| | Felecia Wellington Radel | Senior Audience and Operations Editor @fdwellington | | |
Teens are increasingly being targeted online by scammers, Google's new Pixel ad for Super Bowl focuses on life-changing accessibility feature, creating art in Apple's Vision Pro. Here's the week's latest tech news: |
Scam alert. Teens may not come to mind when you picture those who are likely to be scammed, but the total money lost by teens in online scams grew by nearly 2,500% between 2017 and 2022. Victims younger than the age of 20 lost a staggering $210 million in 2022 alone. |
Life in focus. Mobile phones have become lifelines for so many in the past couple of decades. And several tech companies are prioritizing accessibility for those with disabilities to make sure they are able to enjoy and utilize as many functions as possible. |
Google's new Pixel ad for Super Bowl 58, "Javier in Frame," focuses on their Guided Frame feature, which uses AI and facial recognition to generate audio cues along with high-contrast animations and haptic feedback to assist those who are blind or have low-vision with taking photos. |
What a vision. Apple's new Vision Pro launched last week. The augmented and virtual reality headset, which Apple is calling a "spatial computer," includes many innovative tools for creators, including Adobe Firefly, a text-to-image creator that brings the power of generative AI and allows users to bring their imaginations to life. |
Read on for more of the tech news this week. | | | | It's a scary digital world out there. From two-factor authentication to parent-to child conversations, here's how to keep kids away from online scams. | | | | Google's new Pixel ad for Super Bowl 58 shows importance of accessibility features in mobile devices. | | | | Apple's Vision Pro, coupled with Adobe Firefly's generative AI, gives users the key to bring their imaginations to life. | | | | Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, announced Tuesday that the company will be adding labels for AI images. | | | | Social media users are drawing comparisons between the recently released Apple Vision Pro and devices in a 2016 episode of "The Simpsons." | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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