Google Home no longer needs to lean solely on smart home devices like thermostats to know whether or not you’re around. Home’s optional presence sensing feature can now use interactions with Nest speakers and smart displays to help detect activity in your abode, letting it perform automated actions. If you talk to your Nest Audio…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
You’ve Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All is engaging, fascinating and a bit worrying.Read MoreRead More
DeepMind considers Sparrow to be a research-based, proof-of-concept model that is not ready to be deployed.Read MoreRead More
Key to edge AI and computer vision, Deci AI this week has released a set of semantic segmentation models, DeciSeg.Read MoreRead More
The original AirPods Pro tips (left) have denser mesh than the new second-gen tips (right). | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge In my review of the new second-generation AirPods Pro, I pointed out that the inner mesh / filter of the ear tips is slightly different than those belonging to the original earbuds….
Last month, Grammy-winning artists Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sued TikTok competitor Triller for $28 million. Triller acquired their livestream event series Verzuz last year, but the two musicians alleged that the social app had missed several large payments, prompting them to file a lawsuit. Now, Triller has settled with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, but the…
When founders are laying off staff and cutting costs to face the downturn, it may seem like odd timing to tell startups to take their product as seriously as ever. In a recession, do users really care about product experience? Yes, says Mighty Capital, whose portfolio includes companies such as Airbnb and Amplitude. The San…
When it comes to advice, tech loves standardization. Startups are often told that there are certain metrics to hit, deadlines to meet, timetables to measure themselves against. Examples abound: Here’s the ideal amount of money to raise at your Series A round; here’s how many employees you should have before hiring this executive; here’s what…
TL;DR: Coming to the Nintendo Switch on Oct. 20, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is available for preorder. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Standard Edition — $59.99 at Amazon, Walmart, GameStop, Target, the Ubisoft Store, and the My Nintendo Store Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Cosmic Edition — $59.99 at Best Buy…
It’s no new news that fitness trackers these days are designed to get wet. Beyond just getting splashed while you wash your hands, these fitness-focused smartwatches can handle sweaty workouts, inclement weather, and in most cases, even swimming. If your workout routine involves hanging out in the deep end of the pool, you’ll need a…