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Juli Clover at MacRumors wrote yesterday about a definite oops from Apple: the release candidate for macOS 26.7 Tahoe contains a video for the as-yet-unannounced AirPods with cameras. The video was shared publicly on X by spelunker (and MacRumors contributor) Aaron Parris, who notes the new earbuds, codenamed B790, use Visual intelligence to help identify objects to the wearer. “In a short demo, a…
I missed this news when it broke, but Waymo announced in late April its autonomous vehicles are “coming to the Rose City.” The company said it was working closely with state and city officials to “create a regulatory path to deployment as we lay the groundwork for our future service.” “Starting today, we’ll begin manually driving our vehicles to help familiarize the Waymo Driver with Portland’s…
My friend and peer Stephen Hackett has a Now page on his 512 Pixels blog, which he describes as “a running log of things I have going on, both professionally and in real life.“ It’s a cool idea, one I’ve considered adapting for Curb Cuts, and I check the page whenever he updates it . The reason I write about Hackett’s Now page is because a sentence he wrote recently truly resonated with me, as it…
Ryan Christoffel reported for 9to5 Mac last week Apple has announced a new film from CODA director Sian Heder, called Being Heumann . The movie, out in “select” theaters on November 6 before steaming on Apple TV on November 13, chronicles the story of disability rights activist Judy Heumann . Christoffel writes the movie’s plot summary reads as ”based on a true story” which follows Heumann’s…
Wired ran a story by Jeremy White earlier this month in which White talks about turning an iPhone into what he calls “the perfect kids’ dumb phone” using Assistive Access . “Surely there must be a way to set up an iPhone as the perfect dumb phone for children—one with access to only the apps you deem appropriate, no internet browser, but with all-important tracking and navigation abilities—without…
Last month, Deaf communications company Rylo put out a press release in which it announced the launch of its “next chapter” by way of having raised $85 million in new funding. The New York-based startup also noted in June it was “evolving beyond phone call captioning to build a broader AI-powered communication platform.” Rylo was born in 2021 as Nagish. I interviewed founder and CEO Tomer Aharoni…
Back in May, Texas-based shoemaker Twisted X put out a press release announcing its EZ On collection of footwear. The line, which includes two casual styles for men, was hailed by the company as “[providing] entry without compromising fit or structure.” Moreover, Twisted X said the EZ On shoes are “designed to keep pace with everyday life,” adding they feature “a reinforced heel that holds its…
My friend Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch Apple has enabled the voice customization features for the new Siri. The company showed them off at WWDC last month, with the sliders enabled with this week’s release of iOS 27 developer beta 3. “With the latest iOS 27 developer beta, Apple is giving testers an early look at one of the upcoming improvements to its AI-powered Siri: the ability to adjust…
Ben Lovejoy writes for 9to5 Mac today about a report from The Verge’s Sean Hollister on Meta paywalling what could be an accessibility feature, called Conversation Focus, for its Meta Glasses. The change is purportedly retroactive to glasses already sold. The feature, which rolled out to customers last winter, is described by Meta as “[using] the open-ear speakers on your Al glasses to amplify the…
ESPN reported this week former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced he has ALS. Johnson, 40, made the announcement on ABC’s Good Morning America . Johnson told Michael Strahan—a fellow ex-NFL player—he was diagnosed last year. “There’s no history of ALS in my family,” Johnson said during his interview on Monday. “My doctors believe my case is what’s called sporadic ALS, which is actually how…