AI app clicks nail selfie to detect blood condition affecting billions
Nearly two billion people across the world suffer from a blood condition called anemia. People living with anemia have a lower than average number of red blood cells, or the…
Google’s AI Overviews are often so confidently wrong that I’ve lost all trust in them
Have you Googled something recently only to be met with a cute little diamond logo above some magically-appearing words? Google’s AI Overview combines Google Gemini’s language models (which generate the…
Google Gemini eases web surfing for users with vision and hearing issues
Android devices have offered a built-in screen reader feature called TalkBack for years. It helps people with vision problems to make sense of what appears on their phone’s screen and…
Most job applicants use AI CV builder tools to get into work, and to my dismay, they say it is fair play
Many applicants admit they wouldn’t correct AI CV embellishments even if they knew they were false Recruiters now face polished, fabricated applications they can barely differentiate from genuine submissions Hiscox…
I discovered the world’s smallest external SSD, and at just 2.8g, it is dangerously small enough to be mistaken for a yummy snack
Suneast Portable SSD Nano is smaller than a coin Weighing just 2.8g, the drive is easy to carry and just as easy to lose Read and write speeds are decent,…
She let ChatGPT read her coffee grounds – then filed for divorce
A Greek couple thought it would be fun to use ChatGPT as a fortune-teller and have it “read” coffee grounds in their cups ChatGPT claimed the husband was cheating with…
A compact biodegradable battery with fungal paper electrodes is what researchers at this university are dreaming of
Mycelium might power electronics someday, if it stops biodegrading before the job is done The split-gill mushroom’s extracellular matrix may be the key to future green batteries Scientists dream of…
Apple wants to connect thoughts to iPhone control – and there’s a very good reason for it
Apple announced plans to support Switch Control for Brain-Computer Interfaces The tool would make devices like iPhones and Vision Pro headsets accessible for people with conditions like ALS Combined with…
Audible’s AI narration sounds impressive, but I’d rather hear the story told by a human
Audiobooks have saved my sanity on many long commutes and have been great company while I’m cleaning or doing other chores. When the performance is good, it’s easy to fall…
Gemini is coming to Google TV later this year, but you’ll have to wait a bit longer for Google TV Streamer to get the AI
Google has unveiled that Gemini will be coming to devices with Google TV later this year, starting with TCL devices The update follows Google initial announcement at CES 2025, where…