Tech News Weekly 405

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! Amazon has announced its upcoming fall hardware event. OpenAI is working towards implementing security features for teens using ChatGPT. A look into SMS blasters as a way to target you with scam texts. And Scott Stein of CNET spent some time with Meta's newest Ray-Ban Display Glasses and Neural Band.

• Jennifer is excited as Amazon has announced its upcoming hardware event for September 30th, at which the company is expected to unveil its latest Kindle and Echo devices.
• Also, Google will be debuting its latest smart home devices the day after Amazon's hardware event on October 1st!
• OpenAI is working towards implementing safeguards and restrictions for teens using ChatGPT, following lawsuits and growing regulatory scrutiny.
• Mikah shares how cybercriminals are utilizing a process called "SMS blasters" to send scam text messages to people.
• And Scott Stein of CNET joins the show from the Meta campus to share his initial hands-on experience with Meta's new Neural Band and latest Ray-Ban Display Glasses.

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• Tech: Scott Stein Explains Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Breakthroughs
• Transcripts: Tech News Weekly 405 Transcript

Links

• Amazon announces its fall hardware event | The Verge
• Google leaks its own new Nest Cams and Doorbell | The Verge
• Teen safety, freedom, and privacy | OpenAI
• ChatGPT Will Guess Your Age and Might Require ID for Age Verification
• Cybercriminals Have a Weird New Way to Target You With Scam Texts | WIRED
• I Wore Meta's New Ray-Ban Display Glasses and Neural Band. I Feel Augmented - CNET