In Part 1, we explored how Google Gemini can improve productivity through better prompts, custom instructions, Gems, automation, and reminders.
Now it’s time to look at five additional features that can help you protect your privacy, verify information, and unlock some of Gemini’s most practical capabilities.
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Google Gemini has quickly become one of the most widely used AI tools, thanks to its deep integration across Google’s ecosystem. Whether you’re using Gmail, Google Docs, Search, or Android, chances are you’ve already interacted with Gemini in some form.
While many users only scratch the surface of what Gemini can do, the platform includes several powerful features that can save time, improve productivity, and make everyday tasks easier. Before diving in, remember that AI tools are not perfect. Always verify important information and avoid sharing sensitive personal data.
Here are five Gemini hacks that can help you get much more value from Google’s AI assistant.
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For years, privacy-conscious users have faced a difficult choice: continue using Gmail and sacrifice some privacy, or switch to a more secure email provider and deal with the inconvenience of changing email addresses everywhere.
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DuckDuckGo is more than just a private search engine. Hidden inside its settings are several productivity and customization features that many users completely overlook.
If you already use DuckDuckGo daily, these next five tricks can help you search smarter, stay organized, and improve your browsing experience.
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DuckDuckGo has built a strong reputation as a privacy-first alternative to traditional search engines. While most people know it for not tracking users like Google does, many don’t realize the platform also includes several hidden tools and smart features that can improve the way you search online.
From anonymous AI access to advanced search shortcuts, these tricks can help you search faster, protect your privacy, and reduce distractions online. Here are five useful DuckDuckGo hacks every user should try.
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This section focuses on automation triggers—where Shortcuts stops being manual and starts reacting to your environment.
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The Shortcuts (Apple) app on Apple turns your iPhone into a customizable automation system instead of a fixed toolset.
At its core, Shortcuts connects triggers (time, button press, location, charging state) to actions (open apps, send messages, control settings). Once you understand that structure, you can start building real productivity systems—not just shortcuts.
Below are 5 practical automations that show what the system can actually do.
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Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns Private investors have been falling over themselves to get a piece of Anthropic, given the AI model maker is growing at a dizzying pace. Multiple investors told TechCrunch that the company’s $65 billion fundraise at a $965 billion valuation, announced last week, was greatly
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Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital haul Benchmark Capital, the storied Silicon Valley VC firm known for early investments in eBay, Snap, Uber, and Twitter, is breaking with one of its signature traditions: keeping its funds to about $425 million and backing only young startups. After more than two decades
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Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18 With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversation exploring some of the most consequential shifts
