This week’s technology headlines highlighted AI’s expanding reach into consumer products, scientific research, weather forecasting, journalism, robotics, and critical infrastructure. At the same time, costly mistakes, unresolved security risks, and escalating energy demands showed why rapid deployment must be matched by stronger oversight. Top news AI adoption accelerates across platforms and devices Google’s Gemini has…
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Privacy advocates and musicians rallied outside Madison Square Garden on Friday, pushing for new legislation to prevent facial-recognition technology at the venue and other public spaces in New York City. “MSG and its CEO, James Dolan, have been flagrantly abusing biotechnology,” City Council member Shahana Hanif said at the event on Friday, after leading a…
Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI, two companies developing self-driving trucks, have received permits from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test their autonomous vehicle technology on public roads. And Kodiak has already started. Kodiak said it is starting with a handful of test trucks in California, primarily around its Mountain View office. Both companies…
Apple Intelligence will not look the same everywhere. In China, Apple has reportedly trained its own large language model with help from Alibaba as it prepares to bring its delayed AI features to one of its most important markets. The China-specific model marks a shift from Apple’s earlier plan to depend mainly on local partners…
Another day, another tariff on tech from President Donald Trump. On Thursday, Trump announced new tariffs specifically targeting drones made outside of the United States, as well as their components. So, what drones are now subject to tariffs and what will the impact be? Trump has now imposed a 100 percent “ad valorem” tariff on…
Tim O’Reilly’s yardstick for measuring the worth of a company, person, or society has long been create more value than you capture. It’s no surprise that O’Reilly—publisher, internet pioneer, VC, conference organizer, and dispenser of tech wisdom—is applying that metric to the way people design and use AI. Specifically, he’s pushing for a future where…
Marco Arment, the indie developer who created popular apps like Overcast and Instapaper, and who previously served as Tumblr’s chief technology officer, is out today with his latest creation — an alternative to Apple’s Reminders designed for procrastinators, called Unforgetful. The new iOS and Mac app works with your current Reminders database, but it’s designed…
Microsoft is collapsing its consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps into one experience as several consumer features approach retirement. The first cuts begin Aug. 18, while the broader app migration will continue into September. Mobile and web rollout begins globally in mid-August, followed by Windows and Mac in mid-September. Personal, work and school accounts…
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