In a significant move reflecting growing concerns over data privacy, the U.S. Congress has intensified its scrutiny of major technology companies. Recent hearings have delved into the data collection, storage, and sharing practices of these corporations, highlighting the pressing need for comprehensive federal data privacy legislation. Background Over the past few years, the exponential growth … Read more
Beginning today, Microsoft will make the contentious Recall feature available on Copilot+ PCs. Those with an appropriate machine and who joined the Windows Insider program may now see a preview of the feature, which is billed as a “photographic memory” for almost everything you do on your PC. It operates by saving snapshots of your … Read more
Google Messages is one of the world’s most popular messaging services, so popular that corporations such as Samsung and Verizon are abandoning their messaging programs in favor of it. More than 1 billion people use Google Messages every month, and RCS plays a significant role in that experience. We’ve been looking forward to the implementation … Read more
A new beta indicates that Google is focusing on a more conversational experience with Gemini during your downtime. Strings of code in the beta version of the Google app (v15.46.31.ve.arm64) hint at a new experience between Gemini Live and YouTube. AssembleDebug (Android Authority) discovered that Google may use a “conversation mode” for the AI model … Read more
WhatsApp announced on Thursday that it will begin providing voice message transcripts. The Meta-owned firm claims that the new function will come in handy whether you’re on the go or in a noisy environment where you can’t hear a voice message. A similar feature was promised for Apple’s Message app, a major WhatsApp competitor, with … Read more
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) no longer only regulates banks, but also Apple and other companies that provide digital wallets and payment apps. It will focus on companies that process more than 50 million transactions per year and ensure they have “the authority to conduct proactive examinations to ensure companies are complying with … Read more
Apple’s iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro tout significantly increased battery life, although some users have reported the opposite. According to a huge number of complaints on Apple’s official forums and Reddit (via MacRumors), battery life has been quite poor for certain iPhone 16 and 16 Pro owners running iOS 18. The complaints began earlier, … Read more
Stephen Hawking told Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver recounts a terrifying but remembered hypothetical story from a decade ago concerning the potential hazards of AI. The premise is that a group of scientists create a superintelligent computer and ask it, “Is there a God?” The computer responds, “There is now,” and a bolt of lightning … Read more
According to Bloomberg sources, Apple is working on a new version of its voice assistant, Siri, that will use advanced large language models (LLMs). This more conversational Siri is part of Apple’s effort to catch up in AI, where competitors have developed remarkable capabilities such as Google’s Gemini Live, which are significantly more natural to … Read more
The Windows 11 24H2 update had previously caused problems for users, including errors in visual layouts and weaknesses in specific wallpaper programs. And now, as Microsoft reveals in a support post, some users without administrative privileges are unable to change the time zone in the Date & Time view, among other issues connected to the … Read more