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‘Circle to Search’ on Google

Google announced ‘Circle to Search’ will be launching at the end of the month.

Users will be able to circle elements within a video or image and automatically generate search results. This will all happen without inputting any keywords or leaving the app where the user is viewing the content.

Google explained it’s introducing the feature because it can “be disruptive to stop what you’re doing and use another app or browser to start searching for information”.

Also, AI-generated text answers will be shown when people use Google Lens to take a picture and ask Google a question.

Source: Google, The Register, Reuters

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