Four Silicon Valley executives have been recruited into a specialist tech-focused unit of the US Army Reserves in a bid to “bridge the commercial-military tech gap” and make the armed forces “more lethal”. According to an official US Army press release, the tech executives have been instantly appointed to senior officer ranks in Detachment 201:…
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Alongside rumors about a more affordable MacBook, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is sharing more details about Apple’s upcoming smart glasses. This wearable has been rumored for a few years now, and it seems the company is aiming to release it in 2027.Since true AR glasses have long been a focus for Apple and Tim Cook, Kuo’s…
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Meta has serious ambitions for Meta AI, and its recent moves show that it’s not looking to play second fiddle to ChatGPT and Gemini for too long. Meta spent billions on its Scale AI acquisition and has also hired top talent from rival OpenAI in recent days.To reach AGI and superintelligence, Meta needs to gobble…
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For a few months now, WhatsApp has been offering Meta AI features. While many users have found the AI agent somewhat out of place, a new functionality might make it ideal for heavy users.If you’re part of several groups and communities on WhatsApp, you can now use AI to summarize messages. WhatsApp announced this feature…
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Among the questions a head of technology may ponder are, what does it mean to be innovative, and perhaps, what technology can be used to drive an innovation strategy? Given the main way people tend to place bets with Bet365 is via its mobile app, Alan Reed, head of platform innovation at Bet365’s Hillside Technology…
At Pure Storage’s Accelerate 2025 event this week in Las Vegas, the company launched its Enterprise Data Cloud, which knits together a common operating system across its storage products, plus monitoring and management capabilities from its Fusion control plane and as-a-service procurement options. We caught up with CEO Charles Giancarlo to ask him about Pure’s foray…
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Citing security concerns, the chief administrative officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives today issued an order prohibiting representatives and staff members from using WhatsApp on government-issued devices. This includes smartphones along with laptop and desktop computers. Further, any individuals with WhatsApp already installed on a device must delete it. Using web-based versions of the…
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As the UK government ponders a consultation on artificial intelligence (AI), privacy and copyright, a Michelle Obama quote comes to mind: “There is simply no time for that kind of foolishness”. Despite fierce opposition from cultural industries, the UK government seems to be following the US lead by bowing down to the broligarchy (again) when…
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Meta launched the Meta AI app in late April to take on ChatGPT and other chatbots. Unlike rival apps, Meta AI comes with social features that nobody asked for. But Meta’s desire for Meta AI users to share their chats with others via a social feed isn’t surprising. Social media is how Meta makes its…
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Apple finally previewed iOS 26. Alongside the new Liquid Glass design language, the company also revealed some of the new features coming to the Messages app. As always, this is one of the most important apps, and users are always looking forward to new functionalities.With big competition from WhatsApp, Telegram, and many other messaging platforms,…
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