Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets
Neurable has until now focused its efforts on a pair of consumer-grade headphones—made in partnership with audio brand Master & Dynamic. …
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Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds
… And requirements that users create accounts or pay for subscriptions before opting out at all, among others. “Manipulative design has no place in opt-out requests,” EPIC says. “Companies must design opt-out processes with respect toward consumers’ rights, and if they do not, regulators at the state… …
Samsung’s 2 New Midrange Phones Get Price Hikes and Small Updates
… At least they both will receive six years of software updates. …
Apple Will Pay $250 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Siri’s AI Features
… Court documents state that a $250 million common fund will provide successful claimants with “a presumptive per-device payment of $25 for each eligible device, which may decrease or increase up to $95 per device depending on claim … The Settlement also reflects that Apple anticipates delivering add… …
Google Shakes Up Its Browser Agent Team Amid OpenClaw Craze
… Google and OpenAI have said consumers could use AI agents to order groceries from Instacart or book a dinner reservation. …
The Sony Afeela Was Doomed to Fail
… It’s an open question whether the Afeela 1’s entertainment selling point is something consumers want or need from a car right now. …
AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources
… So Andere reckons it may not be long before AI starts consuming Nvidia software advantage. “The moat lives in the programmability of the chip,” Andere says in reference to the libraries and software tools that make it easier to optimize code for Nvidia hardware. “I think it's time to start rethinki… …
Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators
… In 2019, Facebook paid $5 billion to the FTC to resolve a separate privacy case, including allegations tied to its face recognition software—the largest privacy penalty in the agency's history at the time. …
The iPhone Gets a D– for Repairability
The latest repairability ratings are from an annual report called “Failing the Fix” put out today by the consumer advocacy group US PIRG. …
OpenAI Enables Marketing Cookies by Default for Free ChatGPT Users
… We also don’t process sensitive Personal Data for the purposes of inferring characteristics about a consumer. …