My favorite part of wearing the Specs, Snap’s new augmented reality glasses, was playing dominoes. Sitting across the table from a Snap employee wearing the same pair of chunky glasses, I could select a virtual domino with a pinch and then move my hand to drop it in place, watching the tile snap down in […]
Snap is introducing “Specs Intelligence,” a new AI assistant that can connect other digital accounts to help you with things like work tasks and keeping track of travel information. It seems similar to AI assistants like Meta’s Muse and Gemini’s Spark, though Snap is pitching Specs Intelligence as an “anticipatory AI service” that “helps you […]
Snapchat is launching Plans, a new suite of features designed to help turn the plans already being made in group chats – everything from birthday celebrations to study sessions and weekend hangouts – into real life get-togethers without ever leaving the app. Plans lets users set event details, invite up to 200 friends with invitations […]
Meta might be on the hook for $17.1 billion and a host of app changes under a new kids safety settlement, but it’s already spinning the deal to its advantage. After years of being the national punching bag for social media harms, Meta has reached a settlement with 47 US states and several districts and […]
