Google has now confirmed that Reddit uses Gemini to power Reddit Answers, an internal AI search tool for Reddit users. Contrary to some early reports, a Google PR representative told Mashable that Reddit Answers was already integrated with Gemini prior to the announcement. A beta version of Reddit Answers launched last December. And at the Google Cloud Next event on Wednesday, Google shared new details about how Reddit Answers works with Gemini. The tool uses Gemini "to help people more effectively find information, recommendations, discussions, and insights directly from the conversations and communities across Reddit," according to a press release.

Finding love in Washington state could come with a price. A bill proposed by two state Democratic lawmakers would impose a tax on dating apps. Under the terms of House Bill 2071, dating app companies would be required to pay 1 per Washington-based user each month, regardless of whether the user pays for the service. The money would be used to fund domestic violence programs. The money would be put into the newly created state Domestic Violence Services Account, which funds intervention programs and support services for victims.

Google has used AI to revamp one of the most beloved films of all time for a 360-degree Sin City screen with the highest resolution in the world. The rerolled version of The Wizard of Oz will debut this August at The Sphere, the Las Vegas entertainment venue with a famously globular LED screen. Whether a technical marvel, dystopian nightmare fuel or some combination, the project will surely continue The Sphere's penchant for extravagant spectacles that persuade tourists to plunk down hundreds of dollars to sit for a few hours in one of its 17,600 seats. Sphere Entertainment, the company behind the venue, worked on the project with Google, Magnopus and Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns The Wizard of Oz rights. Google describes it as an "epic undertaking of creativity and technology," humbly likening it to the cinematic boundaries broken by the acclaimed Technicolor original.

AI voice assistants like Copilot Voice make it easier to get help with everyday tasks by resembling a conversation with a human. However, these experiences are often limited to English speakers. Microsoft is changing that soon. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced it is adding two native Spanish voices to Copilot Voice, allowing Spanish speakers to have free-flowing conversations with AI. Copilot Voice's perks include being able to interrupt it mid-conversation, having multi-turn dialogue, and being receptive to the emotions expressed in your voice.

AI companies have been working on voice models for a while now, but it seems things really ramped up after OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Voice Mode. Now, Amazon has just introduced its new "foundation" AI voice model called Nova Sonic. And it really makes Alexa sound like she's living way in the past. According to Amazon, Nova Sonic "unifies speech understanding and speech generation into a single model, to enable more human-like voice conversations in AI applications." With the samples provided, it certainly does seem more human-like than the company's previous iterations of AI voice models.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Fox News Digital has learned that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will post an updated Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) at the close of business Wednesday that paves the way for artificial intelligence to improve government efficiency and enhance the federal record-keeping process. This will be the first time the United States government has applied the use of artificial intelligence for federal employee record-keeping after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January to "solidify [America's] position as the global leader in AI and secure a brighter future for all Americans." A senior White House official spoke with Fox News Digital, outlining the implementation process, detailing that the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)-approved AI system will be used to drastically speed up the retirement process for the roughly 2.3 million federal employees and improve the accuracy of what is now mostly paper-based record keeping.

Tradespeople and technicians estimate they waste nearly a full day's worth of work every week on paperwork, according to a new Salesforce survey. Data was sourced from a double-anonymous survey of full-time tradespeople and technicians in the US. Also: Employers want workers with AI skills, but what exactly does that mean? Respondents included professionals in roles such as equipment installation, maintenance and repair, skilled trades, public works, on-site medical care, and building inspection. Skilled professionals spend as much time on administrative tasks and information gathering as they do on the highly skilled work they are paid to do. For a company with 1,000 full-time technicians, the weekly loss is over 260,000 based on the US average hourly wages.

In 2034, the first person landed on Mars. While she didn't go there physically, she still experienced the planet intimately. She explored an ancient river delta and built a base. She put up a flag (China's) and conducted a detailed analysis of rock samples. She achieved all this by inhabiting a robot via a sophisticated brain-computer interface.

Snap and other social media platforms have joined a diverse group backing the controversial Take It Down Act, intended to tackle the ongoing spread of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and deepfakes online. "This law is a critical step not only in helping to protect people from having their private images shared without permission, but also in limiting the distribution of AI-generated intimate images that can be just as damaging," wrote the social media company. "The TAKE IT DOWN Act aligns with and complements our ongoing efforts to stop bad actors from distributing NCII and child sexual exploitation and abuse imagery (CSEAI) online." Roblox co-founder David Baszucki, also announced the platform's support of the bill. "The ability to rapidly share images and videos is one of the reasons the internet can be a complex and dangerous place for children," he wrote.

Programming is an increasingly global profession, and developer tools are finally catching up. On Wednesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced new language supports in Q Developer, its coding assistant, to better serve its global user base. Amazon says the assistant can now deliver feedback accurately in multiple languages, creating a familiar work environment for developers of all backgrounds. For much of its history, software has been rooted in English -- a reality that gives primarily Western, English-speaking developers an upper hand. To address this, companies behind consumer AI tools have begun to roll out regional and language-specific products to improve usage amongst non-English-speaking communities.