Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
Google is launching Guided Vision in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices, using AI to give real-time audio descriptions of what the phone camera points at.
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The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
An MIT Technology Review report questions why extensive US border surveillance technology did not prevent migrant deaths, centered on a man who crossed near three surveillance towers in New Mexico in 2024.
This doorbell camera lets a human security guard watch your front door
SimpliSafe launched the Video Doorbell Series 2 with 2K resolution and dual-band Wi-Fi, combining AI threat detection with live agents who can intervene remotely.
Fashion app Daydream uses Apple Intelligence to help you shop the outfits in your camera roll
Daydream's fashion app now uses Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 to convert saved outfit photos into shoppable results and let users search products through Siri.
Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace
Data generated by drones on Ukraine's battlefields is fueling an emerging defense-sector marketplace, with the value of that data expected to outlast the conflicts themselves.
Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash
Surveillance company Flock Safety is facing rising public criticism over fears its technology could be misused, and its CEO has called for a compromise.
Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?
A look at the data needs of frontier physical AI models, which reportedly require multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and potentially brain wave readings.
Here’s what Samsung’s smart glasses actually look like
Samsung has shown its upcoming AI smart glasses in person, unveiling two new designs and initial specs including 9-hour battery life, with a fall launch planned.
Adobe’s ‘natural look’ camera app embraces generative AI
Adobe is adding a generative AI suite called AI Playground to its experimental Project Indigo camera app, offered as an opt-out experiment to a small percentage of users.
Agentic vision: Building visual intelligence with Amazon Bedrock and MCP servers
AWS describes a Computer Vision MCP Server built with Amazon Bedrock, offering a standardized interface for AI systems to process visual information and make decisions.
Apple’s failed self-driving car program left a legacy of powerful AI chips
Apple's shelved self-driving car project drove the creation of the Neural Engine, the on-device AI processor first shipped in the iPhone X and A11 Bionic.
How AI Image Generation Works: Diffusion Models Explained
AI image generators don't paint — they denoise. Here is how diffusion models turn random static into a picture that matches your prompt, explained without the math degree.
How CLIP and Multimodal Search Work: One Space for Text and Images
Searching photos by typing a description, or matching an image to a caption, relies on one clever idea: putting text and images into the same mathematical space. Here is how CLIP made that work.
Automatically redact PII in images with Amazon Nova
Amazon Nova introduces a multi-step pipeline that uses contextual vision reasoning for the redaction of PII in images, leveraging advanced tools for improved accuracy.
Multimodal AI Goes Mainstream: One Model, Many Senses
The leading AI models no longer just read and write text — they see images and hear audio too. Here is what 'multimodal' means and why it has become the default expectation.
AI in Manufacturing: Predictive Maintenance and Quality Inspection
On the factory floor, AI quietly prevents breakdowns and catches defects. Here is how predictive maintenance and computer-vision inspection work, and what deploying them actually requires.
CLIP: Teaching AI to Connect Images and Words
CLIP learned to link pictures and language by studying hundreds of millions of image–caption pairs from the web. It quietly became the foundation for image search and generation.