Facebook Has a New Marketplace App and Verification Checks for Everyone
In a curious move, the social network is siphoning off its most popular features into separate apps.
A New York High School Is Getting an AI-Powered Robot Assistant. Parents and Teachers Have Concerns
Realbotix is supplying a humanoid robot and at-home AI homework support. The teachers union says students are not lab rats.
My Life With Looki Is a Harbinger of Always-On Recording Glasses to Come
The almost always-on camera-equipped pendant represents the extreme assistive aspirations of AI. Nobody wants me to wear it, including me.
This Searchable Tool Is Helping Track Flock Surveillance Cameras in Your City
The Atlas of Surveillance database is the largest-ever repository of police surveillance technologies in the US.
Microsoft launches new in-house AI models it says cut costs up to 89% versus OpenAI
Microsoft AI released two new in-house models into public preview on Wednesday — MAI-Image-2.5-Pro, its highest-fidelity image generator to date, and MAI-Voice-2-Flash, a speech model built for high-volume enterprise workloads…
A Study Found Asthma Improves After Switching From a Gas Stove to Electric
Gas stoves are a source of indoor air pollution. New evidence shows how much they may affect people with respiratory issues.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Z Fold 7: Improved Battery, Screen and a Higher Price
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra improves where it matters, but the new price might sting.
OpenAI Agent Escaped Testing and Launched an Autonomous Hack
Hugging Face, a platform for open-source AI models, was breached when an OpenAI agent escaped a testing sandbox.
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 24, #669
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 24, No. 669.
Agentic coding goes hands free as OpenAI brings GPT-Live’s full duplex voice control to Codex and ChatGPT on the desktop
Two weeks after debuting its more naturalistic GPT-Live audio AI model with full-duplex capabilities (listening and speaking at the same time), OpenAI is bringing it directly into developer workflows. The…