Tag: consumer products

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Apple’s Siri Chief Calls AI Delays Ugly and Embarrassing, Promises Fixes

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/14/ai-delays/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Apple’s Siri Chief Calls AI Delays Ugly and Embarrassing, Promises Fixes Feedly Summary: Apple’s Siri Chief Calls AI Delays Ugly and Embarrassing, Promises Fixes Mark Gurman reports on some leaked details from internal Apple meetings concerning the delays in shipping personalized Siri. This note in particular stood…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.

    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/technology/amazon-alexa-plus-generative-ai.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I. Feedly Summary: Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Amazon’s Alexa is being significantly upgraded…

  • Hacker News: Kaspersky finds hardware backdoor in 5 generations of Apple Silicon (2024)

    Source URL: https://www.xstore.co.za/stuff/2024/01/kaspersky-finds-hardware-backdoor-in-5-generations-of-apple-silicon/ Source: Hacker News Title: Kaspersky finds hardware backdoor in 5 generations of Apple Silicon (2024) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security concern regarding a hardware backdoor found in Apple’s silicon. Identified as CVE-2023-38606, this vulnerability reportedly affects five generations of Apple mobile CPUs,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Anthropic’s new Citations API

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/24/anthropics-new-citations-api/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Anthropic’s new Citations API Feedly Summary: Here’s a new API-only feature from Anthropic that requires quite a bit of assembly in order to unlock the value: Introducing Citations on the Anthropic API. Let’s talk about what this is and why it’s interesting. Citations for Retrieval Augmented Generation…

  • Wired: Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-recall-credit-card-social-security-numbers/ Source: Wired Title: Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers Feedly Summary: Plus: The US indicts North Koreans in fake IT worker scheme, file-sharing firm Cleo warns customers to patch a vulnerability amid live attacks, and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • The Register: Fully patched Cleo products under renewed ‘zero-day-ish’ mass attack

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/10/cleo_vulnerability/ Source: The Register Title: Fully patched Cleo products under renewed ‘zero-day-ish’ mass attack Feedly Summary: Thousands of servers targeted while customers wait for patches Researchers at security shop Huntress are seeing mass exploitation of a vulnerability affecting three Cleo file management products, even on patched systems.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Slashdot: Apple Intelligence Is Out Today

    Source URL: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/24/10/28/2053259/apple-intelligence-is-out-today?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Intelligence Is Out Today Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s AI features are rolling out with the launch of “Apple Intelligence” on its devices, providing generative AI capabilities for tasks like writing and notification management. While the introduction marks a significant step for Apple into…

  • Slashdot: Can We Turn Off AI Tools From Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta? Sometimes…

    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/10/20/2023223/can-we-turn-off-ai-tools-from-google-microsoft-apple-and-meta-sometimes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Can We Turn Off AI Tools From Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta? Sometimes… Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rise of AI technology in consumer products and its implications for data privacy. While many users find these tools intrusive, the options to control…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Bringing new theft protection features to Android users around the world

    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2024/10/android-theft-protection.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Bringing new theft protection features to Android users around the world Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses new theft protection features in Android 15, harnessing AI and advanced security measures to safeguard sensitive personal data. Emphasizing the rising concern of phone…