Meta will ruin its smart glasses by being Meta
Meta will ruin its smart glasses by being Meta Facial recognition has been a requested feature for smart glasses, but the risks are high. Whenever I write about Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, I already know the comments I’m going to get. Cool hardware, but hard pass on anything Meta makes; will wait for someone else […]
How to Connect Streaming Device to Smart TV Fast
How to Connect Streaming Device to Smart TV Fast In today’s digital landscape, a smart TV paired with a dedicated streaming device offers an unparalleled gateway to endless entertainment. Whether you’re a movie buff, a series binge-watcher, or someone who simply enjoys the convenience of on-demand content, knowing how to seamlessly connect your streaming gadget […]
The executive that helped build Meta’s ad machine is trying to expose it
The executive that helped build Meta's ad machine is trying to expose it Brian Boland spent more than a decade figuring out how to build a system that would make Meta money. On Thursday, he told a California jury it incentivized drawing more and more users, including teens, onto Facebook and Instagram – despite the […]
A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon’s cloud
A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon's cloud With Ring facing fierce backlash over its Search Party feature, a new program is challenging developers to move Ring doorbell footage off of Amazon’s cloud – and into users’ own devices. The Fulu Foundation, the consumer advocacy group cofounded by […]
Meta’s VR metaverse is ditching VR
Meta's VR metaverse is ditching VR Horizon Central, the town square of Meta’s metaverse, already runs on the new Meta Horizon game engine. | Image: Horizon Central Meta, after laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, closing three VR studios, stopping new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, and discontinuing its metaverse […]
Meta’s VR metaverse is ditching VR
Meta's VR metaverse is ditching VR Horizon Central, the town square of Meta’s metaverse, already runs on the new Meta Horizon game engine. | Image: Horizon Central Meta, after laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, closing three VR studios, stopping new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, and discontinuing its metaverse […]
After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions
After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions Siminoff acknowledged in an interview with The New York Times that including maps that showed mass surveillance in an ad was a mistake. | Screenshot from Ring video Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been on an “explanation tour,” as The New York Times puts […]
The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster
The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster A hacker tricked a popular AI coding tool into installing OpenClaw – the viral, open-source AI agent OpenClaw that “actually does things” – absolutely everywhere. Funny as a stunt, but a sign of what to come as more and more people let autonomous […]
Baseus’ retractable, 6-in-1 travel adapter is on sale for its lowest price to date
Baseus' retractable, 6-in-1 travel adapter is on sale for its lowest price to date The nifty universal adapter lets you charge your electronics in more than 200 countries worldwide. | Image: Baseus Packing multiple charging adapters can quickly eat up space, which is why an all-in-one travel adapter like the Baseus EnerCore CG11 makes for […]
Texas is suing TP-Link over its ties to China
Texas is suing TP-Link over its ties to China Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing TP-Link over claims that the router-maker is misleading customers about its ties to China. In a lawsuit filed this week, Paxton claims TP-Link is “masking its Chinese connections,” while serving as “an open window for Chinese-sponsored threat actors and […]