The double-sided brilliance of Google’s new native Windows app

The new Google Windows app is a simple prompt that appears when you press Alt and the spacebar together.You can search for anything — on your computer, in Google Drive, or around the web — from the same streamlined spot.By default, the Google Windows app shows you regular web results — which often do include AI Overviews.Google’s AI Mode isn’t enabled by default in the new Google Windows app — yet.An AI Mode switch brings a chatbot-style interface into the Google Windows app (for better or maybe sometimes for worse).The Google Windows app can capture and then analyze screenshots on your behalf.Google Lens, in Windows — essentially — with the new Google Windows app.

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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