posts' 500-character text limit

Meta's Threads app is adding a way for users to post up to 10,000 characters … Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada : Threads Users Can Now Add Up to 10,000 Characters to Posts Tim Mar...

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I wonder how often the AI has proposed a product that contains both bleach and ammonia for double the cleaning power. — I'm betting more than once. [embedded post]

2025-07-06 View on X

Wall Street Journal

How Clorox is using generative AI for ad creation, brainstorming new products, and analyzing consumer reviews, as part of a five-year, $580M digital overhaul

Clorox employees' experiments with generative AI delivered new R&D ideas, better customer insights—and some misfires like ‘bleachless bleach’

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Meta is harming Canadian democracy, either because it's a conservative company that likes spreading right-wing disinformation, or because it's so negligent it doesn't care. — Either way, the Liberals' refusal to stand up to Meta in a way that actually solves this massive problem is deeply frustrating.

2025-04-22 View on X

New York Times

After Meta blocked news on its platforms in Canada, misleading content from right-wing pages like Canada Proud filled the gap ahead of the federal election

Either way, the Liberals' refusal to stand up to Meta in a way that actually solves this massive problem is deeply frustrating. Mary Gillis / @marygillis : The Liberals have ensure...

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The Liberals have ensured that there's no real Canadian news on Facebook while simultaneously not punishing the company, at all, for all the fake news they're injecting into our country. — If the Liberals had spines, they'd tell Meta either they get rid of the disinformation or they'll be banned.

2025-04-22 View on X

New York Times

After Meta blocked news on its platforms in Canada, misleading content from right-wing pages like Canada Proud filled the gap ahead of the federal election

Either way, the Liberals' refusal to stand up to Meta in a way that actually solves this massive problem is deeply frustrating. Mary Gillis / @marygillis : The Liberals have ensure...

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