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Waymo coming to Austin, Copilot gets voice & vision, and more...
Today’s Menu 🥠
Doxing People In Real-Time With Meta Glasses
Microsoft Enhances Copilot With Voice & Vision
Gmail Introduces Summaries For Important Emails
Everything Else You Need To Know
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“Hey, I Know You”
Doxing People In Real-Time With Meta Glasses
Are we ready for a world where our data is exposed at a glance? @CaineArdayfio and I offer an answer to protect yourself here:
tinyurl.com/meet-ixray
— AnhPhu Nguyen (@AnhPhuNguyen1)
4:10 PM • Sep 30, 2024
Two Harvard students created a demo showing how Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses can be used for real-time doxxing, revealing personal details like addresses and phone numbers using facial recognition and public databases.
Their project, called I-XRAY, highlights the privacy risks of combining AR glasses with easily accessible technology like PimEyes.
Though the students claim their goal is to raise awareness, and the demo what’s currently possible with the tech we have in civilian hands.
AI Assistance
Microsoft Enhances Copilot With Voice & Vision
Microsoft has redesigned its AI assistant, Copilot, adding voice and vision features. Now, Copilot can respond to voice commands, interpret visual content, and assist with tasks like browsing websites and offering recommendations.
This major overhaul aims to create a more personalized and interactive experience, similar to Inflection AI's Pi assistant.
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Highlighting Emails
Gmail Introduces Summary Cards
Google is rolling out enhanced "summary cards" in Gmail to surface key information. The feature automatically pulls relevant links and data from emails, placing them at the top of emails and even search results.
While this may be controversial due to inbox clutter concerns, Google believes users will find value in having important information more readily available.
The update initially focuses on purchases, with more categories to follow.
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Everything Else You Need To Know
This week, we’re beginning to welcome riders in Austin from our interest list to try our fully autonomous ride-hail experience. Riders will travel across 37 square miles of the city, as we prepare for our commercial launch early next year - exclusively on the Uber app. Learn… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Waymo (@Waymo)
3:16 PM • Oct 2, 2024
Waymo launches robotaxi rides in Austin: Waymo has begun offering autonomous rides in Austin, allowing select members of the public to hail robotaxi rides using the Uber app, with a full commercial launch expected early next year.
Toyota invests $500 million in Joby Aviation: Toyota has increased its investment in air taxi startup Joby Aviation to nearly $900 million, backing the production of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial ridehailing services by 2025.
Ring doubles alarm monitoring price for grandfathered customers: Ring has increased its alarm monitoring service price from $10 to $20 per month for customers on legacy plans.
Tesla discontinues its cheapest Model 3: Tesla has removed the sub-$40,000 Standard Range Model 3 from its lineup, with the entry-level Model 3 now starting at $42,490.
WP Engine sues Automattic and Matt Mullenweg: Hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and governance conflicts over trademark issues and the open-source WordPress community.
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