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India’s EloElo nabs $80M from NBCUniversal to bet on the country’s rising microdrama market
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: StoryTV has more than 33 million monthly active users according to Sensor Tower figures
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AMD rides data center riches to ‘largest and most profitable’ quarter in history
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: AMD CEO Lisa Su said in the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday that Q3 2026 was "was the largest and most profitable in our history." AMD reported a record $13.4 billion in quarterly revenu…
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All the news about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Ahead of the release of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI, Nintendo is launching its own fall juggernaut: a Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The remake, which is releasing 2…
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The biggest modding site in PC gaming is taking a stance on AI
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: The PC gaming mods repository Nexus Mods is making disclosures about AI mandatory for uploads of new mods, meaning that mod authors will have to declare "whether AI has been used in their work," the…
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Please stop asking me when the AI bubble will pop
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: People, including on this staff, keep asking me with varying degrees of excitement or trepidation when the AI bubble will burst. I'll tell you what I tell them: If I knew that, I would make a life-ch…
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Canva is announcing changes and layoffs affecting 22 percent of its staff
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Canva is making significant changes affecting 1,271 people, which is 22 percent of its staff, co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins announced today. "For some people, this will mean changes to their rol…
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Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.
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California fights "preposterous" Trump admin demand to scrap state broadband laws
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: State tries to obtain broadband funds despite rejecting Trump admin condition.
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Sonos adds new Presets and prepares for the 27voice AI beta
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Sonos is rolling out a big app update that includes new Presets and early access to its AI voice assistant. You can create a preset to play music at a specific volume in a certain room, which will ap…
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Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engine…
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Valve is making changes to deal with a ‘significant increase’ in Steam game submissions
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: In a new post today, Valve acknowledged that it's seen "a significant increase in submissions for store and page review in recent months" and says it's "running a little behind" by taking "up to 12 b…
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Binance says hackers used fake job interviews and an internal AI tool to pull off the $6.3 billion heist
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: The largest crypto theft to date was pulled off by combining some well-known hacking techniques over the course of a few months, according to Binance. A postmortem from the company says the process t…
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Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Cybersecurity focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.
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Here’s what it’s like to use Audio Intelligence on the Apple Watch
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: It's impossible to paint a full picture of what Audio Intelligence on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 will be right now. The watchOS 27.3 developer beta just dropped earlier this afternoon, and…
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Hiding inside Palantir’s skyrocketing quarter is a foreboding signal
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were “crushing consensus expectations.” Yet, retail investors were lukewarm…
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Don’t be fooled by the fake hair on these famous baldies
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and actor Jason Statham have a distinctive feature in common: They're both famously bald, and that definitely hasn't changed in the last few days. However, there are some im…
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Orbital Matter 3D printed the first rigid beam in the vacuum of space
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: An in-space construction first could be an enabler for the space data centers of the future.
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Russia looks to hide data centers underground as Ukrainian drones strike back
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires.
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The Pixel Buds Pro 2 have returned to their lowest price to date
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Android owners looking for an earbud upgrade are in luck. The Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 are back down to $169 at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store, matching the lowest price we’ve seen. Google’s s…
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iPhone 18 rumors suggest a bigger battery, higher price next year
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: After Apple raised iPhone prices earlier this year, a new rumor claims it plans to launch the base iPhone 18 with a higher price, too. A Weibo post from leaker Digital Chat Station, spotted by 9to5Ma…
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Apple starts giving Siri AI access to third-party apps
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Apple will now let Siri AI perform actions across third-party apps. As part of the iOS 27.3 update rolling out on Tuesday, Apple announced developers can now integrate Siri AI's new features in "all…
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You can’t hit a wrong note when playing along with songs on Casio’s new keyboard
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Casio announced a new addition to its Casiotone line of portable electronic keyboards with a feature that could help aspiring musicians master skills like rhythm and timing without the frustrations o…
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Researchers warned of North Korean hacking tactics years before record $6.3B Binance heist
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Cybersecurity experts have long warned of the persistent and patient threat from North Korea's long-running hacks. The world's largest crypto exchange was still caught off-guard.
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This Election Day, remember which party ran against EVs and tethered us all to the gas pump
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: It's the midterms! Here's a fun fact for you as you head to the polls: Gas prices today are the highest ever recorded for a US Election Day. The national average for a gallon of gasoline is $4.12 and…
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AI inference startup Fal doubles its valuation to $16B as demand surges
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: The five-year-old startup raised a $1.3 billion round led by Bessemer.
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Reddit tests ads in search results as traffic declines and growth concerns mount
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: The new ad placements could help Reddit squeeze more revenue from existing users as Google's AI search changes how people discover its content.
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Ten years later, ‘Pokémon Go to the polls’ still haunts the internet
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Hillary Clinton's 2016 political gaffe has become an irony-shrouded rallying cry for jaded young voters who still dare to hope for change.
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Ferrari’s controversial Luce EV is sold out for 2027
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: The Luce, Ferrari's first electric car and one of its most polarizing models, is "fully allocated" through 2027, according to CEO Benedetto Vigna.
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Netflix’s new AI Discover tab helps you find something to watch based on your mood
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: The first experimental feature under the tab will allow users to get recommendations based on what they're currently in the mood for.
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Apple’s latest watchOS beta includes its new always-on Audio Intelligence features
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Starting today, Siri can tune into the Apple Watch's mic with Audio Intelligence features that are available in the new watchOS 27.3 developer beta rolling out now. The two new additions are Siri Rec…
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OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: In many circles, "Ask Chat" has replaced "Google it," and that's reflected in a new announcement from OpenAI: the volume of search queries run through ChatGPT now equals 20 percent of the volume run…
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NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: Lawsuit calls Brave "supplier, dealer, and distributor" of stolen news content.
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Reddit is adding more ads
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Reddit is testing ads on another area of its platform: search. With this update, ads will appear within your search results "based on a range of factors, including contextual relevance to a search qu…
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Yes to storage, no to Piano Black: How car interior design is changing
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: We talk with Nissan designer Hiren Patel about how vehicle interior designs are changing.
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Indie games are missing launch dates because Steam is backed up
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Many indie game developers have recently posted on social media about unexpectedly long approval wait times for their game submissions on Steam, with some of the approvals causing developers to miss…
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Google’s Gemini-powered Home Speaker is already on sale for 20 percent off
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: If you’re looking for a good smart speaker, the Google Home Speaker is down to around $79 ($20 off) in all four colors at Best Buy, Walmart, and Target. That’s the best price we’ve seen for the Gemin…
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Netflix will show you themed recommendations through a new ‘AI Discover’ tab
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Netflix's TV app is getting a new "AI Discover" tab where the company will show experimental, AI-powered features to help you find new shows and movies to watch. The first of these experiments surfac…
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CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing.
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Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: Google will offer schools AI tools that purportedly don't give away the answers.
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Moft’s new origami case adds a kickstand and grip to the iPhone Duo
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Originally released in early 2025 as an accessory for the iPad, Moft has redesigned its Dynamic Folio as a case for the iPhone Duo that does more than just protect Apple's folding phone. You can use…
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Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: NY gov. pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
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The Xbox Nano has a hidden cloud secret
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Microsoft is about to launch its new Xbox Nano controller tomorrow, and the tiny device has a little secret. The Nano can connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming over Wi-Fi to improve latency. It's a f…
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Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: Google has cut ties with the company behind the botnet campaign.
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Anthropic is still grappling with the economics of compute
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: At a moment when Anthropic's compute margins should be getting better, they’re getting worse.
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Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times. The decision was also shared in a broader education-related update from Google on…
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Windows 11 is now ‘up to 40 percent faster’ on PCs with 8GB of RAM
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Microsoft has been doing a lot of work to improve memory usage and increase performance on Windows 11 PCs over the past year. Last month the company revealed Windows 11 is now "more responsive" and r…
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Xbox’s smallest-ever controller is surprisingly comfortable
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Even though I knew Microsoft's new Xbox Nano controller was tiny, I still gasped when I unboxed it a few days ago. The compact controller is small enough to slip into a pocket unnoticed, and it has b…
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This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: Is that water in your spacecraft, or are you just happy to see the delta-V?
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Rivian spinout Also was working on an e-moto project in Kenya — until it walked away
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Also co-founder and president Chris Yu told TechCrunch that he wanted to prioritize autonomous vehicles.
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Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search, as AI features are now integrated into the search engine.
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New York City’s Mamdani criticizes Madison Square Garden owner over surveillance tech
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: The mayor's comments come after the entertainment giant's data breach last year, which exposed James Dolan's surveillance.
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UEFI bootkit infected fully patched Windows machines. Is Microsoft to blame?
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: UEFI bootkit BlackX exploits Microsoft's lack of clarity around Secure Boot protections.
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Midterm elections 2026: all the news
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: The 2026 midterm elections will determine the scope of President Donald Trump’s power in his final two years in office, and signal what voters care about going into the 2028 presidential election. Wh…
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Trump wanted to give No Kings no air. Then, Meta suspended its Instagram.
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: Meta faces pressure to protect No Kings Instagram on election day.
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Apple restricts dating apps and AI companions to users 18 and up
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.
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Apple is all in on AI — its own and everyone else’s
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Apple's latest earnings show how it's continuing to capitalize on the AI boom without busting its budget on the infrastructure spending consuming its competitors. Overall, Apple posted its best-ever…
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GTA VI’s download will need up to 212GB of hard drive space
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: You're going to need a lot of extra storage space on your console if you're planning to play Grand Theft Auto VI later this month. Rockstar Games confirmed on Tuesday that the pre-load file will requ…
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The Elder Scrolls VI officially has a name: Sentinel
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Bethesda is officially confirming today that the next Elder Scrolls game will be called The Elder Scrolls VI Sentinel. The confirmation came in a less than 10-minute video celebrating 40 years of Bet…
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OpenAI is quietly renaming data centers ‘compute campuses’
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: People hate data centers. They're loud, resource-hungry eyesores that are so profoundly unpopular they have managed to achieve the near-impossible in today's polarized political landscape: genuine bi…
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EPA throws in the towel on policing air pollution from factory farms
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: Critics say EPA is effectively abandoning Clean Air Act enforcement at factory farms.
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The TechCrunch Founder Summit agenda is only half the reason to be in Boston on Nov. 4
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: On Nov. 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 brings founders and VCs to Boston's SoWa Power Station for practical insights and connections. Register before prices increase at the door.
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A truck-sized NASA space telescope is about to crash to Earth
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Almost 22 years after it was launched, NASA's Swift Observatory is now about to fall back to Earth on Wednesday after attempts to push it back into a higher orbit failed. NASA announced that the agin…
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Beyond screens: Mercedes-Benz's new holographic heads-up display
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: After pioneering the passenger screen, Mercedes has designs on the windshield.
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Adobe’s Premiere mobile app is adding licensed music from ‘leading artists’
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Adobe is teaming up with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to add a library of licensed music clips to the Premiere mobile video editing app. No specific musicians have been announced with…
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The 2026 iPad Mini is a terrific tiny tablet — for a big price
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: The iPad Mini sometimes feels like a trap. It is, in some ways and for some people, the perfect iPad: meaningfully larger than my phone's screen but still small and light enough to use for reading in…
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Bambu’s nine-nozzle H3C foretells the future of 3D printing
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Three years ago, I told you how home 3D printers had evolved for speed, producing parts in minutes that used to take hours or days. Now, the next evolution is here: printers that can swap between mat…
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Peak Design expands its collection of wireless charging accessories
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Peak Design, best known for its backpacks and travel bags packed full of useful features, announced it's expanding its collection of chargers and charging accessories with new devices that focus on p…
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Tomorrow: TechCrunch Founder Summit takes over Boston and when pass rates increase
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Secure your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass savings before prices increase tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET. Save up to $100 on your pass, and get a second for free.
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Apple is restricting dating apps and romanceable chatbots to over 18s
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: Apple will soon start asking developers to provide more details about their apps to enforce new App Store age rating requirements for dating and location-sharing features. The upcoming content descri…
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Rivian spinoff Also wants to reinvent the wheel — but first, it has to ship
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: When Rivian quietly spun off its micromobility brand, Also, a lot of observers wondered if the luxury EV maker had bitten off more than it can chew. Chris Yu insists that's not the case. Yu, a Stanfo…
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Redmagic upgrades its liquid-cooled gaming phone with extra RGBs
The Verge ·
Excerpt from The Verge: After introducing true liquid cooling to its gaming phones last year, Redmagic is upping the ante in its 12 Pro by building RGB lights into the transparent cooling loop, too. And they work! Sort of.…
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Yvonne Bajela is bringing $17M in fresh capital to Europe’s startup scene
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Evertrue Capital announces $17M debut fund to back early stage AI and fintech.
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Apple Watch’s AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Now in beta: Apple's new Audio Intelligence features can help you remember what someone said or take notes on conversations.
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Google takes Dreambeans to India in bid to bring AI-generated personal stories to the masses
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Google's Dreambeans, its latest AI experiment, now supports 13 Indian languages.
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Apple may try to increase revenue by doing…something with third-party AI apps
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Apple hinted at ways that it could spur revenue through third-party "opportunities" during its Monday night earnings call.
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Ukraine’s new pocket-sized gadget turns Russian drones’ cameras against them
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: A Kyiv startup’s pocket-sized, 10-ounce receiver lets Ukrainian troops watch the video feeds of Russian drones, though Russian moves toward digital video and AI-guided drones that emit no signals cou…
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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Y Combinator Garry Tan has, in the past, jokingly admitted that he's suffered from "cyber psychosis” and barely sleeps sometimes because he’s so excited to be working with his AI agents. On a new epi…
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Hinge tests a cheaper plan as users become more fed up paying for dating apps
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: At a time when people are increasingly tired of dating apps, Hinge is testing a cheaper subscription plan.
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"At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation
Ars Technica ·
Excerpt from Ars Technica: The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has all of its "space" back open.
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Apple says it’s ‘hard to predict’ when iPhone Duo constraints will improve
TechCrunch ·
Excerpt from TechCrunch: Apple says iPhone Duo production is ramping up, but it still can't say when supply will catch up with demand as shipping delays stretch into next year.