Episode 241: Apple Updates AirPods Max, Nvidia Upsets Gamers, OpenAI Leaks Something Awkward, and WorldCoin Wants Your Eyes Again
Apple refreshes AirPods Max, Nvidia annoys gamers again, OpenAI appears to have let something deeply awkward slip, and WorldCoin returns with yet another plan involving your eyeballs. Add intrusive TV ads and a fresh Meta headset rumour, and it is another properly odd week in tech.
In This Episode
News
- Apple unveils AirPods Max 2 with H2 chip, upgraded noise cancelling, and more - A premium refresh that finally gives Apple’s over-ear headphones the internals many expected years ago.
- Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5’s generative AI glow-ups- Nvidia’s latest AI trick lands badly with players who would rather their games stop inventing detail.
- Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security - A tighter agent framework may help Nvidia tackle one of the biggest risks in autonomous AI tooling.
- OpenAI’s hardware device just leaked, and you will cringe - Not exactly the kind of reveal that inspires confidence in a mysterious new device.
- Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels - Smart TVs continue their campaign to become less tolerable every year.
- WorldCoin’s newest pitch: scan your eyeballs to prove AI agents really represent you - The biometrics obsession is somehow getting even stranger.
Rumours
- Meta’s next headset will reportedly have 2.5K Micro-OLED displays A sharper display could signal another push upmarket for Meta’s XR ambitions.
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