Ultrahuman’s former hardware VP raises $5.5M for devices that control AI agents, not just record you

The race to build the next AI interface is crowded with startups. The Sandbar ring, Plaud’s AI pin and desktop notetaker, and ...
Elektor Magazine

Designing a Smart IoT Vending Machine with ESP32 and Cashless Payments

Our team designed and built a fully functional prototype from the ground up. We handled the firmware, the PCB layout, the 3D ...
Interesting Engineering

OpenAI launches its first hardware, a keyboard built for smarter coding workflows

OpenAI has entered the hardware market with a device aimed squarely at software developers. Rather than debuting its ...
eeNews Europe

Fourth-generation ultrasonic frontend brings an architectural shift to high-precision smart metering

The UFC23 fourth-generation ultrasonic flow converter IC takes a pure front-end approach high-end water, heat, and gas ...
Android Authority

Don't update! Hue Bridge Pro users warn about smart home hub bricking bug

People are reporting that a recent firmware update is breaking the Philips Hue Bridge Pro. Based on the reports, it appears that software version 2071353020 may be to blame. The issue is so bad that ...
WTAE-TV

Get the Facts: Will the new bridge have a new foundation or use some of the old one?

POPPING THIS AFTERNOON. STICK AROUND. WE’LL BE TIMING IT OUT IN JUST ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. LILY. ASHLEY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE, THE PARKWAY EAST IS A BIG FOCUS THIS MORNING AHEAD OF TODAY’S CLOSURE OF ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mule Deer Are Already Using California’s First Wildlife Crossing—and It’s Not Even Finished Yet

California’s first wildlife bridge isn’t finished yet, but that hasn’t stopped animals from using it. Mule deer have been photographed wandering over an in-progress overpass in Siskiyou County, ...
Engadget

Meta quietly removes face-recognition code from its smart glasses app

Only a day after a dormant bit of code that seemed to be a facial recognition algorithm was discovered in a companion app for its smart glasses, Meta released an update which removed that code, Wired ...
techtimes

Meta Smart Glasses Facial Recognition Code Is Already on Millions of Phones, Wired Finds

A view of a cellphone with which Colombia's presidential candidate Paloma Valencia, of the Centro Democratico party, takes a selfie during a campaign rally in Villavicencio, Meta department, Colombia ...
New York Post

Meta quietly added facial recognition to smart glasses, sparking major privacy concerns: report

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta quietly embedded facial recognition tech in its smart glasses, sparking concern from privacy watchdogs, according to a report. The tech, which Meta hasn’t activated yet, came in ...
Engadget

Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app

Code for a facial recognition feature that can run on Meta smart glasses is buried in the company's Meta AI app, according to a new report from Wired. While not currently enabled, accessible to ...
Wired

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. Code ...