Meta will start scraping conversations with AI chatbots to gather data for the purpose of ad targeting. The company says this data will be used to “personalize the content and ads” that people see across apps like Facebook and Instagram. The “feature” goes into effect on December 16 and Meta will start sending out in-product … Read more
Knox’s imprisonment and wrongful conviction became one of the world’s most controversial stories. Find out what she’s up to now and learn about her case. Knox’s imprisonment and wrongful conviction became one of the world’s most controversial stories. Find out what she’s up to now and learn about her case.
It’s not every day I get to try out an entirely new type of tech product. Telescope company Unistellar recently gave me the chance to do just that with Envision, the first smart binoculars that can identify mountains and stars. The only things like it on the market are Swarovski’s smart binoculars, but those are … Read more
Microsoft has announced some major changes for Game Pass. It’s rebranding some of the tiers, which should make it a little easier to keep tabs on what games and features are available on each. However, there are some painful price increases here. The high-end plan, Game Pass Ultimate now costs $30 per month. That’s a … Read more
In a lot of ways, Meta’s hasn’t changed much with its second-gen Ray-Ban glasses. The latest model has the same design and largely the same specs as the originals, with two important upgrades: longer battery life and improved video quality. At the same time, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses have a lot of features that didn’t … Read more
After a few years of mostly humming along in the background, Amazon’s game streaming service is receiving an update. Amazon Luna will still act as a game streaming service with a rotating library of free games for Prime users, but now, Amazon also plans to offer “GameNight,” a collection of social party games that you … Read more
Google announced a wave of hardware updates today, including giving some love to the Google Home Speaker. We saw a teaser for the revamped smart speaker last month, so the announcement isn’t a surprise, but it does provide some specifics about what’s coming to the company’s smart home efforts. This new Google Home Speaker puts … Read more
A day after Amazon updated its security cameras, Google followed suit with its competing suite. A trio of new Nest security cams is available starting today. The latest Nest Doorbell and Nest Cams have higher-resolution (2K HDR) video and a wider field of view. That not only makes for better images, but it also opens … Read more
As part of Google’s smart home announcements today, the company has unveiled a new look for its Google Home app that will begin rolling out globally today. The heart of the redesign is about Gemini for Home, which will replace the Google Assistant role in smart devices and promises a more conversational way to interact … Read more
Google is finally ready to explain how Gemini will replace Google Assistant in your smart home. The company’s original voice assistant will be replaced with the aptly named Gemini for Home starting this month, ushering in what might be an easier-to-use and more conversational smart home era in the process. Like Google teased at CES … Read more