Google began phasing out Google Assistant on Android and Wear OS starting September 4, 2026, automatically routing voice requests to Gemini instead — a switch privacy advocates say trades simple, predictable commands for a data-hungry AI with an 18-month default retention window.
A class-action suit against Meta and Luxottica, filed in California, alleges Ray-Ban smart-glasses footage of nudity and private moments was reviewed by outside contractors for AI training; an August 31 amendment expands the case to bystanders who never bought the devices.
Norway's government is drafting rules that could outlaw facial recognition on unidentified people and restrict camera-enabled wearables like Meta and Snap's smart glasses, citing fears over covert filming in public.
A 135-minute investigation by Gamers Nexus and security researchers alleges LG's webOS TVs capture and store audio even in standby mode; LG says the claims are false and that voice data is only processed after a wake word or button press.
University of Virginia dietitian Sibylle Kranz tested popular AI diet-tracking apps and found calorie counts running 250 to 345 calories too low per meal, with fat underestimated by roughly 30 grams, according to research presented at NUTRITION 2026.
Apple's Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, unveiled September 9, 2026, add a Health Sensing System that reads heart rate every five seconds and a forthcoming AI-driven Health app that will interpret lab results and long-term trends.
Insilico Medicine has dosed the first patient in GENESIS-IPF-3, a 320-patient Phase III trial of rentosertib, an AI-discovered TNIK inhibitor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and the first generative-AI-designed drug to reach a pivotal Phase III study.
WellStack has acquired predictive-analytics firm DeLorean AI to build a combined healthcare decision-intelligence platform that aims to move hospitals from retrospective reporting to predictive risk flags and prescriptive, outcome-tracked interventions.
UpDoc has won FDA clearance for the first Software as a Medical Device built on a patient-facing large language model, an insulin-titration app for type 2 diabetes now backed by $18 million in seed funding and running at Cleveland Clinic, Allegheny Health Network and UCSF Health.
The FDA's Digital Health Advisory Committee is weighing how to regulate AI therapy chatbots after Woebot's 2025 shutdown exposed the gap, while patient-safety group ECRI has named the chatbots the top health technology hazard of 2026.