Tag: In Brief

Ray-Ban Meta + facial recognition = Terminator vision for doxxing

Wearing a camera on your face will invariably evoke privacy concerns. The Ray-Ban Meta glasses have addressed the issue to a certain extent...

A hidden microphone on a San Francisco street pole is spotting ‘bops’ in the wild

In San Francisco’s Mission district, good music is all around you. That’s why, high up on a street pole at an undisclosed location...

Microsoft HoloLens 2 discontinued with no successor in sight

In the wake of big augmented reality announcements from Meta and Snap, Microsoft has confirmed that its HoloLens 2 has been quietly discontinued....

A Waymo robotaxi stalled in front of VP Harris’ motorcade

A Waymo robotaxi got stuck making a U-turn in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade Friday evening in San Francisco.  ABC 7 reported...

Brian Williams might host a live election night special for Amazon

Amazon Prime Video could be getting into the live news business, if only for one night. Variety reports that the company is in talks...

A Russian warlord said he’s taking Cybertrucks into Ukraine; some experts think that’s unwise

In August, a Russian warlord posted a video on Telegram, showing a pair of Cybertrucks patrolling a road in Chechnya, armed seemingly with...