Month: July 2024
Meta launches AI Studio, a new AI tool that lets users create custom AI characters
Meta Platforms on Monday announced the launch of AI Studio, a new AI tool that enables users to create, share, and design personalized AI chatbots. With AI Studio, anyone can craft an AI character tailored to their interests, and creators
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Meta Platforms on Monday announced the launch of AI Studio, a new AI tool that enables users to create, share, and design personalized AI chatbots. With AI Studio, anyone can craft an AI character tailored to their interests, and creators […]
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The Northern Lights Are Coming Back: How to See the Aurora Borealis This Week
Skywatchers in the northeast US, upper midwest, and states as far south as northern Oregon might be able to see the spectacular show.
Skywatchers in the northeast US, upper midwest, and states as far south as northern Oregon might be able to see the spectacular show.
Logitech’s Circle View Doorbell is safe… for now
The Apple HomeKit compatible Logitech Circle View Doorbell is still alive and buzzing. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
Apple HomeKit users can breathe a sigh of relief. Logitech’s Circle View Doorbell and Circle View Camera, an indoor/outdoor security camera, are still being manufactured and sold — despite a comment from Logitech’s CEO saying she thought they were “pretty much gone,” although she would need to “double-check.”
The Circle View lineup represents two of just a handful of security cameras compatible with Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video service. If they went away, it would be slim pickings for smart home users who like the security and privacy features of Apple’s video service.
@decoderpod Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber said the company’s smart home products may soon be discontinued to focus on its three core categories. #logitech #home #smarthome #cameras #business #tech ♬ original sound – Decoder with Nilay Patel
Logitech’s new CEO, Hanneke Faber, was interviewed by The Verge’s Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel on his Decoder podcast this week. She told him the company — which is known for its sprawling product categories (RIP Harmony) — was now focused on three areas: personal workspace, video conferencing, and gaming.
In response to a question about smart home doorbells, she said, “I think those are pretty much gone. … I need to double-check, but I’m not even sure those are still being sold.” You can see a video of the exchange on TikTok.
We double-checked for her, and Logitech’s Wendy Spander, Global Head of Communications, clarified to us that “The Circle View products are still in production, and we currently sell them (as do our retail partners). They have not been discontinued. They are in stock and ready to ship.” Both are available on Logitech’s website, confirming her statement.
Photo: Logitech
The Logitech Circle View Camera is over four years old.
Considering the last smart home product from Logitech launched more than three years ago (the Circle View Doorbell), and the new CEO clearly doesn’t consider smart home devices to be a crucial part of the company’s business — don’t hold your breath for a new model.
The good news is that Faber told Patel Logitech would continue to support all its products for some time. This presumably includes its Circle camera line-up, which was discontinued a few years back, along with the Circle View products that are still sold. The latter also work exclusively through the Apple Home app. So, you wouldn’t even have to rely on Logitech to maintain a separate app to keep using them.
The Apple HomeKit compatible Logitech Circle View Doorbell is still alive and buzzing. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
Apple HomeKit users can breathe a sigh of relief. Logitech’s Circle View Doorbell and Circle View Camera, an indoor/outdoor security camera, are still being manufactured and sold — despite a comment from Logitech’s CEO saying she thought they were “pretty much gone,” although she would need to “double-check.”
The Circle View lineup represents two of just a handful of security cameras compatible with Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video service. If they went away, it would be slim pickings for smart home users who like the security and privacy features of Apple’s video service.
Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber said the company’s smart home products may soon be discontinued to focus on its three core categories. #logitech #home #smarthome #cameras #business #tech
Logitech’s new CEO, Hanneke Faber, was interviewed by The Verge’s Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel on his Decoder podcast this week. She told him the company — which is known for its sprawling product categories (RIP Harmony) — was now focused on three areas: personal workspace, video conferencing, and gaming.
In response to a question about smart home doorbells, she said, “I think those are pretty much gone. … I need to double-check, but I’m not even sure those are still being sold.” You can see a video of the exchange on TikTok.
We double-checked for her, and Logitech’s Wendy Spander, Global Head of Communications, clarified to us that “The Circle View products are still in production, and we currently sell them (as do our retail partners). They have not been discontinued. They are in stock and ready to ship.” Both are available on Logitech’s website, confirming her statement.
Photo: Logitech
The Logitech Circle View Camera is over four years old.
Considering the last smart home product from Logitech launched more than three years ago (the Circle View Doorbell), and the new CEO clearly doesn’t consider smart home devices to be a crucial part of the company’s business — don’t hold your breath for a new model.
The good news is that Faber told Patel Logitech would continue to support all its products for some time. This presumably includes its Circle camera line-up, which was discontinued a few years back, along with the Circle View products that are still sold. The latter also work exclusively through the Apple Home app. So, you wouldn’t even have to rely on Logitech to maintain a separate app to keep using them.
Mark Zuckerberg says ‘f*ck that’ to closed platforms
In his two decades running the company now known as Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has gone through many transformations. More recently, he’s been showing off a seemingly less filtered version of himself. But during a live streamed conversation with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, the Meta CEO seemed to veer a little more off script than he intended.
The conversation began normally enough, with the two billionaire executives congratulating each other on their AI dominance. Zuckerberg made sure to talk up the company’s recent AI Studio announcement before settling into his usual talking points, which recently have included pointed criticism of Apple.
Zuckerberg then launched into a lengthy rant about his frustrations with “closed” ecosystems like Apple’s App Store. None of that is particularly new, as the Meta founder has been feuding with Apple for years. But then Zuckerberg, who is usually quite controlled in his public appearances, revealed just how frustrated he is, telling Huang that his reaction to being told “no” is “fuck that.”
“I mean, this is sort of selfish, but, you know, after building this company for awhile, one of my things for the next 10 or 15 years is like, I just want to make sure that we can build the fundamental technology that we’re going to be building social experiences on, because there just have been too many things that I’ve tried to build and then have just been told ‘nah you can’t really build that by the platform provider,’ that at some level I’m just like, ‘nah, fuck that,’” Zuckerberg said.
“There goes our broadcast opportunity,” Huang said. “Sorry,” Zuckerberg said. “Get me talking about closed platforms, and I get angry.”This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mark-zuckerberg-says-fck-that-to-closed-platforms-235700788.html?src=rss
In his two decades running the company now known as Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has gone through many transformations. More recently, he’s been showing off a seemingly less filtered version of himself. But during a live streamed conversation with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, the Meta CEO seemed to veer a little more off script than he intended.
The conversation began normally enough, with the two billionaire executives congratulating each other on their AI dominance. Zuckerberg made sure to talk up the company’s recent AI Studio announcement before settling into his usual talking points, which recently have included pointed criticism of Apple.
Zuckerberg then launched into a lengthy rant about his frustrations with “closed” ecosystems like Apple’s App Store. None of that is particularly new, as the Meta founder has been feuding with Apple for years. But then Zuckerberg, who is usually quite controlled in his public appearances, revealed just how frustrated he is, telling Huang that his reaction to being told “no” is “fuck that.”
“I mean, this is sort of selfish, but, you know, after building this company for awhile, one of my things for the next 10 or 15 years is like, I just want to make sure that we can build the fundamental technology that we’re going to be building social experiences on, because there just have been too many things that I’ve tried to build and then have just been told ‘nah you can’t really build that by the platform provider,’ that at some level I’m just like, ‘nah, fuck that,’” Zuckerberg said.
“There goes our broadcast opportunity,” Huang said. “Sorry,” Zuckerberg said. “Get me talking about closed platforms, and I get angry.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mark-zuckerberg-says-fck-that-to-closed-platforms-235700788.html?src=rss