Don't give Gemini your personal data, wait for Apple Intelligence-powered Siri

Don't give Gemini your personal data, wait for Apple Intelligence-powered Siri

Google Gemini is now asking users to let it train on their personal email and photos, and offering up bizarre reasons why this is meant to be good. It is not, and the timing of the news is suspicious. Google Gemini So on the one hand, Google Gemini is now coming to Apple Intelligence , and it's coming with all of Apple's rigid privacy protections . But on the other, in the same week that was announced, Google is suddenly trying to get Gemini users to entirely ignore privacy. Specifically, Google wants Gemini users in the US to join a beta program and authorize the service to scrape Gmail, Google Photos, and YouTube. Google calls this Personal Intelligence, and the company's Josh Woodward offers real-world examples of how great this is. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Get three months of Audible for only $3

Get three months of Audible for only $3

Have a hankering for some audiobooks? Audible is holding one heck of a sale right now, giving users three months of access for $3 . That's a dollar per month. This is something of a winter tradition for the Amazon-owned platform and the promotion ends on January 21. An Audible subscription grants one audiobook per month to keep. This can be selected from a massive catalog of new releases and bestsellers. The collection here has just about everything. However, it's easy to plow through a single book in a month. Users also get streaming access to thousands of curated titles. Think of it like Netflix for audiobooks. The catalog is limited, but it gets the job done in a pinch. Subscribers do get access to all Audible original content and they will receive discounts on purchasing audiobooks outright. In other words, it's a neat little service and well worth a buck. The regular price is $15, so make sure to cancel at the end of that three months if you aren't enjoying the platform. Follow @EngadgetDeals on X for the latest tech deals and buying advice . This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/get-three-months-of-audible-for-only-3-193859098.html?src=rss

Elon Musk claims he's "not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok" and that Grok's operating principle is to "obey the laws of any given country" (Raphael Satter/Reuters)

Elon Musk claims he's "not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok" and that Grok's operating principle is to "obey the laws of any given country" (Raphael Satter/Reuters)

Raphael Satter / Reuters : Elon Musk claims he's “not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok” and that Grok's operating principle is to “obey the laws of any given country” —  California's governor and attorney general said on Wednesday that they were demanding answers …

The Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat drops to $249.99, a strong deal for a 2-in-1

The Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat drops to $249.99, a strong deal for a 2-in-1

Most people end up buying a fan for summer and a heater for winter, then spend the rest of the year stepping around whichever one is currently in the way. The Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat is a cleaner solution: one bladeless tower that’s built for year-round indoor use. It’s down to $249.99, saving you […] The post The Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat drops to $249.99, a strong deal for a 2-in-1 appeared first on Digital Trends .