Google Messages can now blur unwanted nudes, remind people not to send them

Google Messages can now blur unwanted nudes, remind people not to send them

Google announced last year that it would deploy safety tools in Google Messages to help users avoid unwanted nudes by automatically blurring the content. Now, that feature is finally beginning to roll out. Spicy image-blurring may be enabled by default on some devices, but others will need to turn it on manually. If you don’t…

DOJ targets Google’s AI strategy in landmark antitrust battle

DOJ targets Google’s AI strategy in landmark antitrust battle

Federal prosecutors warned that Google might leverage artificial intelligence to entrench its search monopoly, demanding “strong measures” to prevent the tech giant from extending its market control into the AI era. In the latest phase of the major antitrust trial that began on Monday, government lawyer David Dahlquist argued that Google has built a system…

GenAI is coming to your UEM platform: How to prepare

GenAI is coming to your UEM platform: How to prepare

Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) capabilities and features are coming to unified endpoint management (UEM) platforms — in fact, some are already here — and technology and business leaders need to be prepared for the challenges they might face. Some of the leading UEM vendors are weaving AI and genAI features into their platforms. Here are…

Huawei set to ship 910C AI chips at scale, signaling shift in global AI supply chain

Huawei set to ship 910C AI chips at scale, signaling shift in global AI supply chain

Huawei is reportedly preparing to ramp up shipments of its new 910C AI chip to Chinese customers as early as next month, a move that could accelerate the fragmentation of global AI infrastructure and challenge US chip dominance in enterprise workloads. Some of the chips have already been shipped, according to a Reuters report, as Chinese…

In depth with Windows 11 Recall—and what Microsoft has (and hasn’t) fixed

In depth with Windows 11 Recall—and what Microsoft has (and hasn’t) fixed

We’d also like there to be a way for apps to tell Recall to exclude them by default, which would be useful for password managers, encrypted messaging apps, and any other software where privacy is meant to be the point. Yes, users can choose to exclude these apps from Recall backups themselves. But as with…

Annoyed ChatGPT users complain about bot’s relentlessly positive tone

Annoyed ChatGPT users complain about bot’s relentlessly positive tone

Ask ChatGPT anything lately—how to poach an egg, whether you should hug a cactus—and you may be greeted with a burst of purple praise: “Good question! You’re very astute to ask that.” To some extent, ChatGPT has been a sycophant for years, but since late March, a growing cohort of Redditors, X users, and Ars…