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Nano Banana 2 removed from Google Earth

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By Henk Van ess
| Substack
Google has rolled back the image generation feature it launched in Google Earth on 30 July. The tool let anyone zoom to any coordinates, type a sentence, and get back a photorealistic image built on Google’s own satellite, aerial and 3D imagery of that spot. It went live worldwide, on the web, with no waitlist. It was withdrawn on 31 July.
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How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran Original

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By Henk Van ess
| digitaldigging.org
Tonight I typed just one sentence into Google Earth and put refugees near the Mexican border. Then I planted a nuclear plant in Iran. Then I put a fatal crash on a street in Amsterdam. Google’s own satellite imagery underneath all three. What on earth is Google doing? Google spent twenty years building the reference the world checks against. Digital Digging with Henk van Ess is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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IA do Google encurta caminhos e limita descobertas

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By Henk Van ess
| Poder360 Verified
O Google está reformulando a ferramenta de busca para responder em vez de apontar. Ela ainda mostra as fontes –só que agora decide, antes de você, quantas você precisa. Neste texto mostro a solução e por que os operadores antigos importam mais agora do que nunca. Em 19 de maio, o Google anunciou a maior mudança em sua ferramenta de busca em 25 anos: uma IA que lê a web e fornece o veredito, além de agentes em 2º plano que pesquisam enquanto você dorme. Para um usuário casual, isso é conveniência.
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