Amazon’s Ring doorbells can now identify your visitors through a new AI-powered facial-recognition feature called Familiar Faces. The company announced the controversial feature earlier this September, and it is now rolling out to Ring device owners in the United States.…
Boom Supersonic announced on Tuesday that it will begin selling a version of its turbine engine as a stationary power plant. Its first customer will be the data center startup Crusoe, which has agreed to purchase 29 of Boom’s 42-megawatt…
OpenAI has hired Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its new chief revenue officer. The news was first reported by Wired and later confirmed by OpenAI in a company blog post. Dresser’s new role follows more than 14 years at Salesforce,…
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows how young people are using social media and AI chatbots. Teen internet safety remains a global topic, with Australia planning to enforce a social media ban for users under 16. The…
Rivian has spent nearly two years developing its own AI assistant. This project remains separate from the company’s multibillion-dollar technology joint venture with Volkswagen. Rivian has not yet announced a release date for the assistant for consumers. However, in an…
Anysphere, the company behind the popular AI coding assistant Cursor, is not considering an initial public offering anytime soon. This was stated by its co-founder and CEO Michael Truell on stage at Fortune’s AI Brainstorming conference. Despite reaching one billion…
Is the metaverse out and Facebook back in? That is one way to view Tuesday’s announcement from the company formerly known as Facebook. Meta is revamping its flagship app with a number of features focused on connecting friends, along with…
As AI moves beyond chatbots and toward systems that can take actions, the Linux Foundation is launching a new group dedicated to keeping AI agents from splintering into a mess of incompatible, locked-down products. The group, called the Agentic AI…
Ford CEO Jim Farley acknowledged the automaker is in a fight for its life in the industry as it seeks to remain competitive in Europe amid pressure from Chinese competitors. One of its weapons to stave off those threats is…
Truecaller has launched a household-level scam-protection feature. This move broadens the Swedish company’s role beyond simple caller ID, responding to a rising number of fraud attempts that target multiple members within a home. The new feature, called Family Protection, allows…
