Apple has introduced iOS 17, and some of its most important changes revolve around fundamental apps. Incoming calls can now include custom posters for certain contacts, and you’ll get Google-style live transcripts for voicemail. Messages, meanwhile, offers easier replies, audio
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Google Play Games for PC is now available in Europe and New Zealand
You no longer have to live in one of a handful of countries to try the official option for Android games on Windows. The Google Play Games beta has expanded to over 40 European countries (including the UK) and New
Former Google CEO says AI poses an ‘existential risk’ that puts lives in danger
Add Eric Schmidt to the list of tech luminaries concerned about the dangers of AI. The former Google chief tells guests at The Wall Street Journal‘s CEO Council Summit that AI represents an “existential risk” that could get many people
Hyundai will pay $200 million after a TikTok challenge exposed a huge security flaw
Hyundai is putting a relatively quick end to a class-action lawsuit over a viral TikTok car theft challenge. The automaker has agreed to pay a settlement worth up to $200 million to compensate roughly 9 million US Hyundai and Kia
Google AI can now answer your questions about uncaptioned images
Google’s latest accessibility features include a potentially clever use of AI. The company is updating its Lookout app for Android with an “image question and answer” feature that uses DeepMind-developed AI to elaborate on descriptions of images with no captions
James Webb telescope finds water around a comet in the main asteroid belt
The James Webb Space Telescope just made its second breakthrough observation in as many weeks. Researchers have used the observatory’s near-infrared camera to detect the first known instance of water vapor around a comet in the main asteroid belt, also
Chipolo’s new item trackers are basically AirTags for Android
Google doesn’t have a direct equivalent to Apple’s AirTags, but it might come close. Chipolo has teamed up with Google to introduce One Point (shown above) and Card Point (below) item trackers that work exclusively with Android’s Find My Device
Apple’s third-gen AirPods fall back to $150
This is a good moment to buy wireless earbuds as a Mother’s Day gift, or just as a treat for yourself. After a month, Amazon is once again selling third-generation AirPods for $150, or $20 off. That’s near the best
Vice President Harris tells tech CEOs they have a moral responsibility to safeguard AI
The Biden administration may be funding AI research, but it’s also hoping to keep companies accountable for their behavior. Vice President Kamala Harris has met the CEOs of Alphabet (Google’s parent), Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic in a bid to get
‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google amid ethical concerns
One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence has made a high-profile exit. Geoffrey Hinton, nicknamed the “godfather of AI,” tells The New York Times he resigned as Google VP and engineering fellow in April to freely warn of the risks