Lawsuit Shines Spotlight on AI Meeting Assistant Legal Risks

A new lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court highlights the legal risks associated with AI-based meeting assistants that offer transcription and speaker identification services on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The complaint, filed by Illinois resident Katelin Cruz, alleges that California technology company Fireflies.AI Corp. illegally collects and stores biometric voice data of individuals…

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Apple engineers baffled by subpar Siri in iOS 26.4 release

Apple’s competitiveness in the broader consumer technology arena depends on its continued efforts to integrate AI-based utility features into its bespoke voice assistant, Siri. Yet according to some anecdotes now leaking from its labyrinthine halls, Apple’s Siri redesign faces persistent performance deficits. Mark Gurman: “Some people testing iOS 26.4 raise concerns – OS version expected…

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Building Life With Generative AI

UK – DECEMBER 23: Raindrops on glass (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images) Tim Graham/Getty Images It seems ridiculous to think that you could reduce something like amino acid interactions and the resulting proteins to the level of something like Minecraft. In fact, I don’t think most of us have even thought about how generative AI…

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iPhone: Will there be an iOS 18.7 before iOS 26?

Apple apparently prepares a final update and iOS 18. The log files for several major Apple websites, especially MacrumorsIt is said that containing inscriptions for an unprecedented “iOS 18.7”. It has not yet been sent to beta by Apple. As a reminder, the latest iOS 18 version was 18,6,2, which contained an important security solution…

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