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Meta is bringing its Muse AI agent to its glasses
Meta is bringing its hot new AI agent Muse to its smart glasses. The move, announced Wednesday at its annual Connect conference in Menlo Park, California, gives Meta a new way to put Muse directly in front of users throughout the day. Muse has become a fast-rising entrant in the increasingly…
I tried Meta’s new $1,300 VR Glasses. They might be good for watching a movie — but I’m not sure what else.
Two years ago, Apple introduced its Vision Pro virtual reality goggles. They failed: They were too expensive, too heavy, and — crucially — no one could figure out what to do with them. Now Mark Zuckerberg is taking a swing at the same idea. The new Meta VR Glasses, which he debuted at his annual
Meta’s camera-free AI glasses look like regular Ray Bans
Great news for folks who enjoy the convenience of being able to listen to music or podcasts on their Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, but don’t want to get frog-marched out of the gym locker room: Meta is launching a new audio-only version of its smart glasses that ditch the cameras. These glasses…
Authorities are investigating Comma AI’s hands-off driving tech after fatal crashes
A device that promises hands-off driving for cars people already own is under federal scrutiny. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation on September 21 into devices made by Comma AI, the startup founded by security hacker George Hotz, who is no longer…
I thought being a grandmother would be easier than being a mother. Now that I am one, it’s harder in many ways.
As I carried my tiny granddaughter down the stairs, a thought flashed through my mind that I never would have had 30 years ago. What if I drop her? I clutched her tight, shooed the horrifying thought out of my mind, and continued down the stairs into the kitchen to warm up the breast milk
I never had any desire to visit the Midwest — until a fall trip to Door County changed my entire outlook on travel
I love traveling up and down the East Coast, and I have always wanted to see the Pacific Northwest — but I can’t say I ever dreamed of visiting the states that fill out the center of the United States. However, I changed my mind the second I saw photos of Door County, Wisconsin, during
I used Muse, Instinct, and Grok Bot to plan my European vacation. Meta’s AI agent was my favorite.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jay Eskenazi. He lives in Los Angeles and worked in user experience for 19 years. It’s been edited for length and clarity. I’m in Paris, and I’m going to Barcelona tomorrow. The trip is three weeks. I came here for the first time last year, and
The 16 industries that have made America’s richest people, from tech to trucking
Finance and technology usually spring to mind when thinking of the world’s most lucrative industries. And that’s for good reason. They have been the source of wealth for nearly half of America’s 400 richest people, as ranked and categorized by Forbes. However, billion-dollar fortunes have been made…
OpenAI wants you to ‘blurt out your thoughts’ to your phone
OpenAI is pushing further into the hotly contested market for personal agents — this time with voice. The company is adding its most advanced voice system to ChatGPT’s website and mobile app on Wednesday. OpenAI’s release allows users to speak to delegate single and recurring tasks that require…
Rural Americans are increasingly fed up with data centers
Americans living in rural areas are increasingly souring on data centers. In a new poll by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed people in August, half of rural Americans said data centers “are mostly bad for the environment” — a figure substantially higher than in January, when it sat at 32%…