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Google's Gemini project has hit a wall. Reuters reports the next major release has been delayed after the model fell short of internal performance benchmarks. It's a reminder that in the race to dominate AI, ambition and shipping dates don't always travel together.
On the consumer side, Apple is raising prices on Apple Music and the bundled Apple One subscription, blaming rising licensing costs. It's the first increase since October of twenty twenty two, and it puts subscribers in the familiar position of paying more or losing access to music they've come to rely on inside their own library.
And in the smart home space, one Hacker News user's experience with LG's ThinQ app is drawing attention. After discovering troubling terms of service and what some are calling malware-adjacent behavior, they tried to delete their account and found the exit door locked. It's a sharp illustration of how convenience and data control rarely come packaged together.
Those are the stories worth watching today. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
