Zapping Mosquitos With Lasers Is a Real Thing, Thanks to AI
Inventor Steven Cheng is developing prototypes for a mobile bug-zapping defense system.
Amazon Ring Sued for Facial Recognition Technology: Here’s Why It May Violate Privacy Laws
Ring’s face-detecting AI is problematic, but it’s far from the only security brand to use it.
Amazon to Show AI-Generated Product Images When You Shop for Real-Life Products
The images won’t show real products you can buy, but they will illustrate general terms such as “cowl neck” or “rattan.”
As Microsoft Takes the Stage, Protestors Take to the Street
With colorful signage depicting corporate greed and pollution, AI data center protestors staked out Microsoft’s annual Build conference.
Dashlane issues opaque advisory warning 20 encrypted vaults were stolen
There’s a lot that doesn’t add up in a security advisory password manager Dashlane published Monday, warning that attackers managed to obtain 20 encrypted user vaults. “Starting on Sunday, May…
Google’s new open source Gemma 4 12B analyzes audio, video — and runs entirely locally on a typical 16GB enterprise laptop
While many AI open source model providers are pursuing larger and more powerful models, Google is still giving attention to the smaller, more local side of the market. Today, the…
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