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Run AI in the Browser: Client-Side Background Removal and Feature Extraction with ONNX Runtime Web

For years, heavy computational tasks like computer vision, semantic segmentation, and deep feature extraction were strictly locked behind powerful backend server clusters equipped with expensive GPU arrays. When a user uploaded an image for background removal or semantic profiling, the browser acted merely as a thin presentation layer. It captured pixels, compressed them into JPEGs, and shipped…

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Google Expands Gemini Live With Daily Brief, Spark Agent and Workspace Context

Google has announced a major expansion of the Gemini app that moves its assistant experience beyond answering prompts toward organizing information and carrying out tasks across connected Google…

  • Google expands Gemini app with Daily Brief, Gemini Spark, and Workspace integration.
  • Daily Brief offers personalized morning digest from Gmail, Calendar, and Gemini chats.
  • Gemini Spark functions as 24/7 AI agent for Workspace tools, in trusted tester phase.

Google Gemini Spark Brings Persistent, Cross-Device Task Automation to Gemini

Google is positioning Gemini Spark as a persistent agent that can carry out multi-step work in the background, including workflows that begin on a mobile device and continue on a host computer.

  • Google Gemini Spark is a persistent AI agent for multi-step task automation across devices.
  • Spark can retain and execute workflows even when apps or devices are closed.
  • Spark enables mobile-to-desktop task handoffs and integrates with Google Workspace.

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