Microsoft is delaying the rollout of its Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs, originally planned for October, to December to refine the experience and ensure a secure and trusted experience.

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Humane is recalling 10,500 units of its charging case for the AI Pin due to a potential fire hazard caused by overheating lithium polymer batteries, with one reported incident of melting during charging.

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OpenAI has launched a web search feature in ChatGPT, allowing users to access real-time information in conversations. The feature will be integrated into the existing interface and available to paid subscribers initially, with free and enterprise users gaining access in the coming weeks.

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Google Maps is integrating AI to provide personalized recommendations for places to visit, using the Gemini AI model to generate 'inspirational collections' based on user queries such as 'things to do with friends at night'. These collections will be categorized, for example as 'speakeasies' or places with 'live music'. Users can type in questions or choose from AI-generated options.

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Waze is testing a new feature that allows users to report traffic incidents using voice commands, with the app's AI model understanding and categorizing the reports.

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Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has revealed that the company is working with the US government to adopt Meta's AI model, Llama. Details about the specific government sectors and uses of the AI are yet to be disclosed. Meta's push for AI adoption comes amidst CEO's distancing from presidential nominee Donald Trump's threats.

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Dropbox is cutting its workforce by 20 percent, laying off 528 people, to redirect efforts to its AI division and create a more efficient team structure.

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Waymo is developing a new training model for its robotaxis using Google's multimodal large language model (MLLM) Gemini to process sensor data and generate future trajectories for autonomous driving.

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Apple has updated all its Mac models to start with a minimum of 16GB RAM, including Mac Mini, MacBook Pro, iMac, and MacBook Air, which previously had 8GB as the default. This change ends the era of 8GB RAM as standard on consumer-grade Macs, driven by the need for more RAM due to local AI features and criticism from reviewers.

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Apple has updated the MacBook Air to have a minimum of 16GB of RAM, making it more competitive with other laptops. The cheapest MacBook Air still starts at $999.

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