Topic: opt-in features
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Google AI Now Uses Your Gmail and Photos for Personalized Help
Google is expanding its "Personal Intelligence" feature into AI Mode, allowing it to use data from a user's Gmail and Photos to create highly personalized answers, starting for U.S. subscribers of its premium AI tiers. This opt-in service enables practical applications like trip planning, where A...
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Gmail Now Supports Emoji Reactions
Google is making emoji reactions a default feature for all Google Workspace users in Gmail, allowing quick visual responses directly within emails. The feature shows reactions at the bottom of the email thread, but recipients on other services or who have it disabled receive a standard notificati...
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Firefox's AI Feature Sparks User Backlash
Mozilla is facing significant user backlash for introducing an AI-powered browsing feature in Firefox, with critics arguing it distracts from core browser improvements and reflects a misalignment with user preferences. Despite community demands for easy opt-out options and concerns about AI integ...
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Mozilla Unveils AI-Powered 'Window' for Firefox
Mozilla is developing an AI Window for Firefox, offering an intelligent, customizable browsing companion that promotes web exploration while respecting user privacy. The feature will be a distinct, opt-in browsing mode developed with community input, allowing users to select their preferred AI mo...
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Tinder's AI Scans Your Photos to Find Better Matches
Tinder is piloting an AI tool called "Chemistry" that analyzes users' photo libraries to identify personality traits and interests, aiming to reduce swiping burnout by offering highly compatible matches. The feature requires explicit user consent for photo access and uses interactive prompts to g...
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Copilot for Windows Now Crafts Office Files & Links Gmail
Microsoft's Copilot for Windows now generates Office files from chat prompts and integrates with email services like Gmail and Outlook, with a phased rollout starting for Windows Insiders. The enhanced Copilot creates Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files directly in the chat interface, allowing...
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