Google Research AI blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In “ Offline Q-learning on Diverse Multi-Task Data Both Scales and Generalizes ”, to be published at ICLR 2023 , we discuss how we scaled offline RL , which can be used to train value functions on previously collected static datasets, to provide such a general pre-training method.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Just weeks after forcing the Groovy Discord music bot offline , Google-owned YouTube is now turning its attention to Rythm, the most popular music bot on Discord. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Impressively, and perhaps counterintuitively, most of that customer acquisition was via offline channels. We have to go offline, face to face,” he told TechCrunch. Bankaya’s target customers are the 50 million unbanked in Mexico. We realized we can’t reach this segment digitally.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Surely, we should be looking at social networks as a “cultivation” and “relationship-building” tool in the same sense that we do offline in person. You must cultivate that relationship like you would with any offline prospect turning “cold” prospect leads into “warm” or even “hot” donor prospects. Robin L.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Since early November, the government of the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu has been offline due to a cyberattack. Details on the nature of the attack are still unclear, and only around 70 percent of government services have been restored after a month.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 12, 2021

As much as we all dislike encounters with me-focused people, we can sometimes slip into the same kind of mindset when talking with our donors in our online and offline fundraising programs. The use of the word, “talking” is deliberate here because your communications should sound like a personal conversation you are having with your donor.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The app works over a WiFi or cellular connection, and enables users to download content and watch it offline. If you're one of those users who have both Apple and Android devices in your household, worry not: All of the content will sync across different devices, such as Apple TV and a Pixel phone.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 27, 2022

The NGO toolkit covers all key NGO operational areas, including online and offline donation collection, volunteer relationship management platform, event and volunteer resource management and volunteer intranet for online NGO member communication.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The marketing team of the international nonprofit, Water.org , was quick to evaluate their social content plans as the COVID-19 pandemic spread on and offline in early 2020. Content that considers the user experience on and offline and is created with empathy, sensitivity, and relevance. Instagram.com/water. Twitter.com/water.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2021

The last thing you want added to your list is trying to figure out how to fix a site that’s been suddenly hijacked or taken offline. It’s a matter of time before your website gets hacked. In this webinar, you’ll learn: Why strong security is important for WordPress.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 24, 2023

It was back in November when Blizzard announced its agreement with NetEase that allowed it to publish games in mainland China since 2008 would expire on January 23, 2023, after the two parties failed to reach a deal to renew the license. Blizzard at the time said it could not.

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TechSpot

JULY 31, 2024

WinGet, also known as Windows Package Manager, was initially released by Microsoft in 2020. The tool includes a command-line utility and a set of services for installing, managing, and updating applications on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Linagora Group, a company that is part of the OpenLLM-France consortium developing the model, launched Lucie last Thursday. The ChatGPT-like open-source bot was promoted as being "especially transparent and reliable." Unfortunately, it seemed closer to Google's old Bard chatbot or even Microsoft's infamous Tay than ChatGPT. Read Entire Article

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Theres a feature for picking up a show where you left off and a tool for downloading content to watch offline. This is a full version of the app, with all of the stuff Apple users have come to expect. It works via Wi-Fi or cellular. Its a veritable cornucopia of sci-fi goodness, with hit shows like Severance , Silo and For All Mankind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2019

According to a recent DonorPerfect study , you can expect that multichannel donors will contribute triple the amount of online-only and offline-only donors. This is your chance to get your offline donors online – but you have to make it easy. How can you identify your multichannel donors? Send direct mail, too!

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TechSpot

MAY 26, 2023

The Register points to a blog post from tinyapps highlighting semi-recent developments on the matter. Of course, folks have been cracking Windows XP for decades but it is now possible to do so safely, securely, and without having to get Microsoft involved. Per a Reddit post on the matter, the. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The DeadBolt ransomware, which has previously taken QNAP drives hostage, is now after Asustor devices and is encrypting files on internet-connected instances. NAS Compares reports how multiple owners have been affected by DeadBolt while the ransomware’s attack vector remains unknown.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2023

AI is all the rage — particularly text-generating AI, also known as large language models (think models along the lines of ChatGPT). In one recent survey of ~1,000 enterprise organizations, 67.2% say that they see adopting large language models (LLMs) as a top priority by early 2024. But barriers stand in the way.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Concord players should begin seeing refunds for the game starting Tuesday. Sony has delisted its AAA online shooter and will shut down its servers on Friday following disastrously low sales. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 17, 2022

AV-Comparatives, a leading organization in security software testing, recently released its latest Malware Protection Test for consumer antivirus software. The test compared major antivirus products with a defined set of malware samples, collecting logs and results about the software capabilities to detect and protect users against infection.

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Medium Technology Section

MARCH 17, 2025

In mobile applications, ensuring seamless offline functionality is crucial, especially for apps that rely on data persistence. Continue reading on Medium

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TechSpot

JUNE 26, 2023

On Sunday morning, Blizzard tweeted that it was actively monitoring an ongoing DDoS attack that was affecting latency and connections to its games. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

AUGUST 16, 2023

KeePassXC is a secure and open-source password manager for desktop operating systems. Its latest release fixes macOS issues and improves some UI elements. It comes highly recommended for cloud-free password storage. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

APRIL 12, 2023

Nvidia announced the upscaling tech in late February as a way to remove compression artifacts and other eyesores from most online videos streamed using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. It uses the card's Tensor cores along with AI image processing to make videos look better. Now that it works in. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

APRIL 5, 2024

The campaign was launched by YouTuber Ross Scott of Accursed Farms in an effort to highlight how developers and publishers are intentionally designing games to become unplayable as soon as support ends. According to the Stop Killing Games website, the practice lies in a legal gray area, largely because most. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

MAY 18, 2021

There are the obvious methods, of course: backup your data to offline, local drives regularly, keep important files in more than one secure location and avoid downloading suspicious media or opening fishy emails (and somehow avoid sharing a network with people that do, I suppose). The usual data security 101 steps.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

If you want to know how to run an amazing year-end fundraising campaign (both online and offline) for your organization, check out our three part series How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way. The primary difference between offline fundraising letters and e-mail fundraising letters is length. The rule online is less, less, less.

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Machine Learning Mastery

MAY 20, 2023

Trying out ChatGPT to understand what LLMs are about is easy, but sometimes, you may want an offline alternative that can run on your computer. Large language models have become popular recently. ChatGPT is fashionable. In this post, you will learn about GPT4All as an LLM that you can install on your computer.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

While this does mean there are no built-in cloud backups, you don’t have to worry about the hassle of trying to work offline. The apps are downloaded directly onto your PC instead of hosted on the cloud. Plus, now that Microsoft added Copilot’s AI features to Microsoft 365, you might be looking for a way to escape them.

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TechNode

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Intime, a major offline retail chain, became an integral part of Alibaba’s strategy for integrating online and offline commerce following a strategic partnership announcement in June 2015. Alibaba expects to incur a loss of about RMB 9.3 billion ($1.3 billion) as a result of the sale of Intime.

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TechSpot

JULY 19, 2024

Reports started arriving a few hours ago of PCs and servers going offline and getting stuck in recovery boot loops. The impact has been on a scale reminiscent of the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017: UK medical facilities have been unable to book in patients, airports across the globe are. Read Entire Article

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TechNode

JANUARY 16, 2025

The company showcased two of its latest smartphone models, Xiaomi 14T and Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G at the press conference, and announced plans to open offline stores in South Korea. Yonhap News Agency ]

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

8) Promote your fundraiser offline. If you’re looking to extend your reach beyond social media, there are numerous tactics to help your fundraiser gain more visibility offline. For more ideas about how to use social media to inspire more people to give, read our blog post on fundraising ideas for social media.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 1, 2023

When the humans are relaxing, live chat is offline. But when the humans are watching the kids play soccer or having dinner, live chat is offline. Many vendors can install this function on your website or social platforms for under $20 per month. Some companies even provide limited-option services free of charge.

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Ars Technica

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Since it works offline, it's highly efficient and preserves your privacy. Before that update, Now Playing would regularly list songs on the lock screen and offer enhanced search for songs it couldn't ID offline. Google has indicated that a fix is ready for deployment, and Pixel users can expect to see it in a future OS update.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The time and financial resources necessary to restore a website that’s been suddenly hijacked or taken offline can be enormous.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 12, 2022

Click2houston posted a screenshot of the now-offline ‘Quick Pay Parking’ site that the codes lead to. The Verge reports that law enforcement in Austin and San Antonio issued warnings over the holiday period after discovering a number of QR-code stickers appearing on parking meters.

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