The US’s message at the G20 Innovation Ministerial is clear: Nothing should slow down AI innovation – not regulation, not power shortages, not even serious safety concerns. The forum, hosted this week in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, brings together government leaders from the G20 countries, including India, China, Russia and many European nations, to discuss
Smart homes have gotten really good at making things really complicated. Turning on a light can involve multiple steps, compared to just flipping a switch. Homey, the Dutch-based smart home platform owned by LG, thinks it has a solution. This week it launched the Homey Portal, a touchscreen smart home controller that looks very promising,
Sonos has a new app. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The smart speaker company, long a darling of the audio industry, undid much of the goodwill it earned with its multiroom speakers through a bevy of software updates that broke its app in 2024. Almost all app users hated it, citing the
Amazon continues to experiment with how AI can be used to improve the shopping experience, resulting in Tuesday’s launch of a new feature within its Alexa for Shopping AI assistant called “Update Me When.” This latest addition can send consumers personalized notifications when something new or relevant happens that could lead to a purchase. For
Sonos has a new soundbar in its streaming-centric lineup: the Dolby Atmos-capable Beam Ultra. It falls between the existing Beam and the flagship Arc Ultra. The Beam Ultra is the Dolby Atmos upgrade of the Beam Gen 2 — which remains in the lineup– and adds physical, upfiring drivers and “warmer bass” to become a
Florida is banning Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers across state highways, as reported earlier by NBC News and local news outlet WUSF. In a memo on Monday, Florida’s Department of Transportation says it’s revoking permits for all license plate readers, adding that they must be removed from state highways within 30 days.