Great interview from Stern, as usual, seemingly conducted on the old set of Three’s Company. She opened by asking if AI is going to wipe out humanity, and I think Zuck whiffed by not simply laughing and saying no. She also directly asked his thoughts on people calling Meta Glasses “pervert glasses”. Regarding the shift…

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Meta’s annual keynote yesterday was a tight 55-minute live event held on their campus in Menlo Park. I watched the whole thing this morning, before recording tomorrow’s episode of Dithering. (Which you should subscribe to.) It was a good keynote. Consumer products announced: Third-generation Meta Glasses with cameras. A new glasses product: Ray-Ban Meta Audio.…

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Disney is raising prices for monthly Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions for new and existing users. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans will cost $2.50 more, so you’ll now pay $21.49 for each. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu bundle will cost $21.99, which is a $2 increase. The ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu plans will cost $0.50…

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Google released a new Android 17 QPR2 Beta update today as Beta 6. All of the still-supported Pixel phones from the Pixel 6a up through the Pixel 10 series are included. For some reason, Google doesn’t show that the Pixel 11 is officially supported, even though it joined last month with Beta 5. If you…

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TL;DR Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6 is out now, just over a week since the release of Beta 5. While Beta 5 was available for the new Pixel 11 series, so far Beta 6 tops out at the Pixel 10. Google says that Pixel 11 builds are on their way soon. For Android super-fans interested…

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TL;DR Google is reportedly testing a new Tasks mode in the Gemini desktop app for more hands-off, multi-step work. New Computer Use settings could let users control which desktop apps Gemini can and cannot operate. Tasks also includes Gemini Live, which may let users talk to Gemini while it works across their computer. Gemini has…

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