🖥 Google's Upgraded AI Smart Home Devices

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2. 🖥 Google Unveils Upgraded Smart Home Devices: Nest Thermostat and Google TV Streamer

3. 📲 X Faces Privacy Complaints for AI Training Data Use

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Google Unveils Upgraded Smart Home Devices: Nest Thermostat and Google TV Streamer

Google is enhancing its smart home ecosystem with two major updates: the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen) and the new Google TV Streamer. Designed to deliver superior performance and smarter integration, these devices aim to redefine your home experience.

Key Points

• Google TV streamer replaces Chromecast with a faster, premium 4K TV streaming device featuring Google AI for personalized content suggestions and Gemini technology for detailed content summaries.

• Improved processor, double memory, and 32GB storage for faster navigation, 4K HDR with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for cinematic quality, and support for both Wi-Fi and ethernet.

• Functions as a smart home hub with Matter and Thread support, allowing seamless control of smart devices. The Google Home panel on the TV lets you manage devices directly from your screen.

• The new Google TV Streamer includes a redesigned voice remote with better ergonomics and customizable buttons, plus a feature to locate the remote via voice command.

The Google TV Streamer and the updated Nest Learning Thermostat are now available for pre-order, with the Google TV Streamer priced at $99.99. These upgrades promise a more connected, intuitive, and high-performance smart home experience.

X Faces Privacy Complaints for AI Training Data Use

X is embroiled in privacy controversies after reportedly using data from European users to train its AI models without proper consent. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) and privacy rights group noyb have expressed concerns about X’s compliance with GDPR, following revelations that the platform began processing post data for its Grok AI chatbot without notifying users. Complaints have been lodged in multiple EU countries, accusing X of bypassing the regulation’s requirement for valid legal grounds and user consent. Despite some action from the DPC, including legal proceedings aimed at halting the data processing, noyb argues that current measures are inadequate and that users still lack a clear way to delete their data. The situation highlights ongoing challenges in ensuring compliance with privacy laws amidst the rise of AI technologies.

Quick Takes

• Anysphere Secures $60 Million in Series A Funding: Anysphere, the startup behind the AI-powered coding assistant Cursor, has raised over $60 million in Series A funding, bringing its post-money valuation to $400 million. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital, with participation from Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe.

• OpenAI Appoints Zico Kolter to Board of Directors: OpenAI has appointed Zico Kolter, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University specializing in AI safety, to its board of directors. Kolter will join the Safety and Security Committee, bringing valuable expertise to address critical issues in AI governance following recent high-profile departures from the company.

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