Meta’s quest to own your face
Meta's quest to own your face Meta obviously believes in smart glasses. It’s not alone: Google, Apple, Samsung, and others all appear to be heavily invested in the idea that the next big gadget will be on your face. But at least for now, it appears Meta is the company building the best, most interesting, […]
Nest is dead, long live Google Home
Nest is dead, long live Google Home This week, Google announced that it has finally completed moving “the best” of its Nest-branded smart home devices from the Nest app to the Google Home app. This means users of Google Nest hardware shouldn’t have to bounce between two apps anymore and can finally delete the Nest […]
The Apple Watch SE 3, Series 11, and Ultra 3 are now available
The Apple Watch SE 3, Series 11, and Ultra 3 are now available The iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 fleet of phones took the spotlight during Apple’s “Awe dropping” event. If you weren’t tempted by the new phones, the fact that the entire Apple Watch lineup got refreshed might have been even bigger news […]
How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer
How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer A wise person once observed that cycling in my neighborhood in Seattle is like going uphill both ways. It’s the absolute truth. My house? On a hill. The business district I want to get to? On a different hill. The route to the coffee shop? […]
Apple’s 2025 iPhone lineup is now available to buy in stores and online
Apple's 2025 iPhone lineup is now available to buy in stores and online The iPhone Air starts at $999. | Image: The Verge Apple’s iPhone 17, the 17 Pro, the 17 Pro Max, and the thin iPhone Air are now available in stores and online. Beyond the Air’s shockingly slim design, Apple’s latest iPhone lineup […]
ChatGPT tricked to swipe sensitive data from Gmail
ChatGPT tricked to swipe sensitive data from Gmail Security researchers employed ChatGPT as a co-conspirator to plunder sensitive data from Gmail inboxes without alerting users. The vulnerability exploited has been closed by OpenAI but it’s a good example of the new risks inherent to agentic AI. The heist, called Shadow Leak and published by security […]
Meta’s failed smart glasses demos had nothing to do with the Wi-Fi
Meta's failed smart glasses demos had nothing to do with the Wi-Fi Well that was awkward. Meta ran into some spectacularly embarrassing technical issues during the live demos of its new smart glasses this week, and now we know why. Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer, explained in an Instagram AMA why two notable demos […]
Intel says Arc GPUs will live on after Nvidia deal
Intel says Arc GPUs will live on after Nvidia deal In the future, Intel will make CPUs with Nvidia graphics inside — among other things, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed today that Nvidia will contribute “GPU chiplets” that Intel can place alongside its x86 CPU cores instead of the Arc integrated graphics it develops in-house […]
Nothing’s charging case Super Mic is a small upgrade to earbud audio
Nothing's charging case Super Mic is a small upgrade to earbud audio TALK. The microphones in your earbuds probably suck. You know, I know it, and apparently Nothing knows it too. Its fix? Better microphones – but in the charging case, not the buds. The Ear 3 buds feature what the company calls “Super Mic.” […]
Nvidia and Intel’s $5 billion deal is apparently about eating AMD’s lunch
Nvidia and Intel's $5 billion deal is apparently about eating AMD's lunch Today, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan held a joint webcast to explain just why the world’s most valuable company (Nvidia’s at $4.28 trillion) is throwing a $5 billion lifeline to a struggling competitor. Nvidia quickly shut down several possible […]