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Geek News Central breaks down the new DJI drone ban, explaining what’s actually restricted, what remains legal, and how the changes affect creators and consumers, plus updates on health AI, robotics, and emerging tech shaping 2026
In episode 1853 of Geek News Central, Chris speaks about Apple’s pricey new iPhone Pocket accessory, questioning its usefulness and reacting to the internet’s mockery of the product. Chris then shifts gears to tech and gaming, highlighting Steam’s new Steam Machine as a potentially game-changing console-PC hybrid, and wraps up by criticizing Amazon’s failed attempt at AI-generated anime dubbing, arguing that voice acting still needs a human touch.
Over the past few months I've been increasingly frustrated by AI companies trying to insert AI "help" into everything in the faint hope that something will stick and it will actually be helpful. WhatsApp seems to think that I need help responding to whether my son can go on a playdate or if my daughter can attend coaching practice. Spotify
Once the information has been captured, AI Plus Mind will review and analyse the content to understand the data. The press release mentions extracting schedule details and adding them to the calendar but hopefully it will be able to handle addresses and other semi-structured data. AI Search is integrated as well so you'll be able to make natural language queries about the information stored in the Mind Space.
Both the US and UK governments are considering the use of copyrighted material from the creative industries in training data for AIs, particularly Generative AI. The tech companies want to do this with few restrictions and without cost, citing "fair use". As it stands at the moment, the UK Government looks to be leaning towards the tech companies but judges
Google’s next major AI model has arrived to combat a slew of new offerings from OpenAI, TechCrunch reported.
Social network Bluesky, in a post on Friday, says that it has “no intention” of taking user content to train generative AI tools. It made the statement the same day X’s new terms of service that spell out how it can analyze user text and other information to train its generative AI tools go into effect, The Verge reported.