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Artificial intelligence has quickly become the go-to tool for everything from writing emails and summarizing meetings to helping students study or developers debug code. But the same technology that saves people time can also be misused, and a new report suggests that terrorist organizations are finding ways to do exactly that. According to a research paper shared with The New York Times ahead of its publication, researchers found evidence that members of Boko Haram have been using popular AI chatbots to support both day-to-day activities and combat-related tasks. Interviews with 27 former members conducted in Nigeria over the past two years suggest…
More people are trying to use less AI, but avoiding it altogether may already be impossible. A survey of 2,055 UK adults found that 42% deliberately limit how much AI they use. Another 70% said avoiding AI exposure would be difficult or impossible, even when they actively wanted less of it. Deleting a chatbot app only removes the most obvious form. People have far less control when automated systems sit inside workplace software or services they already depend on. Why are people cutting back Privacy is the clearest reason people are drawing boundaries. Twenty-nine percent cited concerns about data privacy,…
Google has quietly published a new Play Store listing for Magic Pointer, an unannounced app built for Googlebooks. Updated on July 10, the app turns the cursor into a Gemini shortcut that can act on whatever a user selects on screen. Magic Pointer can send an image to Lens, generate a related image, or surface a shopping action without forcing users to open a separate chatbot. Regular Android devices currently show as incompatible, so the listing offers an early preview rather than a broad release. What Magic Pointer actually does Magic Pointer adds a Gemini spark to the cursor and…
An AI hiring system can treat every applicant the same and still leave some people feeling targeted. Researchers found that rejected candidates judged an automated interview differently depending on the race and gender of the avatar delivering the result. Around 220 participants completed a simulated interview for a fictional customer support role with one of four photorealistic AI avatars. Everyone was rejected, yet perceptions of fairness shifted with the interviewer’s appearance. An algorithm audit could miss that reaction because candidates don’t experience the system as raw code. They experience a face asking questions and judging their answers. Why partial matching…
YouTube just gave its creators a tool that streaming platforms take for granted. I’m talking about the ability to structure content as proper episodic TV. If you’re in the YouTube Partner Program and you’ve been organizing your videos into playlists while praying that the algorithm and your audience notice, then Shows is the upgrade you’ve been waiting for. a new way to group your episodic content is here 🎬 creators in the YouTube Partner Program can now turn playlists into shows, or create a new one from scratch. it unlocks:📺 a polished TV experience for your series🍿 an episodic setup…
Dutch ePaper company DuRoBo just made two of its products available to buy in the US and UK. The Krono, a 6.13-inch ePaper focus hub designed for distraction-free reading, thinking, and writing, is now on Amazon for $279.99. Alongside it, DuRoBo has launched Moodi, a lightweight Bluetooth page-turning remote, for $30.99 on Amazon and the DuRoBo website. If you have been watching the e-ink device market grow, this duo is worth a close look. What makes Krono different from a typical e-reader? Krono is built around a 6.13-inch Carta 1200 ePaper display with a 300 PPI resolution, an anti-glare etched…
Google AI Studio has made building a web app surprisingly easy. You can describe what you want, refine the design through prompts, and publish the result without setting up a traditional development environment. An awkward point of friction comes after deployment, when the finished app still has to live behind a long, forgettable Cloud Run link. Google is now cleaning up that final step. AI Studio lets you assign a deployed web app a personalized address under the “ai.studio” domain, such as “your-app-name.ai.studio.” A recognizable URL should make the project look more presentable in a portfolio, client demo, social post,…
LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900S MSRP $2,099.00 “Smart, stunning, and worth the premium it demands.” Pros Impressive capacity Stunning design TurboSteam is pretty useful Plenty of smart features Cons AI sensors need some work Remote start isn’t fully automatic Quick Review The LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900S is the dryer half of LG’s flagship laundry pair, and it makes the same first impression as its washer sibling, the WM9900HSA, which I reviewed earlier this week. The DLEX9900S is a 9.0-cubic-foot Brushed Platinum Steel monolith with a 7-inch touchscreen where the knobs should be. The drum swallows king-size comforters or dog beds whole, TurboSteam de-wrinkles…
Remember when Google Voice was just that free number you used to dodge spam calls? It’s come a long way since then, and today it’s taking its biggest leap yet: letting Gemini quietly sit in on your calls and handle the note-taking for you. How does AI note taking work on calls? The “Take notes for me” feature, already popular on Google Meet, is now coming to Voice. During any active call, you can tap Notes to start recording and transcription. Everyone on the call will hear an audio disclosure confirming the call is being recorded and captured by AI,…
Motorola is building the most ambitious phone in its Edge 70 lineup, but it might not be available in the United States. Specs like a 7,000-nit display and MagSafe-style magnetic wireless charging belong in a conversation that often includes flagships, but it looks like Motorola wants to break that norm. So what’s actually inside the Motorola Edge 70 Max? Launching in India on July 15, the Edge 70 Max is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. For those catching up, the chip already powers the OnePlus 15R we reviewed earlier this year. At the moment, it’s Qualcomm’s third-most-powerful chip…