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Meta expands Ray-Ban smart glasses with live translation, visual AI, and new frames

23 hours ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

In brief: Meta is broadening the reach and capabilities of its Ray-Ban smart glasses, unveiling a suite of new features and style options that signal a significant step forward in wearable technology. The company announced that its live translation tool, previously limited to select early adopters, is now rolling out to all markets where Ray-Ban Meta glasses are available.
Google Chrome abandons plans to phase out third-party cookies

1 day ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

What just happened? In a significant reversal that will send ripples through the advertising industry, Google has announced that it will no longer introduce a standalone prompt for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser. The decision marks a dramatic departure from the company's long-standing plan to phase out cookies entirely, a move that has been in waiting for several years now and was closely monitored by regulators, advertisers, and privacy advocates alike.
CATL's new battery tech promises 800-km range and five-minute charging

2 days ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

Forward-looking: CATL has announced a series of breakthroughs that could reshape the EV industry, promising batteries that are cheaper, lighter, faster to recharge, and more resilient in extreme temperatures, all while extending driving range. The company, which supplies a third of the world's EV batteries to major automakers including GM and Tesla's Shanghai plant, unveiled these just ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show.
New study reveals cybersecurity threats in next-generation DNA sequencing

2 days ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

A hot potato: Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) faces mounting scrutiny over its cyber vulnerabilities. While NGS has revolutionized fields ranging from cancer diagnostics to infectious disease tracking, a new study warns that the systems enabling these advances could also be exploited as a gateway for hackers and malicious actors.
New Windows 11 setting lets users kill stubborn apps instantly from taskbar

2 days ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

In a nutshell: Microsoft has quietly introduced a powerful new feature to Windows 11, allowing users to deal with unresponsive applications faster. The "End Task" button, now available directly from the taskbar, streamlines a process that previously required several steps and a trip into the depths of Task Manager.
Logitech quietly raises prices on popular PC accessories by up to 25% after tariffs

2 days ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

What just happened? Industry watchers have been closely monitoring signs of rising prices in consumer technology. Thanks to research by YouTuber Cameron Dougherty, we now have clear evidence of price increases in popular PC accessories. Dougherty has done the legwork by analyzing a broad range of Logitech products, reporting price hikes of up to 25 percent on some of the company's most sought-after keyboards and mice, among other items.
Open source AI is the new Linux, only faster

3 days ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

Why it matters: When Liang Wenfeng launched his advanced AI model DeepSeek on Hugging Face, it marked a turning point for artificial intelligence and the global open-source movement. Its debut shifted the focus from a Chinese national achievement to a broader story about how open collaboration can cross borders and reshape innovation.
OpenAI's newest o3 and o4-mini models excel at coding and math – but hallucinate more often

3 days ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

A hot potato: OpenAI's latest artificial intelligence models, o3 and o4-mini, have set new benchmarks in coding, math, and multimodal reasoning. Yet, despite these advancements, the models are drawing concern for an unexpected and troubling trait: they hallucinate, or fabricate information, at higher rates than their predecessors – a reversal of the trend that has defined AI progress in recent years.
Microsoft's BitNet shows what AI can do with just 400MB and no GPU

4 days ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

What just happened? Microsoft has introduced BitNet b1.58 2B4T, a new type of large language model engineered for exceptional efficiency. Unlike conventional AI models that rely on 16- or 32-bit floating-point numbers to represent each weight, BitNet uses only three discrete values: -1, 0, or +1. This approach, known as ternary quantization, allows each weight to be stored in just 1.58 bits.
Google demos Android XR smart glasses with Gemini AI, visual memory, and multilingual capabilities

4 days ago | techspot.com | Skye Jacobs

Forward-looking: The race to define the future of wearable technology is heating up, with smart glasses emerging as the next major frontier. While Meta's Ray-Ban collaboration has already made waves, tech giants like Apple, Samsung, and Google are rapidly developing their own projects. The latest development comes from Google, which recently gave the public its most tangible look yet at Android XR-powered smart glasses during a live demonstration at the TED2025 conference.