Dyson’s new superskinny stick vac is as thin as its hair dryer
Dyson's new superskinny stick vac is as thin as its hair dryer Dyson’s new superskinny stick vac is as thin as its hair dryer Dyson’s new skinny PencilVac looks like a broom. | Image: Dyson Dyson has announced what it’s claiming is the “world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner.” At first glance, its new PencilVac looks like […]
Microsoft blocks emails that contain ‘Palestine’ after employee protests
Microsoft blocks emails that contain 'Palestine' after employee protests Microsoft blocks emails that contain ‘Palestine’ after employee protests Microsoft employees have discovered that any emails they send with the terms “Palestine” or “Gaza” are getting temporarily blocked from being sent to recipients inside and outside the company. The No Azure for Apartheid (NOAA) protest group […]
News publishers call Google’s AI Mode ‘theft’
News publishers call Google's AI Mode 'theft' News publishers call Google’s AI Mode ‘theft’ The trade association backing some of the biggest news publishers in the US slammed Google’s newly expanded AI Mode, which trades traditional search results for an AI chatbot-like interface. In a statement on Wednesday, the News/Media Alliance said the new feature […]
Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno denounces Microsoft for its ties to Israeli government
Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno denounces Microsoft for its ties to Israeli government Artist and musician Brian Eno — who also composed the iconic Windows 95 operating system startup chime — called on Microsoft today to “suspend all services that support any operations that contribute to violations of international law,” saying the company plays a […]
Google has a new tool to help detect AI-generated content
Google has a new tool to help detect AI-generated content Google announced a new SynthID Detector tool at Google I/O that lets you check if content has been made with the assistance of Google’s AI tools. In a blog post, Google DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli describes SynthID Detector as “a verification portal” that can “quickly and […]
Jony Ive says Rabbit and Humane made bad products
Jony Ive says Rabbit and Humane made bad products While announcing a reportedly $6.5 billion team-up on AI hardware between his startup, io, and OpenAI, Jony Ive spoke to Bloomberg and commented on last year’s attempts at making AI hardware happen, the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin: There have been public failures as well, […]
Did WhatsApp really need Meta?
Did WhatsApp really need Meta? In its antitrust case against Meta, the US Federal Trade Commission is asking a judge to consider an alternate reality. In that world, the company never bought Instagram and WhatsApp. The two apps remained competitive with Facebook, developing features that competed for users’ attention. And that competition created a thriving […]
OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company
OpenAI is buying Jony Ive's AI hardware company OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s AI hardware company OpenAI is buying io, a hardware company founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and several other former engineers from his time there, including Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey, and Tang Tan. Ive won’t be joining OpenAI, and his […]
Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search
Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search Publishers have to opt out of Search entirely to avoid their content being used in AI Overviews. Google didn’t want to give publishers the choice to keep their content out of AI Search results because it’s “evolving into a space for monetisation.” That’s […]
Android 16 adds AI-powered weather effects that can make it rain on your photos
Android 16 adds AI-powered weather effects that can make it rain on your photos Sorry, Mario. Google’s latest Android 16 beta adds a bunch of new wallpaper and lock screen options for Pixel phones, including live-updating weather animations and a feature that automatically frames subjects of photos within a variety of bubbly shapes. When you […]