Have you ever wanted a mobile device designed solely to scan your eyeballs? No, that sounds a little creepy? Tools for Humanity, a start-up backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, debuted the Orb Mini this week, a smartphone-sized device with two massive eye sensors on it. The hardware is part of the World project and app, a grand plan aimed at creating a global identification system. The idea is that these sensors, paired with a blockchain registry, could serve as a tool for verifying someone's humanity.

WhatsApp's new AI button has not gone down well with users, with many people describing it as'annoying' and'rubbish'. But not to be deterred, the popular Meta-owned chat platform is planning on introducing yet more artificial intelligence tools. WhatsApp will provide AI-powered writing suggestions and message summaries under a new suite of tools called'Private Processing'. Expected to be made available in the coming weeks, it will transform WhatsApp further from a simple chat app to a ChatGPT-style hub for AI facts and advice. Meta promises not to secretly read your WhatsApp chats with the AI.

The CyberGuy explains steps you can take to protect yourself from scams. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, leveraging advanced tools like generative AI to con unsuspecting victims. According to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, mobile consumers worldwide lose over 1 trillion annually to scams. To combat this growing threat, Google is rolling out cutting-edge AI-powered scam detection features for Android users. However, while Google's efforts are impressive, there are additional steps you can take to protect yourself from scams.

One day after Meta rolled out its standalone AI app, Mark Zuckerberg has shared more about how the company plans to eventually monetize its generative AI assistant. During the company's first quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg said Meta AI could one day show ads and product recommendations. He also hinted at plans for a subscription component for those who want a more "premium" version of the assistant. "I think that there will be a large opportunity to show product recommendations or ads, as well as a premium service for people who want to unlock more compute for additional functionality or intelligence," Zuckerberg said. He added that for now the company is more focused on growing Meta AI's usage.

A study that used artificial intelligence–generated content to "participate" in online discussions and test whether AI was more successful at changing people's minds than human-generated content has caused an uproar because of ethical concerns about the work. This week some of the unwitting research participants publicly asked the University of Zürich (UZH), where the researchers behind the experiment hold positions, to investigate and apologize. "I think people have a reasonable expectation to not be in scientific experiments without their consent," says Casey Fiesler, an expert on internet research ethics at the University of Colorado Boulder. A university statement emailed to Science says the researchers--who remain anonymous--have decided not to publish their results. The university will investigate the incident, the statement says.

In September 2023, Adam Raines made a Reddit post revealing what feels like a near-universal problem for singles: His dating app conversations are painfully boring. Attached to the post, titled "Sometimes, texting on dating apps feelings (sic) like hitting your head against a brick wall," is a screenshot of a bone-dry Tinder conversation between him and one of his matches, in which Raines' curiosity is met with short, dead-ended answers. "The vast majority of my online dating interactions have been like that," says Raines, 25, a gay man living in the UK who asked to use a pseudonym to protect his privacy. Many users in the thread echoed his sentiment and offered explanations or theories as to why conversations on dating apps are often unsatisfying. "I see I'm not the only one getting that type of energy lol," one wrote, as another noted, "It sucks, and if people swiped more mindfully this wouldn't happen, but a lot of guys are so beaten down by the dating app experience they feel like they don't have any other choice and want whatever validation they can get."

Meta has spent the better part of a year integrating Meta AI with Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and its other existing services, but hadn't yet launched a standalone experience for Meta AI fans. That all changed yesterday at LlamaCon, the company's inaugural AI developer conference, when the company finally launched the Meta AI app. The new app is built with Meta's Llama 4 model. It's a full-fledged competitor to ChatGPT, which became the fastest-growing app in history after its launch. Already, AI enthusiasts are digging into the app to see what sets it apart from the competition. Per Meta's press release, the big takeaway is personalization.

My wife and I like to travel to other countries, but we always face a familiar obstacle -- how to learn the language well enough to converse with people. We've tried taking language lessons, yet we invariably run into situations where we can't find the right words to express ourselves. Now, Google has launched a trio of translation tools that could help overcome this obstacle. Also: Want a quick daily podcast based on your interests? Try Google's latest AI experiment Launched on Tuesday as Google Labs experiments, the "Little Language Lessons" are designed to assist you in specific situations, especially when you're traveling in a foreign country.

Meta is set to report its first quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell, and investors will be looking for news on whether the company met its quarterly revenue goals of somewhere between 39.5bn and 41.8bn. Wall Street is projecting the company will post 41.36bn in revenue on 5.21 in earnings per share. While Meta has repeatedly beaten Wall Street expectations in the past few quarters, analysts were disappointed by the first quarter revenue outlook Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg shared at the end of 2024. The company is also planning on spending up to 65bn on AI infrastructure by the end of 2025. Uncertainty over Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs may yet roil ad markets, clouding the company's financial outlook for near future quarters.

Pinterest has long been a great platform for getting inspiration from crowdsourced images for everything from outfits to home decor to wedding planning. However, AI-generated images have slowly trickled into Pinterest's results, leaving users dissatisfied. To address the issue, on Wednesday, Pinterest announced it will display a label on image Pins that it detects were either generated or modified using generative AI. The "AI Modified" label will appear in the bottom left corner of images when viewing them up close, and the feature is being rolled out globally. Also: AI is ruining Pinterest.