United Airlines is restricting access to AI agents on its platforms, Google Gemini is coming to CarPlay, and Roku to stop selling smart devices to focus on streaming.
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United Airlines says it will prevent personal AI assistants from booking tickets, citing data privacy risks and possible FAA and DOT rule violations
On Wednesday, United Airlines announced it is restricting access to its booking systems for unauthorized third-party personal AI agents. United Airlines new restrictions apply on United’s digital platforms, as well as through travel agencies and aggregators. The company’s booking, ticketing and distribution policies have been updated to note as such as tasks managed by AI tools may break Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation regulations.
Sources: The Wall Street Journal and Quartz
ByteDance Prepares Muse-Like Agent in Push to Close AI Gap
Bloomberg reports ByteDance is planning to release a Muse-like AI assistant in the coming weeks, as revealed in an internal all-hands meeting. Sources say ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming said the company should be able to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI, though not expecting to be at that level until 2029 or 2030.
Source: Bloomberg
UK social media ban expansion for under-16s could cover YouTube Kids
The Guardian reports the UK’s upcoming social media ban may now include previously thought-to-be-exempted services, such as YouTube Kids, Lego Play, due to employing recommendation systems. Spotify could also be added to the list due to supporting a messaging feature. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has yet to comment.
Source: The Guardian
Google Gemini coming to CarPlay
Google confirmed its Gemini AI chatbot is coming to Apple CarPlay, starting today, Wednesday, in a gradual rollout. CarPlay already supported ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, and Grok. In iOS 27, a Siri standalone app also supports CarPlay.
Source: 9to5Mac
Grok Build coding agent leaks oodles of confidential info, some belonging to SpaceXSI
Research from security firm Claroc claims Grok Build, the vibe-coding agent from SpaceXSI, had been leaking some proprietary business information, sensitive and general, from thousands of its users, including some data from SpaceXSI itself. Claroc notified SpaceXSI on Sunday, but only the data from 24 SpaceXSI apps were removed when Ars Technica contacted the company for comment on Tuesday. Ars Technica did not get a reply about whether the company planned to notify exposed customers. CTO of Claroc Asaf Aprozper said he is in the process of notifying companies.
Source: Ars Technica
Starlink Mini 2 adds a swappable battery
SpaceX announced the Starlink Mini 2, the all-in-one satellite internet terminal with integrated dish, Wi-Fi router, and now also a battery in a form factor approximately the size of a laptop. According to users sharing screens of the invitations on X, the Starlink Mini 2 will be $999 and include a year of Roam Unlimited service SpaceX values at $2,100. The Starlink site states preorders are currently available for “select US customers” and open to more customers and countries “soon”.
Source: The Verge
Meta warns some of its AI glasses may get ‘too warm’ if they get wet
Meta is rolling out a software update for its AI glasses to address the issue of devices getting “too warm” if moisture entered the device. The company claims this is a “rare issue” affecting a small number of glasses and is offering free replacements to users with already affected units. Meta’s Oakley and Ray-Ban glasses are not impacted by this issue.
Source: Engadget
Free video-streaming service Tubi lets users share curated watchlists now
Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, added a feature to let users share curated watchlists. Tubi’s new mixtapes can link the service’s nearly 400,000 movies and TV episodes” and “viewers can build one entirely on their own, or describe what they’re looking for and let Tubi offer a starting place that they can edit, rearrange, or rebuild entirely.” If you’re thinking Tubi already had this, you may be actually thinking of Mubi, which does already have a similar feature.
Source: Ars Technica
Roku will stop selling smart home devices and refocus on streaming
Lowpass exclusively reports Roku is exiting the smart home business. In a statement to Lowpass, a Roku spokesperson said “We’re sharpening our focus on Roku’s core mission: being the top streaming platform. As part of that, we plan to wind down sales of smart home hardware and will provide continued support and services for Roku Smart Home products.” Roku’s site lists all smart home products as out of stock, with the exceptions of the Roku Indoor Camera 360° and the Roku Video Doorbell & Chime currently remaining available as ‘special offers’.
Apple Support Community’ Permanently Closing on November 20
Apple’s long running Apple Support Community, the discussion forum wherein folks could openly post questions asking for help, is permanently closing on November 20th. Late on Tuesday the community was placed in a read-only state. Apple’s notice on the site included how users “can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.” Apple told MacRumors the decision to sunset the community followed ‘a careful evaluation of strategy and customer needs’.
Source: MacRumors
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