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Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects

Say a person takes their French Bulldog, Bowser, to the dog park. Identifying Bowser as he plays among the other canines is ...

Researchers expose critical Android flaw allowing apps to steal sensitive data

Researchers have revived a 12-year-old data theft technique, now called Pixnapping, that lets malicious Android apps steal ...
The New York Times

OpenAI’s New Video App Is Jaw-Dropping (for Better and Worse)

This week, we — the two authors of this article — spent hours scrolling through a feed of short-form videos that featured ourselves in different scenarios. In one hyper-realistic nine-second video, we ...
TechCrunch

Nothing launches AI tool for building mini apps using prompts

AI-powered app development is really taking off, and smartphone maker Nothing seems intent on capitalizing on the trend: The company on Tuesday revealed Playground, an AI tool that lets users create ...
ZDNet

This app will pay you $30/day to record your phone calls for AI - but is it worth it?

Neon will pay you to share your phone calls. The app sells recordings of your calls to AI companies for training. You can earn as much as $30 a day. A new app is promising to give you hundreds or even ...
PC Magazine

Google Teases Its Android PC Project Again. Qualcomm Says 'It's Incredible'

During Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, Google's Rick Osterloh discusses next steps for a desktop version of Android. With over a decade of experience reporting on consumer technology, James covers ...
Spotify

Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology

Universal Music Group and Sony Music plan to use what they call “groundbreaking neural fingerprinting technologies” to detect copyright infringement in AI-generated music. Continue to article... The ...
The New York Times

How to Give Your Older Phone New Software Powers

Don’t have the latest A.I.-powered model? There are still plenty of new features in Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 to make your own. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer has been writing ...
Android

Android PCs Are Coming: Google and Qualcomm Confirm Joint Project

At the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Google and Qualcomm dropped major news: they’re working together to bring Android to PCs. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and Google’s Rick Osterloh confirmed they’re ...
PC Magazine

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Might Power Your Next Android Phone

Not all of these phones will be sold in the United States, but the chip is likely to be in the OnePlus 15, Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series, and the Galaxy Z Fold 8. Don't miss out on our latest stories.
TechCrunch

Google Photos users on Android can now edit their photos by talking to or texting the AI

Android users are now able to edit their photos with AI, Google announced on Tuesday. In Google Photos, users will be able to talk to the AI using natural language to describe how they want to edit ...