‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?
…AI like this with regard to algorithmic bias, data privacy, and equitable global access. In the keynote, Hassabis pointed to Google’s AlphaFold and AlphaGenome projects. The former helps researchers…
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A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
…In a demo, there’s also no need to worry about privacy LED lights and being a glasshole. At Google’s headquarters, it makes sense that Gemini would send lists to Google…
The Stepback
…Tina Nguyen Apr 19 The AI code wars are heating up OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are eating the software world alive. David Pierce Apr 12 Grammarly’s sloppelganger saga AI-generated ‘Expert…
Great news, the Moto G Stylus is no longer teeming with bloatware
…The full page MotoHub widget, which was a privacy nightmare, is gone. The third-party weather app is now clearly identified as “developed by OneLouder Apps” on the initial splash page — something…
Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble
…to lobby against similar legislation the company has warned could negatively impact user privacy. The Apple and Google-backed group Chamber of Progress has backed proposals like the Parents Over Platforms Act…
Twitter - X
…Digital privacy non-profit the Electronic Frontier Foundation has announced it’s leaving X , citing a sharp decline in views for its posts. With EFF off the platform, some commenters agree with…
Apple announces Siri AI and its next generation of Apple Intelligence
…But Apple’s SVP of software engineering Craig Federighi said it was designed “with privacy at every step.” Queries are all either processed on device or in the cloud via Apple’s…
Ring camera alerts are about to get a lot smarter
…Google announced an AI descriptions feature powered by Gemini for its Google Nest cameras last year, but it’s only available in a public preview program and is still in a limited…
Can anyone look cool wearing Snap’s $2,000 glasses?
…Part of why the original Google Glass failed was that the design was too reminiscent of a Dragon Ball Z scouter or a cyberpunk dystopia. It made you easy to spot and…
How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
…In his view, the EU’s proposed privacy regulations would not just hurt American companies, it would also inadvertently allow China to develop faster, and there was historical precedent: “We’ve seen…