Google is trying to make deepfake detection more accessible for everyone
Google is expanding AI detection capabilities to Chrome and Search, with the aim of making it easier for people to identify deepfakes. …
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Celebrities will be able to find and request removal of AI deepfakes on YouTube
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake monitoring feature to Hollywood — meaning some celebrity AI videos could soon disappear. The platform’s likeness detection feature searches YouTube for AI deepfake content and flags it for public figures enrolled in the program. …
The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
… Google is making its AI detection tools more accessible In an attempt to make it easier for people to identify and confirm when images have been generated or altered by AI, Google is expanding its AI detection tools to Chrome and Search. …
The cost of the smart home is going up
… Meanwhile, backlash against features like Ring’s Search Party, which uses AI to search footage in the cloud, has opened people’s eyes to potential misuses and dangers of these technologies. …
Amazon’s Echo Hub gets a customizable new look and Ring’s AI features
… Image: The previous home screen design the Echo Hub launched with in 2024. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus asset/file/25289933/247023 Echo Hub JTuohy 0018.jpg?quality=90&strip=all The Echo Hub is also getting access to Ring AI’s Video Search feature th… …
YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app
… YouTube is also expanding its Ask Music AI search feature to include podcasts. …
DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules
… Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzmnJoqEoJk In addition to asking ChatGPT for signs that something is related to DEI, Fox also asked the AI chatbot to scan NEH grants for what he called “Detection Codes” related to “protected characteristics,” according to the filing: After being deployed fr… …
Apple’s smart home camera service is starting to impress me
… Of course, I ran into several bugs, and the app crashed fairly regularly, but again — first developer beta. …
How one founder’s bet on ‘the old school web’ is paying off
… Campbell’s customers use it for a wide range of reasons — from genealogy research to a daily user who maps old oil wells. It’s a research tool, but it’s also just plain fun. …
Google’s Phone app will tell you if a scammer is impersonating one of your contacts
… Google is also making its Personal Safety app available to kids under 13, widely rolling out support for its AI-powered clothing try-on feature in Photos, and bringing the ability to find items in an outfit with Circle to Search to more Android users. …