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The mystery is the point, but it’s also indicative of where AI hardware is.
The last 48 hours have been a wild rollercoaster ride for AI hardware. On Tuesday, Google ended its I/O keynote - a roughly two-hour event with copious references to AI - with its vision for Android XR glasses. That included flashy partnerships with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, as well as the first hands-on...
A source tells Bloomberg that Apple’s glasses will be similar to Meta’s but “better made.”
Apple is planning to debut its first pair of smart glasses next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. The upcoming glasses will reportedly come with cameras, microphones, and speakers, “allowing them to analyze the external world and take requests via the Siri voice assistant,” Bloomberg says.
The...
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that House Republicans narrowly passed early Thursday would strip state legislatures of AI oversight and scale back consumer protection and climate initiatives while funding border surveillance, among many other provisions.
The budget reconciliation bill still needs to be approved by the Senate, where some Republicans have voiced concerns with aspects of the...
The US Senate voted today to strip California of its authority to enact state limits on tailpipe pollution that are tougher than national standards.
Opponents called it an illegal move by Republican lawmakers that flies in the face of Senate rules and norms.
Senate Republicans went forward with the vote today anyway, revoking waivers that allow California to pursue its climate goals and...
Once Donald Trump won office for a second time, the writing was on the wall.
Trump ran on many messages, most of them confusing and contradictory, but one of his loudest and clearest messages was to end President Joe Biden’s “EV mandate.” It made no difference there never was a mandate, just a series of policies designed to encourage car companies to make more zero-emission vehicles and...
Notepad’s new Write feature uses generative AI to create content for you based on a prompt. | Image: Microsoft
Microsoft is now testing a new feature in Notepad that can generate text for you using AI. It’s part of a Windows 11 update being released to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels with Copilot Plus PCs. The update also includes new AI-powered features for Paint like a...
House Republicans advanced a sweeping spending package that would roll back Biden-era tax credits for renewable energy projects. If the bill passes the Senate and makes it to President Donald Trump’s desk to sign, it could deal a serious blow to renewables, new nuclear technologies, and clean energy manufacturing across the US.
The rollbacks would undo much of the 2022 Inflation Reduction...
If you’ve ever wondered how the Internet Archive uploads all the physical documents on its site, now you can get a behind-the-scenes look at the process. The Internet Archive launched a new YouTube livestream that shows the digitization of microfiche in real time — complete with some relaxing, lo-fi beats.
Microfiche is a sheet of film that contains multiple images of miniaturized documents...
With access to Gemini-powered features on Nest Cams like this one, app developers could tap into more advanced automations.
Google is bringing Gemini intelligence to its Home APIs, allowing smart home developers and manufacturers to tap into Gemini’s AI-powered features and potentially making your smart home a lot, well, smarter. The company announced the news in a blog post during the Google...
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ran into Meta's former engineering chief, Jay Parikh, at a conference last summer, he had the future of AI top of mind. The pair have known each other for around 15 years, but this meeting was different, and Nadella called Parikh shortly after bumping into him to dig into what was really on his mind.
"We were chatting about the future and chatting about all...