Google built a great smart speaker, but Gemini isn’t ready for it
…It then proceeded to spell out the upgrade URL. TV controls were the least reliable. Sometimes “Turn on the TV and play YouTube TV” worked. Sometimes Gemini claimed content wasn’t…
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AI warfare is already here
…In 2024, the Biden administration published a memorandum on AI and national security, setting up rules for how AI can be used in certain national security scenarios — and for now, even…
Here are 38 Memorial Day deals we recommend for $50 or less
…In fact, some of the best discounts we’re seeing are on gadgets that retail for $50 or less, from portable chargers and 4K streaming devices to cheap(ish) security cameras. There…
GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft
…Nearly eight years later, GitHub is now fighting for its survival, amid a surge of outages, security issues, and pressure from competitors. In the last few weeks alone, GitHub had multiple major…
The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space
…extremely high level of reliability and safety needed for any hardware that you launch, the weight constraints, lack of opportunity for maintenance, and the need to secure power and shield from space…
Nvidia’s new financial strategy does not compute
…As former hedge fund manager Mark Rubinstein notes, mortgage-backed securities failed when mortgages were overproduced. The AI industry is becoming saturated with data centers, and Chinese open-source models require less…
Foldable Phones
…The fairly reliable leaker OnLeaks has shared his first CAD renders for the Galaxy Z Flip 8, via MyMobiles , and it looks… pretty much identical to the Z Flip 7 , actually. It…
The DJI Pocket 3 is almost everything I wanted my iPhone camera to be
…Its larger one-inch-equivalent sensor is now bigger than those in most phones, with better low-light performance and more reliable autofocusing than predecessors. It has a much bigger display, longer…
Experian’s tech chief defends credit scores: ‘We’re not Palantir’
…That means he oversees big operations like security and privacy, and now, of course, AI — all of which is always important, but is even more critical when you factor in what…
Okta’s CEO on security in the AI era
Today, I’m talking with Todd McKinnon, who is co-founder and CEO of Okta, a platform that lets big companies manage security and identity across all the apps and services their…