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As Western countries grapple with the moral and security implications of facial and body recognition camera systems, individual citizens are making their voices heard through unique pushback. Artist Simon Weckert recently showed 404 Media some unique shirt designs he’s made, and they don’t just look cool, but actively confuse smart camera systems so they don’t […]

Google keeps cranking out Flash models: the company on Wednesday announced two versions of a new 3.8 Flash.  The variants include a standard Flash, a “workhorse” model for agentic tasks, software development, and multi-step reasoning, and Flash Cyber optimized for vulnerability detection and mitigation. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an X post that 3.8 […]

If you’ve been letting Google’s AI Mode handle your shopping research, you might want to double-check those prices. Researchers at Product Rise found that when the same product appeared in both AI Mode and traditional Google Search, the AI-powered experience showed a price that was 21.6% higher on average. The study compared AI Mode against […]

If you’re developing an LLM in the United States and need loads of data, the government has made a legal filing that claims copyright violations by AI companies are fine, as long as it means moving faster than perceived adversaries. I don’t like to start my pieces off with a quote, but I feel like […]

Samsung may be preparing to put its own processor back inside the Galaxy S Ultra after a five-year absence. A report from Korean publication MoneyToday claims the company is developing an Exynos 2700 version of the Galaxy S27 Ultra, which would be the first Ultra model to use Exynos since the Galaxy S22 Ultra launched […]

Here in the US, we’re dealing with a President who capriciously tears down historic buildings, paves over rose gardens, insults allies, and regularly renames map landmarks, locations, and even gulfs and lakes like he’s picking out names for his often poorly used golf clubs. It would be entertaining if it weren’t all so incomprehensible. The […]

The Google Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL launched with a software bug that is causing crackling, popping, or static bursts in the audio of recorded videos. The issue appears to be connected to Google’s Video Boost feature, which uses AI to improve video quality. Users note that crackling sounds occur most often […]

Creating a marketing graphic or editing a PDF is now as easy as sending a Slack message. Starting today, Adobe for Slack lets you turn everyday conversations, shared files, and project briefs into polished images, videos, and documents, without leaving your Slack workspace. Slack can now create Adobe content with simple prompts Everything runs through […]

While computer use isn’t new for Claude on the desktop, running it in the background is a nice upgrade. Anthropic shared today that background computer use is available for Claude Code, only on macOS, for Pro and Max customers. Claude can now use your computer in the background in Claude Cowork and Claude Code. Give […]

Google has yet again dodged a potentially business-splitting antitrust ruling, and gets to keep its ad-tech business intact after escaping the Department of Justice’s push for a court-ordered breakup. A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to force Google to sell off major pieces of its advertising technology business. This spares the company […]