The cost of the smart home is going up
…Google also announced it’s allowing third parties to build smart speakers with Gemini built in, as well as security cameras that work with Gemini — something Walmart did with its Onn cameras…
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Here comes new Siri again
…On the other hand, you can’t open a Google app without coming face-to-face with a Gemini sparkle these days, and it risks getting real old, real fast. Don’t…
Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
…Google is even planning to give Gemini Spark access to local files on Mac computers, similar to OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent platform that poses a range of security risks. During…
Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway
…needing to run its own system and let them offload some risk. For users, there’s still a fundamental security problem that these services are attempting to mitigate, but haven’t solved…
US Elections
…Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes — who’s been prepping for everything from AI-fueled phishing attacks to physical security risks — says four polling locations received “unsubstantiated bomb threats,” similar to Georgia…
Grok schlock panned by fed flock
…OpenAI’s models, by comparison, appeared in more than 230 examples, while Google and Anthropic each appeared dozens of times. A similar pattern appeared in another database of more ambitious government…
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
…When Makris originally told the company that remote access was a huge security risk, Yarbo claimed that “your Yarbo remains completely secure and under your exclusive control.” [Media: https://www.tiktok…
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says there are three labs that matter — and he wants Microsoft to be the fourth.
…safety and security. And like Google, it also has deep pockets, considerable computing resources, and a diversified revenue stream, meaning it can take big bets without a ton of risk. Suleyman…
Climate Change
…The Trump administration ordered five major offshore wind projects to pause construction in December , suddenly citing national security risks even though developers had previously secured approvals to start building. After the companies…
Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
…Fable is a Mythos with security guardrails. When it first came out, there was a wave of controversy, right? AI and security researchers found those guardrails were actually preventing them from doing…