Every company wants in on the generative AI wave. Meta is testing AI-powered products. Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is creating “a new top-level product group” to integrate generative AI into its billion-user services. Zuckerberg said the team will initially build creative tools but eventually create “AI personas that can help …
Read More »All Pixel Watches will have fall detection from Google
Google’s Pixel Watch fall detection feature is available today. Motion sensors and on-device machine learning detect hard falls and connect users to help. Since the Apple Watch Series 4 launched in 2018, Apple has offered fall detection. Google announced during Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Pixel Watch users can …
Read More »The US Marshals Service says hackers accessed sensitive law enforcement data
USMS says a ransomware attack exposed sensitive law enforcement data, including investigation targets’ personal information. The USMS is in charge of all law enforcement in the federal justice system. This includes the federal witness protection program and the transportation of prisoners. The U.S. Marshals Service found “ransomware and data exfiltration” …
Read More »Pokémon Go adds Scarlet and Violet and Pokémon Sleep
On Monday’s Pokémon Presents livestream, the megafranchise unveiled a merger between its latest main series games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and Niantic’s Pokémon Go. Pokémon Sleep received a long-awaited update from the Pokémon Company. In Pokémon Go, players can collect postcards from trainers worldwide to get regional versions of the …
Read More »Meta supports a new system that prevents minors from posting intimate photos online
Meta announced today that it is giving money to a new nonprofit called Take It Down. Take It Down will work with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to discourage people under the age of 18 from posting personal photos online.The internet application works like a Facebook …
Read More »Google unveils Android and Wear OS updates
Google unveiled several new Android, Chromebook, and Wear OS features to boost connectivity, productivity, and accessibility. MWC, which begins today in Barcelona, was the occasion for the announcement. New features include Chromebook Quick Pair compatibility, Google Keep shortcuts for phones and smartwatches, and Wear OS accessibility modes. Quick Pair will …
Read More »Twitter layoffs continue, including those of loyalist Esther Crawford
The Information and former Twitter employees reported at least 50 more layoffs. According to Platformer’s Zoë Schiffer, even Elon Musk loyalist Esther Crawford, Twitter payments’ top executive who handled Twitter Blue, was fired. Crawford and most of the product team were laid off this weekend, according to Alex Heath of …
Read More »OnePlus’ gaming prototype phone glows with liquid cooling
OnePlus may no longer release with caution. The Oppo-owned OnePlus 11 debuted in January. The 11R, targeting the expanding Indian smartphone market, came this month. The business now sells last year’s 10T and 10 Pro, three affordable Nord devices, five earphones, and a tablet. Expect a new mechanical keyboard and …
Read More »MWC 2023 expectations
Telecom. Network and enterprise will dominate Barcelona’s huge mobile expo more than ever. Next Monday’s event appears to be focusing less on consumers. Mobile World Congress was never a consumer tech expo, but smartphone makers made it a useful launchpad. CES (held in January) is where smart homes, wearables, autos, …
Read More »Elon Musk’s tweets still need lawyer approval, according to the SEC
The SEC says Tesla CEO Elon Musk must obtain lawyer approval before tweeting Tesla-related material. Last week, the SEC wrote to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York, saying that an earlier settlement agreement between the agency and Musk is constitutional and legitimate. Musk tweeted …
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