Google has quietly — and decisively — converted Chrome from a passive window onto the web into an AI-powered browsing platform by embedding Gemini throughout the browser, adding a Gemini toolbar button, an AI Mode in the omnibox, and the groundwork for agentic automation that can act on users’...
Google has quietly turned the Chrome toolbar into a direct gateway for Gemini — rolling out what the company calls the “biggest upgrade in its history,” a sweeping set of AI features that embed Gemini natively into the browser, surface an AI Mode in the address bar, and promise future “agentic”...
CEDIA 2025’s floor hum was equal parts audiophile lust and pragmatic urgency: manufacturers showed TVs and speakers that think with you, while a hard calendar date—Windows 10’s end of support—made clear that households must plan hardware and software moves now. Rich’s on‑air roundup from Denver...
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Rich’s roundup from CEDIA 2025 landed like a fast-moving tour of where the modern smart home is headed: pro-grade audio and outdoor AV, smart TVs with generative AI baked in, practical advice for Windows 10 users facing the October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline, and a demonstration of how the...