I am dying to know how much money Plex is about to make the next six weeks charging people to stream their own video from their own homes. Today, it’s giving every prospective customer until July 1st to lock in a lifetime subscription at today’s rates – before it triples the price to $750. Plex […]
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Wear OS 7 Tracks Deliveries and Sports Scores on Your Wrist
Amid the flurry of today’s Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7, the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help you keep track of things like deliveries and sports scores, Wear OS 7 will get the iPhone-style Live Updates that were introduced on Android last year – which can appear […]
Free Tools and AI Models from Google I/O You Can Try Now
Google announced a boatload of new AI-powered features at its I/O keynote, but most of them will launch behind paywalls.
Ownership of TikTok: Who Controls the Power?
pushing it to the edge of a complete U.S. prohibition. Now divided into three distinct entities, TikTok presents quite a complex situation to unravel.
Prohibitions, acquisitions, and suppression
AI-Powered Description Function on Ring Cameras Sparks Privacy Issues
unsettling realities regarding the use of Ring cameras, although one specific feature might make you feel uneasy.
Supported by generative artificial intelligence (AI), Ring’s Video Descriptions are designed to assist users in differentiating between typical occurrences and emergencies while reviewing camera footage. Offered through a subscription, Video Descriptions deliver insights about activity detected by the camera. While this can be beneficial, it can also be unsettling to realize that AI is analyzing your video recordings. Thankfully, you have choices.
Video Descriptions are part of a broader range of AI capabilities offered by Ring, which also features Single Event Alert, designed to minimize notifications by merging alerts, and Active Warnings, which informs visitors of the presence of recording devices. While there are numerous functionalities you may not have known your Ring camera possesses, let’s focus on what Video Descriptions entail and how you can manage this AI feature.
Understanding Video Descriptions and how to turn them off
Demis Hassabis Called This the ‘Foothills of the Singularity.’ What Does That Mean?
Welcome to a “profound moment for humanity,” according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O’s keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying: Google’s cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI’s incredible potential for the benefit of the entire world. When we look back at this time, I think we will realize that […]
Google Introduces Antigravity 2.0 with New Desktop App and CLI Tool at IO 2026
Google is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the AI Pro plan alongside the Antigravity 2.0 launch.
Google Enhances Gemini App to Compete with ChatGPT and Claude at IO 2026
The updates signal Googleâs push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a stand-alone chatbot.
Google Announces New Audio-Powered Smart Glasses at IO 2026, Inspired by Meta
Google is calling the new devices “audio glasses,” in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini.
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