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A big Google Maps AI upgrade is rolling out more widely
Google Maps is set to get more helpful, with extra AI (Henry Perks / Unsplash)
How would you like a personal AI guide to new places you're going to love on Google Maps? That's what's being promised with the latest upgrade for the app, which now appears to be rolling out as an option for everyone after initial testing.
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Virtual Reality
Report says Vision Pro sales have 'fallen sharply'
We like the Vision Pro – but demand has fallen off (Future)
Apple simply isn't shifting as many Vision Pro headsets as it expected to, according to a new report from a well-placed industry analyst – and the company has apparently halved its number of shipments to reflect the drop-off in demand for the device.
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Computing
Bad news: ads are coming to the Windows 11 Start menu
How you might look when you see what Microsoft has done now (Photoroyalty / Shutterstock)
A new, optional update adds some promotional content to the Windows 11 Start menu – something that hasn't gone down well with a lot of users, as you can imagine – but there is a way of disabling this new advertising space if you don't want to see it.
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Tablets
The iPad could – at long last – get a Calculator app
iPad, meet Calculator (Apple)
You might never have noticed, but the iPad has been missing a Calculator app ever since Apple introduced its line of tablets in 2010. The rumor is that iPadOS 18, due later this year, could fill the gap at last – and the app is tipped to get an upgrade at the same time.
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Sustainability Week
A plant-bacteria combo that excels at cleaning air
The Neoplants team (Future)
How do you like the sound of a specially engineered plant and bacteria combination that can do the air purifying work of 30 normal house plants? That's the promise of the Neo Px, which we've been looking at as part of Sustainability Week here on TechRadar.
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