🤖 Gemini Live debuts, Apple Watch eyes AI, Humane fizzles

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🤖 Gemini Live debuts, Apple Watch eyes AI, Humane fizzles

Plus: Lost Your Maps Timeline? Google Explains Why; Ethiopia’s EV Bet.

Jose Montes de Oca

Mar 24, 2025

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Good morning. It’s Monday, March 24. Today we are covering:

Google is rolling out Gemini's real-time AI video features
Apple Working on Turning Watches Into AI Devices With Cameras
How to Get Computers-Before Computers Get You
Google says it may have accidentally deleted your Google Maps Timeline data
How a Japanese entrepreneur built Ethiopia's fastest-growing EV maker

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Google is rolling out Gemini's real-time AI video features

By Wes Davis via The Verge

Google has begun rolling out Gemini Live features that let the AI assistant “see” your phone screen and camera feed in real time, answering questions about what it observes.
These capabilities—first demoed as part of Project Astra—are now available to Google One AI Premium subscribers and include live help with tasks like choosing paint colors based on visual input.
The launch highlights Google's AI lead as rivals like Amazon Alexa Plus and Apple’s upgraded Siri remain in earlier stages or face delays.

𝕏: Now confirmed by Google. Astra arrives -> Google is rolling out new real-time AI video features, including the ability to “see” screens and camera feeds, for Gemini Advanced subscribers - Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe)

Apple Working on Turning Watches Into AI Devices With Cameras

By Mark Gurman via Bloomberg

Apple is exploring integrating cameras and visual AI features into future versions of the Apple Watch, signaling a move into the AI-powered wearable market.
The company is undergoing significant executive reshuffling, with leadership changes following internal struggles related to Siri and AI strategy.
Meanwhile, the EU continues pressuring Apple to open up iOS, as part of a broader crackdown on Big Tech platform control.

𝕏: Power On: Apple is working to bring cameras to the Apple Watch to allow the device to analyze its surrounding environment as part of an AI wearables push. - Mark Gurman (@markgurman)

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How to Get Computers-Before Computers Get You

WIRED

Humane AI's wearable Pins have officially stopped working, sparking concerns over e-waste and underscoring the need for tech companies to disclose product lifespans upfront.
Edera, a startup led by female founders, is launching a novel approach to cloud security that could address weaknesses in AI protection while challenging Silicon Valley’s gender imbalance.
From Roku’s ad-heavy experiments to quantum computing’s paradoxical status, WIRED explores the blurry frontier where ubiquitous tech, security risks, and political tensions like Trump’s proposed chip tariffs collide.

Google says it may have accidentally deleted your Google Maps Timeline data

By Hadlee Simons via Android Authority

Google confirmed it accidentally deleted some users’ Maps Timeline data due to a technical issue, and has emailed affected users with restoration instructions.
Only users with encrypted backups enabled can restore their Timeline history; those without backups have permanently lost their data.
The incident follows Google’s recent shift from cloud-based to on-device storage for Timeline, a change that has already caused data issues for some users.

How a Japanese entrepreneur built Ethiopia's fastest-growing EV maker

By Damilare Dosunmu via Rest of World

Dodai, founded in 2022 by Japanese entrepreneur Yuma Sasaki, has become Ethiopia’s fastest-growing EV startup, selling 850 electric motorbikes in under a year and securing government backing for a 300-station battery swapping network.
By targeting businesses and delivery services, Dodai offers fixed-battery bikes with lithium-ion cells, outperforming cheaper competitors, and partners with local GPS providers to streamline registration and subsidize licensing, cornering the plated EV market.
Backed by $7M from Japanese investors and raising $10M more, Dodai plans to balance fixed and swapping models, betting on a “winner-takes-all” infrastructure strategy to solidify market leadership ahead of major Chinese entrants.