Massive Gemini upgrade adds 'personal intelligence'

Verizon outage update: is a $20 credit enough? Plus: the best phones of 2016
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A substantial update is heading to Gemini (NurPhoto / Getty Images)
Google Gemini just got its biggest upgrade yet
Google is infusing 'personal intelligence' into its Gemini AI bot, which means it can dig into your Photos, Search, and YouTube history to give you more personalized responses.
 
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Verizon has been having one or two issues with its network (Verizon)
Verizon offers users $20 each after its massive outage
The Verizon network continues to recover from a major outage, but the compensation being offered – a $20 credit – may not be enough to placate the millions of affected users.
 
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Spotify prices are going up (Spotify)
Spotify is hiking prices for users in the US
Spotify subscribers on all tiers in the US are looking at their third price hike in three years – and we suspect that means increases for other regions are on the cards too.
 
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Entertainment
 
Sophie Turner as Lara Croft
Sophie Turner is taking on the role of Lara Croft (Amazon MGM Studios)
Here's our first look at Lara Croft in Prime's Tomb Raider show
Filming is underway on a Prime Video TV adaptation of the Tomb Raider games, and Amazon has shared an image giving us our first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft.
 
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Android
 
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Meet the Hannspree Lumo (Hannspree)
The Hannspree Lumo is the world's first dynamic paper tablet
Here's something we haven't seen before, courtesy of Hannspree: a full-color Android experience on a tablet, but combined with the benefits of an e-reader-like display.
 
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