Tech News Weekly 356

In this episode of Tech News Weekly, hosts Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti discuss Meta smart glasses with real-time facial recognition and the ongoing drama between WordPress and WP Engine. Also joining are Daniel Rubino of Windows Central to talk about Microsoft's latest Copilot features and indie developer Christian Selig to discuss his experience with Apple's removal of his Juno app from the App Store.

• Abrar Al-Heeti shares how Harvard students created an app called I-XRAY that uses Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses and facial recognition to find personal data on people in real-time, raising privacy concerns 
• Mikah Sargent dives into the ongoing feud between WordPress and WP Engine, with WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg calling WP Engine a "cancer" and the two companies exchanging legal threats
• Daniel Rubino breaks down Microsoft's latest AI Copilot updates, including an improved UI, voice interactions, smart search, and photo/paint features that rely on dedicated neural processing units
• Christian Selig discusses his short-lived Juno app, which provided a cleaner YouTube experience on Apple's Vision Pro before being pulled due to pressure from Google, sparking debates about app store policies and developer rights

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• Tech: The Dark Side of Meta's Smart Glasses: How I-XRAY Exposes a Disturbing Reality
• Tech: Microsoft's Copilot AI Upgrades: UI Redesign, Copilot Vision, Super Resolution and More
• Transcripts: Tech News Weekly 356 Transcript

Links

• College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time - The Verge
• Automattic sends WP Engine its own cease-and-desist over WordPress trademark infringement | TechCrunch
• WordPress.org denies service to WP Engine • The Register
• Automattic demanded a cut of WP Engine’s revenue before starting WordPress battle - The Verge
• WP Engine is not WordPress – WordPress News
• Microsoft launches "more human" AI Copilot designed to be your friend, not a tool | Windows Central
• Microsoft's new Copilot can watch what you do on the web to help you make decisions in real time | Windows Central
• Microsoft unveils next wave of powerful AI features coming to Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs | Windows Central
• Juno for YouTube has been removed from the App Store