AI
Google’s AI is inescapable in US schools
Some schools are trying to restrict AI use—but the pervasiveness of Google’s software and products, including its AI-powered search, is making that difficult.
Whizy is a writer for Tech Brew. Previously, she was a senior reporter at Vox.
Platforms
Apple’s smart home launch is unfashionably late
The device, reportedly set to be unveiled on October 13, arrives years after rivals have released similar products—and as Apple’s new CEO eyes a push to ship products faster.
Tech Business
Anthropic’s oddly apocalyptic IPO pitch
Per Reuters, Anthropic’s IPO documents contain a lot of warnings about AI risk—all while the company targets a $2 trillion-plus valuation.
AI
The race to run your to-do list
AI agents can now book hard-to-get restaurant reservations and save you money on your phone bill—as long as you hand over your inbox, logins, bank account info, and more.
Platforms
Xbox’s reset gives Master Chief a new boss
The company’s most recent round of cuts and reshuffling shows how the gaming industry keeps consolidating.
Platforms
The sound of same-day drone delivery
Residents in Richardson, Texas, are plagued by the buzzing of dozens of Amazon drone deliveries now taking place every day. It’s a conflict that could spread to hundreds of towns in the coming months.
Consumer Electronics
Snap makes its case for a $2,195 wearable computer
Snap’s AR glasses, which launch this fall, come equipped with a new AI agent and a lot of enterprise AI features.
Consumer Electronics
Meta’s new glasses might see no more
The tech giant is reportedly working on a camera-free pair of smart glasses that could be unveiled next week.
AI
It’s just you, ChatGPT, and your human reviewer
OpenAI uses third-party human contractors to review user ChatGPT logs—ostensibly to improve its AI models.
AI
To pace or not to pace
Major US frontier labs mostly agree with Dario Amodei’s call for an AI slowdown. Unfortunately, the government doesn’t seem to be on the same page.