It’s a slower October in tech due to early hardware announcements by Google and Microsoft, but companies like Amazon have revealed new devices, while Engadget reviews products like Sony’s LinkBuds Fit and Meta’s Quest 3S VR headset. The Quest 3S offers immersive VR at $300, while DJI’s Air 3S drone provides excellent image quality and obstacle detection at night for $1,099. reMarkable introduces a color screen to its e-paper tablet, enhancing the distraction-free writing experience.
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We are not ready for better deepfakes
Deepfakes are increasingly realistic, prompting concerns about their implications, as discussed in a podcast featuring Gaurav Misra, CEO of Captions, whose AI platform creates convincing synthetic humans. Misra expresses unease about the rapid advancement of deepfake technology and its potential societal impacts, emphasizing that current deepfakes are likely the least believable they will ever be. Want More Context? 🔎
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