I wore a prototype of Google's upcoming "intelligent eyewear" and I think they might actually catch on

The Google Glasses logo at this year's I/O
(Amy Skorheim / Yahoo Tech)

Googles' audio glasses are expected this fall and will put Gemini right in your ear.

During day two of Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference, I finally got a chance to try on a prototype of the company’s forthcoming “intelligent eyewear.” Developed in partnership with Samsung on the hardware side and Warby Parker and Gentle Monster on the fashion side, the two new Android XR “audio glasses” are set to debut this fall.

During the keynote, a Samsung rep said the goal was creating something that people would actually want to wear. And judging from the images shared so far, it feels like they hit the mark. The Warby Parker design looks more like an old-school, horn-rim style pair, while the Gentle Monster version has a distinct retro beach-vibe (though Yahoo Tech’s Dan Thorp-Lancaster thinks they have a Matrix-y vibe, which I can also see).

By Amy Skorheim

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Brussels ‘will force Britain to pay billions’ to rejoin the EU

Ten years after the Brexit referendum, Remainers
continue to campaign to rejoin the EU - Getty

Brussels would force Britain to pay billions of pounds to rejoin the EU, the UK’s last European commissioner said, as Sir Keir Starmer raised the prospect of returning to the bloc.

Sir Julian King said Britain would need to surrender Margaret Thatcher’s EU budget rebate, meaning it would pay at least £5bn each year more for membership than it did before Brexit.

On Monday, Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, said the EU’s “door was open” to Britain, after reversing Brexit became central to the Labour leadership psychodrama.

By James Crisp

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How to have private conversations with AI using WhatsApp's Incognito Chat

Would you like to have private Incognito Chats with AI on WhatsApp?

Just like you never thought you would read that, I never thought that I would type it, but here we are.

In a move that could leave people confused, curious, or both, Meta launched its Incognito Chat on WhatsApp and MetaAI app.

Full story at IOL

By Yasmine Jacobs

AI And The Future Of Work: No Skill Is Robot-Proof

Neuroscientist and AI researcher Vivienne Ming says we are measuring the wrong things, hiring for the wrong traits, and building AI that makes us less capable. The fix, she argues, is not more training—it is a different kind of human.

Ming is author of Robot-Proof: When Machines Have All the Answers, Build Better People. She doesn’t speak about the future of work the way most executives do. Where they tend to see a straightforward productivity story—AI as a tool that will absorb the tedious tasks and free humans for the interesting ones—she sees a far more unsettling picture. The serial AI entrepreneur argues that the very premise of the debate is wrong, and that the skills companies are currently training for are the ones AI will master first.

“We misunderstand what kind of intelligence AI actually is,” she says. “Agentic AI is a ‘how’ machine. It can learn the rules of coding, legal analysis, or financial modeling and execute them faster and cheaper than any human. If a job can be defined by past data, an AI will eventually do it.”

By Rodger Dean Duncan,

Full story at Forbes

Elon Musk faces backlash from South Africans after claiming ‘reverse racism’ blocks Starlink's operations

South African-born billionaire Elon Musk has ignited fresh controversy after claiming that his satellite internet company, Starlink, is being blocked from operating in South Africa due to “reverse racism”.

Musk took to X to vent his frustrations, alleging that the South African government had denied Starlink a license based on racial considerations.

“South Africa won’t allow Starlink to be licensed, even though I was BORN THERE, simply because I am not Black! We were offered many times the opportunity to bribe our way to a license by pretending that a Black guy runs Starlink SA, but I have refused to do so on principle.

Full story at IOL

By ZamaNdosi Cele

Inside the spam call machine behind Nigeria’s digital lending boom

In early 2025, Peace*, a research assistant at Covenant University, Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria, had a health emergency and was short on cash. So, she did the first thing that came to mind: open the OPay app to take a loan.

She navigated to EaseMoni, a loan product offered through OPay’s lending arm, reviewed the repayment terms, and took some loans. It was ₦6,000 ($4.21) the first time. Then subsequently, ₦24,000 ($16.85).

Peace told TechCabal she repaid the loan before the one-month deadline, closed the app, and moved on. The app, however, did not.

Full story at Tech Cabal

By Fancy Goodman , John Adoyi

iPhone Fold and iPhone 18 lineup: What to know about Apple's rumored 2026 devices

Could this be what the rumored
 iPhone Fold will look like? (Majin via X)

This will be one of the most anticipated iPhone events in years.

If you keep up with Apple's annual iPhone announcements, you're probably wondering when the company plans to shake things up. While the thin and light iPhone Air last year was a nice change from the typical lineup, it doesn't seem to have been a game-changer. But this year is expected to be different, as Apple reportedly plans to release its first-ever foldable iPhone alongside the iPhone 18 roster.

Many of us have been dreaming about a foldable iPhone since Samsung dropped its first Galaxy Fold in 2019 (though I didn't expect Apple to take seven years to launch one). But the rumored new high-end model will still be part of a family of handsets if and when it's announced this fall. Here's everything we "know" — and can be assumed — when it comes to the iPhone Fold and iPhone 18, 18e and Pro models, as well as an iPhone Air 2, and when they'll likely be released.

By Katie Teague

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