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Xreal, Google's smart glasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry

Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of Xreal, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.

Robotaxis need to be tested in real traffic

To achieve safe, cost-effective autonomy we need to see how other road users react to the vehicles

6 kitchen gadgets that make adulting feel easier

From a robot stirring your soup to a bread machine that kneads your dough, here are 6 gadgets that may make you feel like you’ve won adulthood.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says graduates booing AI will shape its future

As commencement speakers face restless crowds of new graduates, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he's ready for his turn at Stanford next month.

The US blacklisted Anthropic as a security threat. Its spy agencies are using Claude anyway.

A chip shortage forced the NSA to keep using Anthropic’s AI despite a Pentagon blacklist. The White House approved $9B for classified data centres.

On Trails is a wandering tale that blends hiking, science, and history

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The Apple Watch is 11 years old and losing momentum. Screenless rivals are winning the next phase.

Apple Watch innovation has stalled as Whoop, Oura, and Fitbit Air redefine wearables. Key health execs are leaving. Oura has filed for IPO.

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The Ansel Adams trust says is had nothing to do with AI-colorized version of his photo.

The version of “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico” was exhibited and put up for sale by Danziger Gallery at the Association of International Photography Art Dealers’ Photography Show. The trust demanded the removal of the photo and, in a statement, accused the gallery’s owner, James Danziger, of exploiting the Ansel name to promote his own AI-colorization venture:

Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’

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Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it

The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves.

McKinsey wants job candidates to practice interviews with AI, not pricey coaches

McKinsey has built an AI tool to help candidates prepare for their interviews, and discourage them from using external prep services.