Tag: Gear / Gear News and Events

This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law

Fulu sets repair bounties on consumer products that employ sneaky features that limit user control. Just this week, it awarded more than $10,000 to the person who hacked the Molekule air purifier. Source

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AT&T’s Connected Life Platform Is a Second Try in the Smart-Home Space

The carrier’s Connected Life platform, now available nationwide, lets AT&T customers easily set up a smart-home security system. Source

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Instagram Will Start Letting You Pick What Shows Up in Your Reels

In the battle for your attention, Instagram is betting that more control over the algorithm could keep you scrolling on Reels. Source

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Pebble Index: Everything You Need to Know About the $75 Smart Ring

You can speak into the Pebble Index to have it remember things or set reminders, timers, and tasks. No cloud processing, no subscription, and best of all, no charging. Source

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OpenAI Should Stop Naming Its Creations After Products That Already Exist

From “cameo” to “io,” OpenAI keeps trying to call its new and upcoming releases by names that resemble existing trademarks. Source

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As Key Talent Abandons Apple, Meet the New Generation of Leaders Taking On the Old Guard

With “hardware guy” John Ternus as frontrunner for the next CEO, can Apple overtake its ex-employees at OpenAI and Meta? Source

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