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Maxwell Zeff

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Senior Writer at TechCrunch

Senior AI/Consumer Tech Reporter @TechCrunch | Formerly @Gizmodo, @markets, @nbc | Send anonymous tips on Signal @ mzeff.88

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  • Google I/O 2025: How to watch all the AI and Android reveals

    2 days ago | techcrunch.com | Maxwell Zeff

    Google is gearing up to hold its largest developer conference of the year, Google I/O 2025, on May 20 and May 21. CEO Sundar Pichai, DeepMind CEO and Cco-founder Demis Hassabis, and executives in charge of Search, Cloud, and Android will announce major updates to Google’s product offerings. We’re expecting Google I/O 2025 to focus on AI a lot (seriously, a lot).

  • The near joy of biking with Ray-Ban Meta glasses

    4 days ago | technewstube.com | Maxwell Zeff

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  • The near joy of biking with Ray-Ban Meta glasses

    4 days ago | techcrunch.com | Maxwell Zeff

    For years, weekend bike rides have been sacred escapes for me. Every pedal stroke helps melt away the stressors that piled up throughout the week, and I’ve collected a few gadgets that make these rides better. However, I’ve learned the hard way that bringing along too much gear takes away from the ride itself, forcing you to manage a network of pings and battery levels instead of just riding the damn bike. Enter Ray-Ban Meta: smart glasses that made my weekend rides simpler and a bit more fun.

  • Meta taps former Google DeepMind director to lead its AI research lab

    6 days ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Maxwell Zeff

    Maxwell Zeff Thu, 8 May 2025 at 2:39 pm GMT-4 1 min read Meta has chosen Robert Fergus to lead its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, according to Bloomberg. Fergus had been working at Google DeepMind as a research director for roughly five years, per his LinkedIn. Prior to Google, he worked as a researcher scientist at Meta. Meta's FAIR, which has been around since 2013, has faced challenges in recent years, according to a report from Fortune.

  • OpenAI and the FDA are reportedly discussing AI for drug evaluations

    1 week ago | technewstube.com | Maxwell Zeff

    Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

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Max Zeff
Max Zeff @ZeffMax
8 May 25

Went biking through the pan handle with Ray Ban Meta last weekend https://t.co/6WLKmSAHQi

Max Zeff
Max Zeff @ZeffMax
8 May 25

RT @Popeyes: pope yes

Max Zeff
Max Zeff @ZeffMax
7 May 25

Is this good

Simon Willison
Simon Willison @simonw

Published some notes on Microsoft's phi4-reasoning model, an 11GB download (via Ollama) which may well overthink things... it produced 56 sentences of reasoning output in response to my prompt of "hi" https://t.co/miigQUD6In https://t.co/kf1zJMmf3H