After rapidly hitting the top of the App Store in October, OpenAI’s video-generation app Sora is now struggling. New data suggests the app is seeing declines in both downloads and consumer spending, as the early hype about the AI video…
Google announced on Thursday that users of Google Maps can now access its Gemini AI hands-free while walking or cycling. This update follows the earlier introduction of a Gemini-powered conversational driving experience. It represents Google’s ongoing effort to integrate Gemini…
A new security feature rolled out to select models of the latest iPhones and iPads this week will make it more difficult for law enforcement, spies, and malicious hackers to obtain a person’s precise location data from their phone provider.…
Spotify has expanded its social features by introducing group chats. This new feature allows users to share podcasts, playlists, and audiobooks with groups of up to ten people. The rollout follows the initial launch of a direct messaging feature last…
Tesla’s energy storage business saved a dismal earnings report from turning into a horrible one. Last year, the company’s profit fell 45% compared with the previous year, driven in large part by falling sales of its electric vehicles. While investors…
Sebastiaan de With, the co-founder of Lux, has joined Apple’s design team. This marks his second period working at Apple, where he previously contributed to iCloud and Find My. Lux is the company behind popular iPhone camera apps like Halide…
From the outside, Upwind Security appears to have had a smooth journey. The cloud security startup is just four years old, yet it has already reached a valuation of $1.5 billion and counts major companies like Siemens, Peloton, Roku, Wix,…
On January 23, a Waymo robotaxi struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica. According to the company, the child sustained minor injuries, though their age is not known. Waymo reported the incident to the National Highway Traffic…
Last year, Deezer introduced an AI detection tool that automatically tags fully AI-generated music for listeners and removes it from algorithmic and editorial recommendations. The company announced on Thursday that it is now making the tool available to other streaming…
Three weeks ago, Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, revealed it raised $20 billion in a Series E funding round. Now we know Tesla is among its investors. Tesla disclosed in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday that it invested $2…
