Shark’s latest robot vacuum hunts stains with UV light
…It uses a camera and a green laser to highlight dirt and can “identify, react, check, and clean,” according to Dyson. The Spot is not available in the US yet, so I…
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Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway
…Meta, for example, uses an AI-driven system to identify and place teens on Instagram into more restrictive accounts. Google and YouTube also started scanning accounts for users suspected to be under…
Apple’s smart home camera service is starting to impress me
…Whether these improvements have addressed the missing clip issue will take more testing. Apple also announced support for 2K and 4K HomeKit Secure Video streams, but that feature isn’t available in…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…After more than 28 years at Microsoft, Joy Chik, president of identity and network access, is leaving in July. Chik first joined Microsoft in 1998 and worked on the Windows Remote Desktop…
Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you
…are limited to trusted operational and infrastructure providers that support the delivery, security, and reliability of our platform.” Hale added that Deputy has rigorous privacy controls and that the researchers “appear to…
The only way to fight deepfakes is by making deepfakes
…Pindrop Security and its third-party providers record the audio and video of your meeting to determine whether you’re a real person and/or the right person. By clicking ‘Agree’ below…
‘Fuck you, Bambu’: How one private message could change the face of 3D printing
…Forcing a disruptive rollout to address one isolated issue is not how we operate. Our security updates will be deployed steadily, at the right time, and with our users’ experience in mind…
AI warfare is already here
…issued an update to DOD Directive 3000.09. But it didn’t resolve the document’s core ambiguities. In 2024, the Biden administration published a memorandum on AI and national security, setting…
Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
…This is security theater, not improved child safety.” California is far from the only place where this issue comes up. Colorado’s bill, which now sits on the governor’s desk…
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
…A software developer can automatically monitor their GitHub project and autonomously fix QA issues, with the AI agent taking over the laptop’s keyboard and mouse cursor to do “repetitive and boring…