[ (NEXSTAR) — With the stroke of his pen, President Joe Biden seemingly started the countdown to the demise of TikTok. Though it’s possible the app won’t actually be banned in the U.S., the potential end of the platform prompted some social media users to reflect on those we have lost. Here’s a look at … Read more
[ Meta’s newest smart glasses, developed in partnership with Ray-Ban, have been newly fleshed out with more AI features. This week, Meta started rolling out an over-the-air update to its second generation of smart sunglasses that gives the wearables some new capabilities. The biggest update is the Meta AI with Vision feature, which incorporates Meta’s … Read more
[ APPLE researchers have released a set of AI models that could be used to help power its next-generation iPhone 16. The Silicon Valley giant has been tight-lipped regarding its plans for artificial intelligence (AI) inside iPhones – but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill from churning. 1 Apple boss Tim CookCredit: Getty What Apple … Read more
[ ANDROID users have been warned of a fresh cyber threat that can see everything on their screen before raiding their accounts. The chilling spyware can capture touches, swipes, information displayed, text input, and applications opened, according to experts at ThreatFabric. 1 Can you tell the difference between the real and the fake?Credit: ThreatFabric They … Read more
[ Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is confident that Google will find a way to make money selling access to generative AI tools. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says his company is already doing it. Both companies reported better-than-expected quarterly sales and profit on Thursday. And the stock prices of both soared on the results, with Alphabet … Read more
[ GOOGLE is plotting a long-awaited button that will let users ‘clean’ up an annoying text message feature. The feature is Google Messages’ newly introduced Screen Effects, which rain down on the screen when triggered by certain phrases, like ‘I Love You’. 1 Google unveiled Screen Effects alongside a suite of new features for Messages late last … Read more
[ Jerome Pesenti has a few reasons to celebrate Meta’s decision last week to release Llama 3, a powerful open source large language model that anyone can download, run, and build on. Pesenti used to be vice president of artificial intelligence at Meta and says he often pushed the company to consider releasing its technology … Read more
[ Google has fired more than 20 additional workers following last week’s protests over the tech giant’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, the group that organized the protests said Monday night. The latest firings bring the total number of terminated staff to over 50, according to No Tech for Apartheid. “This evening, … Read more
[ GOOGLE recently offered a big YouTube performance boost for Android owners – but users say its zapping their battery. The boost meant playback performance was shown in higher resolutions, while power consumption was lowered on select Android devices. 1 It’s unclear if the issue will be resolvedCredit: Getty Sounds like a win-win right? Well, … Read more
[ MILLIONS of Android owners have been urged to update their devices to fix a bug that caused mobile network issues. Google has rolled out a second update in April specifically for six Pixel models that have been affected by the bug. 1 Pixel owners who have been experiencing the bug should update their devices … Read more
