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Gemini for Home now plugs into AT&T’s smart security systemGemini for Home now plugs into AT&T’s smart security system
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Apple is reportedly lowering AI usage budgets.

The company dropped daily caps from $300 to $200 for engineers and is planning additional reductions, Bloomberg reports.

Apple Cuts Internal AI Usage Budgets in Move to Reduce Spending

[Bloomberg]

Xbox previews two new ways to control cloud gamesXbox previews two new ways to control cloud games
Google’s Pixel 11 phones are up to 27 percent offGoogle’s Pixel 11 phones are up to 27 percent off
Nothing teases a screen-free AI device ahead of launch next monthNothing teases a screen-free AI device ahead of launch next month
Apple will check shared iCloud links for ‘harmful content’Apple will check shared iCloud links for ‘harmful content’
ChatGPT will now make you animated GIFsChatGPT will now make you animated GIFs
My therapist thinks I should chuck the Amazon Bee Frontier out a window
Optimizer

Filtering conversations and memories through AI is a reality-bending lesson in why intelligence can’t replace wisdom.

Victoria Song
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Watch two humanoid robots put in a full 8-hour shift at a factory.

Xiaomi posted a time-lapse video on X of two of its humanoid robots working a full shift at a sorting station in an auto factory. Not sure why, but something about losing a job to a humanoid robot seems much more dystopian than losing it to a giant industrial machine.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
What time will you start me up?

Benly Watch’s Desktop 95 pays homage to Windows 95 with a watch face featuring various windows, icons, and a bright turquoise background — unless you prefer a more subdued beige alternative. The $159 watch also uses a mouse pointer and hand cursor for its hour and minute hands. You can get it with various strap designs, but it’s only available as a limited run of just 500 pieces.

Two versions of the Benly Watch Desktop 95 wristwatch.
Image: Benly Watch
Nintendo is losing a Switch cartridge supplierNintendo is losing a Switch cartridge supplier
Stevie Bonifield and Jay Peters
Anker’s new window-mounted camera monitors the outside of your home from within itAnker’s new window-mounted camera monitors the outside of your home from within it
Rian Johnson explains why he had to build his own iPhone camera app

Johnson wanted to bring the look of his films to the look of his iPhone photos — and let everyone else give it a try, too.

David Imel
Not even $200 million could help Elon Musk buy TexasNot even $200 million could help Elon Musk buy Texas
Bluetooth is getting a big boost to data transfer speedsBluetooth is getting a big boost to data transfer speeds

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