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.…
Apple is close to finalizing a deal with Google that would involve the iPhone maker paying the tech giant approximately one billion dollars per year. This agreement would grant Apple access to a custom version of Google’s Gemini AI model,…
On Wednesday, researchers at Microsoft released a new simulation environment designed to test AI agents. They also published new research showing that current agentic models may be vulnerable to manipulation. Conducted in collaboration with Arizona State University, the research raises…
Google announced on Wednesday that it is making it easier to access AI Mode on mobile. Users will now find a dedicated shortcut button under the search bar when they open a new tab page in Chrome. This button provides…
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.…
