Google's Gmail Live AI feature is now available in beta

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Google's Gmail Live AI feature is now available in beta. More on that coming up, but first, listen to this. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be available to stream via Peacock on July 30th. The film is already available as a digital download and as a quaint item of physical media. The digital version came out in May and the Blu-ray slash DVD came out in June. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was a massive hit, making over one billion dollars. If you're looking for a nostalgic movie, this could be it. There's a bunch of Nintendo Easter eggs. Star Fox protagonist Fox McCloud even shows up, as does Yoshi. The next big Nintendo movie is the live action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda. This one's being directed by Wes Paul, who made the Maze Runner trilogy in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. It hits theaters on April 30th in 2027
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Gmail Live, announced back at Google IO last month and now in beta testing, allows you to search your email inbox using just your voice. As spotted by 9.5 Google, some Android and iOS users might start to see the new feature appear on their phones before it rolls out to Google, AI Pro and Ultra subscribers at some point during the summer. It's part of Google's attempt to replicate the experience of using Gemini Live, live voice chats with the Gemini chatbot in popular apps like Gmail, Docs and Drive, with each getting its own version of the functionality in the coming months. If you happen to be a test subject, the live icon should appear in the search field, with the Gemini button popping up next to it. Tapping this launches Gmail Live in full screen, with a warning that it remains a beta feature for now. You'll also see an on-screen button for quitting Gmail Live and returning to your inbox, as well as a mic mute toggle. You can ask Gemini to search your email for things like upcoming travel dates or the whereabouts of orders. 905 Google says there is currently a small waiting period for voice commands to be processed. Gemini powered live functionality appears to be steadily rolling out to Google's various apps at the moment.
Thanks for listening to this show. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Today's show featured journalism by Engadget contributor Matt Tait and was produced by Spoken Layer. I'm Imran Shaikh, and as always, we will talk more tomorrow.