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U.S. Apple customers who purchased some iPhone models should submit claims for compensation for the company’s delayed introduction of Apple Intelligence features it originally announced in June 2024. Payments could be worth $25 to $95 per device. To qualify, you must submit your claim by December 21, 2026.

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 chip for the next generation of audio devices with AI features. This model will enable more powerful on-device AI capabilities for earbuds, headphones, audio glasses (perhaps similar to the new Ray-Ban Meta Audio) and camera-equipped earbuds like the AirPods Apple is reportedly developing. Qualcomm says the Snapdragon Sound Elite…

Meta’s AI Glasses are getting a new feature made for wearers with hearing loss. During Meta Connect, the company announced that it’s rolling out Hearing Enhancement to supported Meta Glasses later this year (that doesn’t include the Ray-Ban models, at least to start). Users can access it as part of a Meta One subscription, or…

Zoox has grounded its autonomous vehicle test fleet in Atlanta after safety drivers were potentially exposed to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide gas inside its vehicles last month, TechCrunch has learned. The repeated incidents led one worker to file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which opened an inquiry and…

Revolut is trialing a new facial recognition system in the UK that could be convenient but controversial, the company announced. The company says its Pay with Smile system is the UK’s first in-store facial recognition system and has no processing fees for merchants. It’s only being offered at select Kiss the Hippo coffee locations in…

Australia’s prime minister said it doesn’t seem like any personal health information was compromised.

Nikon’s Z5 II is already one of the least expensive full-frame cameras available, but if you can do without an electronic viewfinder, there’s now an even cheaper option. The company just announced the 24-megapixel Z5 IIC mirrorless camera without an EVF, but nearly all the other features of the Z5 II including RAW internal video. It’s…

Invasive use of Meta’s camera-enabled smart glasses has earned them the moniker “pervert glasses,” and the company has prepped a solution for Meta Connect 2026: Ray-Ban Meta Audio, smart glasses that ditch cameras entirely to focus on audio features and AI.

Meta just showed off its third-generation lineup of Ray-Ban-branded AI glasses, and the latest frames come with more hours of battery life and a bit of a price hike. Starting at $449, the Gen 3 Ray-Ban Meta Glasses now come in an Aviator style and a more angular frame called Zena.

Leaders of major AI firms told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the technology calls for heightened vigilance, with Anthropic’s CEO pledging to slow down where needed to ensure the safety of new releases.