| Good afternoon, Welcome to your twice-weekly look at how generative AI is transforming the way we live, work and play – plus the latest news and analysis. Samsung has unveiled its much-hyped Galaxy Ring and a new rugged smartwatch as it seeks to shake up the health tracking device market and challenge Apple, harnessing new AI features that can detect conditions from sleep apnoea to potentially diabetes. CBA has joined a long line of tech companies, including AWS and Google, which have opened AI accelerators and mentoring programs in Australia in a bid to secure the start-ups as customers, earn a small equity stake or keep ahead of the market. An education expert has warned that schools and parents may be wasting their money on potentially “dangerous’’ AI-powered educational apps that could harvest and sell children’s personal information. Let me know what you think — lynchj@theaustralian.com.au | 