August 14, 20266 min
Meta is giving away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland
It's one way to change the perception of the glasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Each weekday morning we bring you the tech news you need today, and then in the afternoon we showcase stories about the technology, science, and culture that will influence tomorrow, all brought to you by Engadget.
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August 14, 20268 min
DeepSeek's AI models pricing to rise 4x, Apple sent warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks, and the US gov't to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf
-The company said it's adopting a new peak and off-peak pricing to "allocate resources more reasonably," starting on August 16 -Most users will never be targeted by mercenary spyware, but they're also difficult to detect and prevent.” -Traditionally, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, one of the main laws that criminalizes hacking, unauthorized computer access and other cyberattacks, has applied to private companies and individuals alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 13, 20266 min
Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again
The app was banned from government devices in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 13, 20268 min
Virgin Galactic postponed its new spaceship's first commercial flight, FlightAware dropped its lawsuit against Kalshi, and Meta will give away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland
-The company had been preparing for the new spaceship's debut later this year and was originally planning to put it through a series of tests over the next few months leading up to its first commercial flight in the fourth quarter of this year. -Whereas the company previously said flight cancellations were "verified from FlightAware," something FlightAware specifically took issue with in its lawsuit, now Kalshi says outcomes are "verified from Primary Source Agency." -Glasses like Meta's could be incredibly helpful for visually impaired individuals. They can read text out loud and identify objects in the user's surroundings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 12, 20266 min
OpenAI gives Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model
GPT-5.6-Cyber for the Daybreak program is ‘less likely to refuse higher-risk tasks.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 12, 20267 min
Kalshi is being sued for using data without authorization, Spotify will alert listeners if an artist isn't real, and government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again
-FlightAware echoed the concerns of the airline industry that prediction markets for flights incentivized the "mass disruption of air travel" for anyone who wants to make money on the platform. -The AI Persona label will begin appearing in mid-September, initially on mobile on an artist's profile, in search and on playlists' track rows. -The DoJ said the 2022 law no longer applies because the current version of TikTok has American owners and relies on a different recommendation algorithm than the app that operated under ByteDance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 11, 20266 min
The FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved
This would include several models from DJI, including the consumer-level Air 3S and Mini Pro 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 11, 20269 min
OpenAI is giving Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model, Meta's 'open source' Muse Glimmer model can run on a single computer, and an OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting list
-OpenAI says the companies will use the cyber models available through Daybreak to protect their customers. -Meta said that it's making the "weights" that AI systems use to choose responses available to everyone on Hugging Face along with developer documentation. The download is available for free, and users can run the model on their own PCs. -Bill Simpson-Young, co-founder of the Gradient Institute said, “we've built this complex world over the internet, which is all run by software, but software that has holes. Now you introduce highly capable AI agents that can operate at scale and speed ... and that whole model just breaks." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 10, 20266 min
Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings
WeatherNext can deliver a 15-day forecast predicting storms’ track and intensity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 10, 20269 min
OpenAI is slowing down Astra’s development due to cybersecurity concerns, the Trump admin is spending another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects, and the FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved
-In a post on its website, OpenAI said internal evaluations of its upcoming model, called Astra, showed "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," resulting in OpenAI not being able to "rule out critical cyber capabilities." -Wind turbine projects will be cancelled near New York, California and Louisiana. As part of the agreement, RWE has agreed to spend $900 million to acquire a 16 percent stake in a Louisiana liquified natural gas project . -The FCC is proposing to prohibit models equipped with certain capabilities, like thermal imaging, LiDAR sensing and aerosol dispensing. Any new ban would not affect drones already in the hands of buyers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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