Amazon is killing a feature that lets users of some Echo devices stop Alexa from sending voice recordings to the cloud. As shared on Reddit, Amazon sent out emails to users of affected Echo smart speakers to let them know that the “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” feature will no longer be available starting on…
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AI has been developing at an accelerated rate over the past year and a half. We’ve seen major leaps in the advanced capabilities of services like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and advancements in Google’s Gemini AI. But now, one AI voice model outdoes them all. Meet Sesame, a new AI voice model designed around delivering “voice presence”…
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While rumors suggest Apple might introduce its thinnest iPhone to date, the new iPhone 17 Air, later this year, the company might also be readying for the same launch its thickest Pro Max model ever made.According to Chinese leaker Ice Universe (via MacRumors), Apple plans to increase the thickness of the iPhone from 8.25mm to…
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As a longtime user of most of Apple’s products, I have to say that I’ve been less impressed with the company’s recent updates. Yes, each new iteration of an iPhone or MacBook obviously refines and improves upon the last. But lately, it seems like Apple is focused mainly on trying to catch up in the…
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US lawmakers have hit out at the Home Office for “attempting to gag” US companies by preventing them from telling Congress whether they have been subject to secret UK orders requiring them to hand over their users’ data. In an unprecedented intervention, five lawmakers from both sides of the US political divide, led by senator…
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Over the past 20 to 30 years, the intelligence community has generated a stream of cyber security leaders – private cyber security companies are littered with former operatives of the American and British intelligence services. But in Israel’s case, the intelligence-to-cyber pipeline has produced arguably the highest density of cyber security startups and organisations in…
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Last week, BGR reported on Claude’s journey playing Pokemon Red. While thousands of players playing it at the same time was more efficient—since the AI is still stuck on Mt. Moon—researchers think the next AI breakthrough might be related to live games.Led by Hao Zhang, an assistant professor at UC San Diego, the research team…
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The long-anticipated personalized Siri allegedly coming with iOS 18.4 has now been delayed to 2026. To Daring Fireball, Apple’s spokeswoman Jacqueline Roy said the more personalized Siri experience powered by Apple Intelligence will take longer to be released.Here’s what she said: “Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly, and…
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The iPhone batterygate lawsuit in the UK somehow still hasn’t been fully settled. Three years after consumer rights activist Justin Gutmann filed a case about Apple intentionally throttling iPhone batteries and making the devices slower, the company will have to defend itself in court or pay out $1 billion to UK consumers who suffered from…
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Google is officially testing Gemini integration with Google Calendar. If you’ve been holding out hope that the Google-powered AI would make the jump to your calendar, you likely won’t have to wait much longer.The feature is currently only available in Workspace Labs, which is essentially Google’s “beta” program for new workspace features that will soon…
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