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Android users can now share a live video on 911 calls

A new feature coming to Android will allow users to get more support during emergencies by sharing a live video feed from their phone with 911 responders. For instance, if someone calls 911 for a...

Reddit is starting to verify public figures

Like it or not, the checkmark has become an almost universal symbol on most social platforms, even though its exact meaning can vary significantly between services. Now, Reddit, which historically...

OpenAI's house of cards seems primed to collapse

OpenAI is in a far less commanding position than it was following the public release of ChatGPT a few short years ago. Back in 2022, the sudden popularity of ChatGPT sent Google into a panic....

Google says it will link to more sources in AI Mode

Google says it will link to more sources in AI Mode

Google is planning to update its AI-powered search feature, AI Mode, to include more in-line links to the sources it's pulling information from. The company included the update as part of a broader...

Calibri is too woke for the State Department

Calibri is too woke for the State Department

I guess Calibri isn’t Marco Rubio’s type. | Image: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images The US State Department is turning back to an old typeface in its latest quest to tear up anything related to...

Chatbots are struggling with suicide hotline numbers

Chatbots are struggling with suicide hotline numbers

Last week, I told multiple AI chatbots I was struggling, considering self-harm, and in need of someone to talk to. Fortunately, I didn't feel this way, nor did I need someone to talk to, but of the...

No one knows what to call these things

No one knows what to call these things

Meta calls its Ray-Ban glasses AI glasses. I asked a simple question at Google's Project Aura demo last week. What do you call these things? To my surprise, multiple people launched into a vigorous...