Tag: computing
Why Google working with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster gives me confidence about the future of smart glasses
Google’s unveiling of a new line of AI-fueled smart glasses built on the Android XR platform was only one of dozens of announcements at Google I/O this year. Even so, one facet in particular caught my eye as more important than it might have seemed to a casual viewer. While…
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Anthropic’s new Claude 4 models promise the biggest AI brains ever
Anthropic has debuted two new Claude AI models named Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 Claude Opus 4 claims to be the best coding AI in the world Claude Sonnet 4 is a smaller, streamlined model with major upgrades from Sonnet 3.7 version. Anthropic has unveiled Claude 4, the…
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Survey says most Gen Z-ers would marry an AI, but I’ve got more faith in Gen Z
AI-lationships is the gag-inducing term Joi AI cooked up to support its recent eye-opening survey on human-to-AI relationships. In it, eight out of 10 Gen Z respondents said they would consider marrying an AI partner. Before we delve too much into this mind-bending stat, let’s look at the source. Joi…
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Signal blasts Microsoft over Recall privacy failings, as secure messaging app is forced to fudge a way of blocking the controversial Windows 11 feature
Signal has a new option for its Windows 11 app to block Recall The developer had to fudge a way of preventing screenshots of the messaging app being taken Unfortunately this has side-effects such as interfering with screen reading tools, but Signal says Microsoft has left it no choice Signal,…
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I tried Google’s new AI try-on feature, and it’s given me some new fashion ideas
Google has rolled out a new AI-powered shopping feature to help you figure out what the clothes you are interested in buying might look like when you wear them. It’s dubbed “try it on” and it’s available right now in the US through Google Search Labs. To get started, you…
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iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI, but don’t expect a new ChatGPT smartphone
Jony Ive, who famously designed the iPhone (among other iconic Apple devices), is about to become the design lead for OpenAI, the chatCPT AI giant that, for now, does not make a single hardware device. The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported the impending deal, which sees OpenAI acquire Ive’s…
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