Jul 07, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Vizio's Mini LED Quantum TV is surprisingly affordable with quantum-dot tech, but Walmart's data collection is worrisome. However, you can bypass the smart features to use it as a dumb TV. Read our review for performance, specs, and setup tips.
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Jul 07, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
The Sourdough Sidekick is a single-purpose gadget that automates sourdough starter feeding. Developed by FirstBuild and King Arthur Baking Company, it costs $180 and offers Auto, Ratio, and Custom modes. While it simplifies baking for enthusiasts who bake twice a week, it has limitations like hand-washing only parts and noise. For occasional bakers, manual methods may still be better.
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Jul 06, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Paramount Skydance has accused Netflix of conducting a 'scorched-earth campaign' to influence regulators against its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. In a letter to the DOJ, Paramount's chief legal officer Makan Delrahim claimed Netflix is trying to poison stakeholders. The merger faces opposition from the Teamsters union and carries $79 billion in debt.
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Jul 06, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Meta has removed facial recognition code from its Meta AI app after WIRED revealed the hidden system. The feature, named NameTag, was designed to identify people through the company's smart glasses. Meta claims the feature was purely exploratory and no final decision had been made. Privacy advocates warn the technology could enable stalking and abuse if deployed publicly.
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Jul 06, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
ArsTechnica.com has amended its user agreement to clarify content ownership and licensing. Users retain ownership of their posted content but grant Conde Nast a broad, royalty-free license to use, modify, and distribute it on or in connection with the service and its promotion. The change applies only to ArsTechnica.com within the Conde Nast network. Users are advised to back up their content.
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Jun 26, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
The Fitbit Air is a no-frills fitness tracker that prioritizes comfort and long battery life over smartwatch features. Its small puck design is easy to wear 24/7, and it tracks steps, heart rate, blood oxygen, and sleep accurately. However, Google's AI-powered Health Coach, which comes with a Premium subscription, often produces verbose and sometimes inaccurate summaries. While the hardware is solid, the AI integration may leave users wishing for a simpler experience.
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Jun 26, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Google is rolling out a new scam call detection system for Android that verifies incoming calls from contacts by checking for a confirmation signal. If missing, the system sends an authenticated RCS ping to the supposed caller. This feature requires Android 12 or higher and three Google apps: Phone, Contacts, and Messages. Both parties must have these apps installed, limiting its effectiveness on Samsung and OnePlus devices. The update also expands Circle to Search's fashion identification and Google Photos' AI wardrobe, plus adds AirDrop support to more Android phones.
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Jun 26, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Conde Nast has amended its user agreement and privacy policy specifically for Ars Technica, replacing a key section with a new one that grants the company an extensive, royalty-free license to use any content posted by users. The change, effective immediately, allows Conde Nast to reproduce, modify, distribute, and commercialize user submissions for purposes related to the service or its promotion. This move raises questions about user rights and the balance between platform control and content ownership.
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Jun 25, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
At a recent tech conference in Singapore, experts warned that waiting for a major AI disaster before implementing safety measures would be catastrophic. They emphasized that AI governance must be proactive, integrated into development from the start, and continually monitored post-deployment. The panel also highlighted the unique challenges posed by agentic AI systems.
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Jun 25, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
As artificial intelligence deployments mature, companies in Asia-Pacific are standardizing infrastructure to achieve global scale and resilience. Standard Chartered eliminated specialized hardware for a hyper-converged environment, while Naver Cloud leverages its datacentre footprint to export sovereign AI capabilities. Dell reports its AI factory customer base has surged, underscoring the region's rapid adoption of AI-driven solutions.
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Jun 25, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Surveys show most businesses fail to achieve measurable ROI from AI. Principal analyst Bernhard Schaffrik argues that AI providers overlook the human and enterprise factors. Employees fear job loss, and CEOs push AI without proper change management. To succeed, leaders must balance automation with human oversight, particularly in complex or error-prone tasks.
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Jun 25, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Embodied AI is moving from labs to real-world applications, but scaling faces obstacles in reliability, safety, cost, data availability, and governance. At Singapore's ATxSummit, leaders from Nvidia, University of Tokyo, Applied Materials, Galbot, and Grab shared insights on current pilots and future needs. Progress depends on public-private collaboration and efficient on-device intelligence.
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