Eugenia Kuyda saw the future of consumer AI before most people. She founded Replika, the first major AI companion startup, in 2017, years before ChatGPT launched. Today it has thirty-five million users. Now Kuyda is back with a new startup…
Tinder is turning to artificial intelligence to revitalize its dating app, which has reported nine consecutive quarters of paying subscriber declines as of the third quarter this year. The dating app’s parent company, Match Group, informed investors during a recent…
For years, Australians have been installing solar panels at a rapid pace. Now, that investment is paying off. The Australian government announced this week that electricity customers in three states will receive free electricity for up to three hours per…
After Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday night, his campaign announced former FTC chair Lina Khan as one of the transition team’s four co-chairs. Khan has been an ally of Mamdani’s, praising him in a…
On an earnings call on Tuesday, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready highlighted the promise of open source AI models in helping the company keep its costs down as it expands the use cases for visual AI. The image pinboarding site, which…
When Nvidia announced its Rubin series of GPUs in March, it also dropped a bomb. Racks built with the Ultra version of the chip, which is expected to be released in 2027, could draw up to 600 kilowatts of electricity.…
The University of Pennsylvania confirmed on Tuesday that a hacker stole university data as part of a data breach that occurred last week. During the breach, alumni and other affiliates received suspicious emails from official university email addresses. One message…
The Motion Picture Association has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter demanding that it stop using the term “PG-13.” This development was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Last month, Meta announced that teens on Instagram would, by default, only…
A variety of voice-based hardware devices have emerged, aimed at companionship, productivity, or personal growth. These include card-shaped devices from Plaud and Pocket, pendants from Friend, Limitless, and Taya, and a wristband from Bee, which is now part of Amazon.…
Over the last year, Google has added multiple AI-powered features to Maps to improve discovery and enable users to ask questions about places. Now, the company is upgrading the app with Gemini to let users ask its AI bot questions…
