Archive

Elizabeth LopattoApr 29

Musk is being combative on cross already.

“Your questions are not simple, they are designed to trick me, essentially. If you ask a question where there is no possible simple answer, I must give a longer answer.”

Jay PetersApr 29

Apple might move Visual Intelligence to the camera app with iOS 27.

The feature, launched in 2024, will also get Siri branding, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The changes could be part of a big camera-related push from Apple this year, as Gurman reported Tuesday that the Photos app will also be getting more AI photo editing features.

Apple Plans a Siri Camera Mode and Upgraded Visual AI in iOS 27

[Bloomberg]

Elizabeth LopattoApr 29

At times, being a judge is much like being a kindergarten teacher.

We have been scolded now twice today for people trying to take photos or videos in the courthouse. Do not do that.

Ubuntu’s AI plans have Linux users looking for a ‘kill switch’

Stevie BonifieldApr 29

Nilay PatelApr 29

Inside the AI ad boom at Google and Meta.

All the ad people I know keep saying “the content is the targeting” lately, and now I know why: Google and Meta are using AI to flip the online ad model upside down. Big dive in the NYT:

But the real business breakthroughs have come from targeting. It used to be that an advertiser would say, for example, “I want to target women in New York between the ages of 24 and 35.” Now it’s the opposite: Meta and Google are using A.I. to recommend customers the brands should be going after.

Behind the A.I. Boom, a Boring Business Is Soaring With Better Ads

[The New York Times]

Jay PetersApr 29

Heart Machine’s Metroid-style action game is launching today on Nintendo Switch 2.

Possessor(s) was a bit of a slow burn for me when I reviewed it last year, but I’m glad I stuck with it.

In addition to Switch 2, it’s also available on PC and PS5, and the game has received a permanent price drop on all platforms to $9.99.

Elizabeth LopattoApr 29

Musk really cannot help himself.

In discussing one of Musk’s Twitter posts about OpenAI, Musk says that OpenAI’s lawyers “were trying to trick the jury” in the opening statements.

Elizabeth LopattoApr 29

Musk is more on his game today.

When asked again about Shivon Zilis, he said clearly, “We live together and she’s the mother of four of my children,” a thing he could not summon up yesterday.

Google Photos launches an AI try-on feature for clothes you already have

Emma RothApr 29

The Moto Razr and Razr Plus are victims of shrinkflation

Allison JohnsonApr 29

The new Razr Ultra is still the best-looking phone out there

Allison JohnsonApr 29

John HigginsApr 29

The Buds 2 Plus Motorola showed at MWC are available tomorrow.

The Moto Buds 2 Plus will cost $149 — $20 more than the Moto Buds Plus released in 2024. The new buds will have Sound by Bose, two 11mm dynamic drivers with a Knowles balanced armature, support the LHDC5 low-latency audio codec, as well as Moto AI with compatible Motorola phones.