Google will replace Google Assistant on Android phones with Gemini later this year, the company announced on Friday. Google said in a blog post that it’ll upgrade more users from Google Assistant to Gemini “over the coming months.” Later this year, Assistant will no longer […]
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Samsung soundbar owners report major problems after latest firmware update
Samsung’s flagship soundbar, the HW-Q990D, is being rendered useless for some owners after a faulty firmware update that the company rolled out this week. The sheer number of reports on Samsung’s community forums, Reddit, and AVSForum confirm that something has gone very wrong with the […]
Anthropic’s Radical “I Quit” Button for AI: Revolution or Risk?
Anthropic’s Radical “I Quit” Button for AI: Revolution or Risk? #AIRevolution, #AnthropicAI, #EthicalAI, #ArtificialIntelligenceNews, #TechEthics, #FutureOfAI, #AIConsciousnessDebate, #InnovativeTechIdeas, #AIandSociety, #ResponsibleAI Could AI have its own “I quit” button? Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposes a radical idea that could redefine how we think about artificial intelligence […]
The Silicon Valley Christians Who Want to Build ‘Heaven on Earth’
Is work religion, or is religion work? Both.
51 seconds to breach: How CISOs are countering AI-driven, lightning-fast deepfake, vishing and social engineering attacks
Attackers can breach a network in 51 seconds. CISOs fight back with zero-trust, AI-based threat detection & instant session token revocation.
Engadget Podcast: MacBook Air M4 review, Apple delays smarter Siri
It’s both a great and bad week for Apple. In this episode, we dive into Devindra’s review of the excellent M4-equipped MacBook Air (and briefly chat about the new Mac Studio). We also discuss Apple’s surprise announcement that it’s delaying its smarter, AI-infused Siri, which […]
How ‘The Electric State’ team created a world of unlikely robots
The new Netflix movie “The Electric State” depicts a world full of robots — but not robots as we know them. Directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo (who previously helmed two Avengers blockbusters, “Infinity War” and “Endgame”) for a reported budget of $320 million, […]
Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users
iPhone and Android users will be able to exchange end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages in the near future thanks to newly updated RCS specifications. The GSM Association announced that the latest RCS standard includes E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, enabling interoperable […]
Anthropic’s Bold Vision: Should AI Have an “I Quit” Button?
The world of artificial intelligence is abuzz with a daring new idea: giving AI models the ability to opt out of tasks they find undesirable through an “I quit” button….
Ford hires a Twitch and PlayStation veteran to run its digital services
Ford has hired a former Twitch, PlayStation, and Lululemon executive to lead the automaker’s digital services business. Mike Aragon, who previously led as CEO of Lululemon’s defunct Mirror home workout machine, is joining Ford as president of “integrated services.” The company says Aragon will lead […]