Airbnb adds AI search, more social features
Airbnb is also launching new services such as meal delivery and laundry in select locations
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Samsung’s new SmartTag is smaller, longer-lasting, and works with iPhones
Samsung has announced its third-generation Bluetooth tracker, the Galaxy SmartTag 3. It combines a smaller design and improved battery life with a few new tracking and software features, including cross-OS support intended to make it easier to share tracking information with friends and family. As revealed by leaks, the SmartTag 3 has adopted a squircle […]
Samsung gives its two-year-old Galaxy Tab S Plus an overhaul
Since the Galaxy Tab S10 line, Samsung has updated its flagship Ultra tablet annually, but alternates its regular and Plus variants. It means that this year’s Galaxy Tab S12 series includes an Ultra model with few changes from last year’s Tab S11 Ultra, and a Plus variant that brings a bigger overhaul to the two-year-old […]
Apple’s ‘HomePad’ will reportedly launch on October 13th
Apple’s long-rumored smart home hub will reportedly be revealed on October 13th. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the smart home device will be revealed alongside a new HomePod mini and an upgraded Apple TV device. All three products are set to showcase Siri AI, Apple’s overhauled AI-powered assistant. The smart home hub, a new product […]
OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe
For months, people have wondered when OpenAI will go public. CEO Sam Altman says it won’t happen until the company can make better promises about model safety, with no firm timeline in sight. “We intend to continue with AI progress … but as the models have had this surge forward in capability, and we see […]
America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch
For the sake of national security, it’s a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it’s penning lengthy poetry.
Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’
The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of “artificial intelligence.” Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to “Super Intelligence,” thanks to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump. “The word super is the best word of all, and it’s the simplest,” Trump said […]
Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies
Researchers at Northeastern University found vehicles and their companion apps regularly shared detailed data with some of the largest tech companies.