Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
…But I’m not sure it’s worth the financial cost and potential privacy tradeoffs. The company gave me access to Spark last week. Google advertises Spark as an AI agent that…
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The new Razr Ultra isn’t your average phone — for better and worse
…Allow scanning (optional) * Send usage and diagnostic data (optional) Google Assistant: * You can set up Google Assistant (optional) * Activate Voice Match for Hey Google (optional) * Access Assistant without unlocking your device (optional…
These Oakley smart glasses are perfect for cyclists, runners, and T-ball coaches
…You may also be asked to give permissions related to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, location services, and voice data. The smart glasses also come with supplemental terms of service and privacy policies / notices…
Here comes new Siri again
…But wanting your AI assistant to anticipate your next move and actually watching it happen? Those are very different things. I willingly gave Gemini permission to access my Google Photos and Gmail…
Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes
…Plus, Meta believes it would be barred by federal children’s privacy law from retaining the data necessary to classify users under 13 in the state. Torrez says in a statement that…
Twitter - X
…Since Elon Musk purchased it, Twitter’s employee count has dropped by more than half, advertisers have tightened budgets, and it’s charging money for access to verified checkmarks and Tweetdeck. Oh…
Are you ready for what it takes to stop ghost guns?
…accuracy and privacy. Makers told The Verge that well-meaning efforts to limit gun files open a Pandora’s box where other objects could be added to the no-print database over…
360-degree cameras have a new superpower
…Splatica claims it’ll maintain public access indefinitely to any scene submitted to its “Open Heritage Dataset,” and the company’s got a decent privacy policy that makes it clear your content…
Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
…There’s no ecosystem of open YouTube players that can access that database of videos. Podcasts are really interesting. Apple effectively maintains a central database of podcasts, and all the podcast players…
How Zillow grows when there aren’t enough houses
…The data is locked in a professional’s database and I have to go pay for access.” And so that was the founding inspiration: “Let’s turn on the lights. Let’s…