WhatsApp has launched a new AI feature that allows users to rephrase, proofread, or adjust the tone of their messages. The Meta-owned company announced the tool, called Writing Help, on Wednesday. The new feature uses Meta’s Private Processing technology, which…
When Max Keenan joined Y Combinator’s summer 2022 batch, he was working on Aurelian, a company that automated appointment bookings for hair salons. But less than a year later, a conversation with one of his clients led him to a…
Google is rolling out a new device protection program called Pixel Care+. The tech giant announced the new program on Wednesday. Pixel Care+ will replace Google Preferred Care and Fi Device Protection in the United States. Current monthly subscribers will…
OpenAI and Anthropic, two of the world’s leading AI labs, recently engaged in a rare cross-lab collaboration. They briefly opened their closely guarded AI models to allow for joint safety testing. This effort, occurring during a time of fierce competition,…
According to a new report from venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, rivals like Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and to a lesser extent Meta AI are closing the gap to OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT. This report on the consumer AI landscape…
A Chinese-backed hacking campaign that previously breached nine U.S. telecommunication and internet providers is now confirmed to have hacked at least 200 American companies, according to the FBI’s top cyber chief. FBI Assistant Director Brett Leatherman told The Washington Post…
SpaceX has long marketed Starship as a fully and rapidly reusable rocket designed to deliver thousands of pounds of cargo to Mars and make life multiplanetary. Achieving reusability at scale requires a space vehicle that can tolerate mishaps and faults…
Pixel devices have always reflected Google’s vision for Android, serving as a platform to showcase its apps and technological advances. Today, that vision is centered on Google’s consumer AI suite. The company wants Pixel owners to integrate Google AI into…
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the United States and beyond. According to our count at TechCrunch, forty-nine startups raised funding rounds worth one hundred million dollars or more in 2024. Three companies raised more than one…
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has begun testing Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system in its Las Vegas tunnels. These tunnels connect the city’s Convention Center to several nearby hotels. According to reports, testing has been ongoing for a few months…
