Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has secured a $200 million investment from software design giant Autodesk. This investment is part of a larger $1 billion funding round from backers that include AMD, Emerson Collective, Fidelity, and Nvidia. World Labs emerged from…
A data breach at the blockchain-based lending company Figure affected close to a million customers, according to a security researcher. Figure confirmed the breach last week, stating hackers accessed a limited number of files from its systems. The company did…
Mastodon, a decentralized and open source social media platform and alternative to larger apps like X and Threads, announced on Wednesday its plans to make its app more approachable for newcomers. It is also targeting creators with the launch of…
Amazon has hundreds of thousands of robots working in its warehouses, but not every robotic initiative becomes a success story. The e-commerce giant has halted its Blue Jay warehouse robotics project just months after unveiling the technology. Blue Jay was…
A federal district court in Northern California has ruled in favor of Cameo, the platform known for personalized celebrity video messages. The court ordered OpenAI to cease using the name “Cameo” in its products and features. OpenAI had been using…
Google introduced its latest entry-level Pixel smartphone on Wednesday. The new Pixel 10a is priced at $499 and launches with new AI software capabilities alongside minor hardware updates. The phone is available for preorder now, with shipments starting March 5.…
Marketing is one of the few operations no industry can afford to ignore. This is why a host of AI-powered marketing tools are presented to marketers today. All major social platforms, from Facebook and Instagram to TikTok, alongside incumbents like…
Google announced on Wednesday that it is adding a music-generation feature to the Gemini app. The company is using DeepMind’s Lyria 3 music-generation model to power this new feature, which is currently in beta. To use it, you simply describe…
Snap’s direct revenue business has reached a one billion dollar annualized revenue run rate. Annualized revenue refers to a business’s current revenue rate projected over a full year. The social media company says this milestone is driven by its Snapchat+…
X recently introduced a new immersive video player, signaling another major step in its ongoing push into video-focused experiences. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, announced the update earlier this week, admitting the previous video player badly needed a refresh.…
