Gemini referencing real-life moments when prompted to write a birthday letter shows how effectively Google is leveraging user data to craft personalized content
#AISucks [image] Damon Beres / @damonberes.com : Very smart (and fun) story by @lilashroff.bsky.social about the present and near future of hyper-personalized generative AI. Google, sitting on years ...
OpenAI's GPT Store debut is reminiscent of Facebook Platform's 2007 launch, which allowed Facebook to use third-party developers' products to boost stickiness
The whole endeavor has a strong Facebook-in-2007 vibe. OpenAI is beginning the search for its FarmVille. — www.theatlantic.com/technology/ a... X: Hussein Kanji / @hkanji : This has a pretty strong...
Google partners with iFixit to sell spare parts for devices going back to 2017's Pixel 2, in Australia, Canada, the US, and European countries “later this year”
we've been consulting with them on ways to improve Pixel repairability for years. https://twitter.com/... @madebygoogle : Damaged Pixel? Here are new ways to help extend the life and usefulness of you...
Read-later apps, pioneered by Instapaper and Pocket, are having a resurgence led by Matter, Upnext, and others, which improve discoverability and other features
David Pierce / Protocol : Tweets: @pierce , @jordannovet , @getmatterapp , @dlberes , @navalang , and @lainnafader See also Mediagazer Tweets: David Pierce / @pierce : Reading the internet sucks. For...
Apple announces AirPods Max, over-ear headphones with noise cancellation, adaptive EQ, spatial audio, and audio sharing, available from December 15 for $549
here's how Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet : Will 2021 be the year Apple fans get their most wanted product? Damon Beres / Debugger : Apple's AirPods Max Announcement Is Missing Something Big Julio Cac...
Tech ideas like MOOCs, 3D printing, and smart thermometers, which were mostly dismissed as overhyped or unworkable, are getting another look during the pandemic
MOOCs, 3D printers, and smart thermometers are having another moment — ight years ago this month, Udacity CEO Sebastian … Tweets: @medium , @ozm , @dlberes , and @dlberes Tweets: @medium : Eight yea...
A deep dive into Apple's plan to stop mining the earth “one day” suggests that it will not happen until Apple overhauls its business model
Maddie Stone / Gizmodo : Tweets: @corygroshek , @dlberes , @bcmerchant , @kmanies , and @themadstone Tweets: Cory Groshek / @corygroshek : Behind the Hype of Apple's Plan to End Mining: There are 118...
A deep dive into Apple's plan to stop mining the earth “one day” suggests that it will not happen until Apple overhauls its business model
This week, we are writing about waste and trash, examining the junk that dominates our lives, and digging through garbage for treasure. Tweets: @corygroshek , @dlberes , @bcmerchant , @themadstone , a...
Facebook open sources three computer vision tools that can identify objects within photos: DeepMask, SharpMask, and MultiPathNet
Can a computer distinguish between … Jordan Novet / VentureBeat : Facebook open-sources A.I. software for segmenting objects in images Nicole Lee / Engadget : Facebook opens its advanced AI vision tec...
Facebook launches Messenger platform with chatbots
Facebook users will soon be able … Mike Rosenbaum / salesforce.com : Introducing Salesforce for Messenger Al Plumlier / The Verge : There will be a bot for everything — It's all happening at once … ...