Google’s new voice-operated AI assistant, called Astra, can make sense of what your phone’s camera sees. It was announced one day after OpenAI revealed a similar vision for ChatGPT. Powered by WPeMatico
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Google is rethinking its most iconic and lucrative product by adding new AI features to search. One expert tells WIRED it’s “a change in the world order.” Powered by WPeMatico
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It’s spooky. It’s esoteric. It’s also the key to understanding the rise and relevance of functional programming. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreGenerative AI Doesn’t Make Hardware Less Hard
Wearable AI gadgets from Rabbit and Humane were panned by reviewers, including at WIRED. Their face-plants show that it’s still tough to compete with Big Tech in the age of ChatGPT. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy
Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string of cases that could make it much harder to skirt financial surveillance. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreOpenAI’s GPT-4o Model Gives ChatGPT a Snappy, Flirty Upgrade
Prepare for ChatGPT to get more emotional. OpenAI demonstrated upgrades that make the chatbot capable of snappier conversations and showed the AI helper picking up on and expressing emotional cues. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreProtesters Are Fighting to Stop AI, but They’re Split on How to Do It
PauseAI protests are underway in London, New York, San Francisco, and across the globe. Its members have wildly different opinions on what the group should do next. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreAn Innovative EV Motor Used by Lamborghini, McLaren, and Ferrari Is Being Mass-Produced by Mercedes
Compared to the usual EV power plants, axial-flux motors are smaller and lighter, and have more torque. But they’re hard to make at scale. Now Mercedes is bringing them to the masses. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreStack Overflow Users Are Revolting Against an OpenAI Deal
Members of the software developer community have reported deleting or altering their posts to prevent them from being used by OpenAI. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThere’s No Undoing Tech’s Great Rewiring of Childhood
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt warns that social media harms children but definitive evidence is hard to find. Whatever your views on kids and technology, digital connectivity is now part of childhood. Powered by WPeMatico
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