Nevada has a new helper in its effort to clear its backlog of unemployment claims: Google AI. Gizmodo reports that under the initiative, one of the company’s cloud-based AI models will be tasked with analyzing transcripts of appeal hearings and recommending whether cases should be approved. Welcome to a future where a robot decides whether … Read more
In a government inquiry into AI adoption in Australia, Meta’s global privacy director Melinda Claybaugh was asked whether her company was collecting data from Australians to train its generative AI technology. According to ABC News, Claybaugh initially denied the claim, but when pressed, she eventually admitted that Meta scrapes all photos and text in all … Read more
Ultimate Ears has a history of making loud and sturdy portable Bluetooth speakers with features to simplify the listening experience. Whether it’s a party mode that supports up to 100 speakers simultaneously, or the ability to remotely turn off the unit from your phone, the company’s devices have always been among the best. A new … Read more
Oh, Apple isn’t the only new product announced this week. No. Sony has officially made its way to unveiling the long-awaited PS5 Pro, which has more power and fewer compromises. Sony wants to reduce the gap between the fidelity and performance modes players are used to choosing from – either high frame rate or high … Read more
Every year, deciding which iPhone to buy gets harder. Do you choose the standard iPhone? Do you spend the money for the latest and greatest Pro model, which could take two years to fully pay off? Or should you just buy a slightly older used or refurbished model to get the best deal? And of … Read more
On Wednesday, Adobe unveiled the Firefly AI video generation tool that will arrive in beta later this year. Like many things related to AI, the examples are equally fascinating and terrifying as the company slowly integrates tools built to automate much of the creative work its valuable user base pays for today. Repeating the AI … Read more
September is here and new iPhones are arriving like clockwork. Apple unveiled its latest iPhone models at an event in Cupertino today and as expected, the iPhone 16 handsets look very similar to last year’s models. While the smartphones, standard and Pro versions, took center stage, Apple also showed off the new Apple Watch Series … Read more
iFixit embodies the “no problem, I’ll do it myself” spirit that has always been a characteristic of some tech lovers. As one of the supporters of the Right to Repair movement, the company is now flexing its muscles with an electronics product of its own. The FixHub is a USB-C powered soldering iron designed to … Read more
With Fox News and senior Republican figures also admitting that Vice President Kamala Harris won Tuesday night’s presidential debate, some supporters of former President Donald Trump are desperately looking for some semblance of solace. Prompting predictable conspiracy theories. A persistent complaint from conservatives (but interestingly, not Democrats) over the past decade has been that their … Read more
It’s always exciting when one of our favorite items goes on sale. This time, it’s our pick for the best budget Android tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+. The device is down from $220 to $170 at Samsung — a 23 percent discount. This model includes 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM and is … Read more