PLUS: Gemini can now make calls for Pixel owners.
Meta has new smart glasses—the company unveiled several models at its annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday. Yes, the infamous Ray-Ban Meta glasses (the “Meta Creep”) have some small upgrades as they move into their third generation, but it’s the other two glasses that might get more attention. The Ray-Ban Meta Audio are camera-free smart glasses, the company’s first, and its solution to the privacy criticisms of its flagship specs. Just take the camera out! They’re lighter, and you can talk to Meta’s AI and hear responses through the speakers—no recording whatsoever. Then there’s the Meta VR Glasses, more akin to Xreal’s upcoming Project Aura. They’re somewhat like virtual reality headsets, except in a lighter glasses form that’s far less cumbersome. There’s a tethered puck that houses the computing power and battery, and they’re completely controlled through hand gestures. Those are launching next year, but Meta’s other glasses are on sale now.
Also new this week, Pixel 11 owners can now ask Gemini to make calls for them. Google is rolling out a new beta feature called “Call for Me,” which lets you ask Gemini to call local businesses, say if you want to ask your hardware store if they stock a specific tool, or if you want to change your hair salon appointment. It gives a new meaning to the word “robocall.”
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By Boone Ashworth
At its Meta Connect event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a handful of new smart glasses, including a slimmed-down VR headset and the company’s first camera-free glasses.
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By Julian Chokkattu
Call for Me—a feature that’s exclusive to the Pixel 11 series—gives robocalls a new meaning.
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By Reece Rogers
The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.
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ChatGPT thinks it knows what you want. The thing is, it doesn’t. You’re so much more than the piles of data OpenAI has squeezed out of your human-bot interactions! The answers you’re fed on ChatGPT are a consequence of the bot’s “memory” of your prior conversations. Sometimes this might feel like a good thing—ideally, it would know your taste, and recommend things in line with what you actually like, which means less work for you. Other times, it might do just the opposite: What if you were searching on a friend’s behalf? What if a hobby you were interested in a month ago was just part of a fleeting phase, and you’re totally over it? Read our guide on how to best manage ChatGPT’s memory function.—writes Elana Klein.
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By Julian Chokkattu
Two years after trying to sidestep mobile apps with dedicated AI hardware, Rabbit is launching OS3, a cross-platform agent that lives on the screens you already use.
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By Jeremy White
Despite admitting to a “component issue,” the company refuses to say what went wrong, how many units are affected in how many countries, and why it won’t recall its $500 AI toothbrush.
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By Reece Rogers
In YouTube’s latest update, viewers can tweak what the algorithm shows on their front page and curate it to a specific vibe.
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By Jeremy White
The SkyNomad—with heated floors, a projector, a pop-up roof, a fridge, swiveling seats, and over 1,000 miles of range—is a “luxury” ride that undercuts Range Rovers by tens of thousands of dollars.
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By Julian Chokkattu
Apple lovers have long enjoyed seamless connectivity between their iPhones and Macs. Now, Google’s bringing that experience to Android.
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By Luke Larsen
Apple has refreshed the Mac Mini with a brand-new chip, the M6. And this time, it’s more focused on AI than ever.
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