WhatsApp gets its own Instagram Notes-like feature
WhatsApp users can now share their status with others through a new “About” feature.
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Bethesda’s $300 Pip-Boy 3000 replica can measure (harmless) radiation
Bethesda is now selling a highly-detailed wearable replica of the Pip-Boy 3000 from Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. It was designed using the 3D models of the accessory in the games to make it as accurate as possible, and is available for preorder now for $299.99, with shipping expected to start as early as […]
Source: Kalshi’s valuation jumps to $11B after raising massive $1B round
The quickly growing prediction betting market raised fresh capital from Sequoia and CapitalG, according to someone familiar with the deal.
You can get up to 30 percent off Sonos speakers and soundbars right now
If you’ve been waiting for some relief after Sonos raised its prices earlier this year in response to US tariffs, Black Friday presents a rare opportunity. With many products on sale for their lowest price to date for Black Friday, and the Sonos app being in far better shape than it was a year ago, […]
OpenAI is launching group chats in ChatGPT
OpenAI is widely rolling out group chats inside ChatGPT, allowing you to invite up to 20 other people to your conversation with the AI chatbot. The feature is now available globally to all logged-in users, following a short pilot earlier this month. OpenAI positions the feature as a way to collaborate with friends, family members, […]
Feds charge four with illegally smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China
Federal prosecutors have charged four people with illegally smuggling Nvidia GPUs and HP supercomputers with Nvidia GPUs from the US to China, according to a court filing spotted by Court Watch. The US government has placed restrictions that prevent Nvidia from selling its most powerful chips for AI training to China, but Chinese companies like […]
Tesla is getting better about reporting FSD crash data — but the numbers are still misleading
Last week, Tesla revealed a new section of its website dedicated to reporting safety statistics for its advanced driver assist systems, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD). The new hub appears to be an attempt to move beyond the company’s traditional quarterly safety reports, which have been criticized for failing to account for basic facts about […]
Gemini 3 is almost as good as Google says it is
Google set the bar high for Gemini 3. It’s promising a bunch of upgraded features in its shiny new AI model, from generating code that produces interactive 3D visualizations to “agentic” capabilities that complete tasks. But as we’ve seen in the past, what’s advertised doesn’t always match up to reality. So we put some of […]
The music industry is all in on AI
Two years ago, “BBL Drizzy” was the AI music shot heard around the world: a song with vocals that sounded like Drake bubbled up from nowhere and launched what was shaping up to be a battle of artistry, likeness, and of course, copyright. The big three labels – Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment, […]
Salesforce says some of its customers’ data was accessed after Gainsight breach
Salesforce said it’s investigating an incident where hackers compromised some of its customers’ data after breaching customer experience company Gainsight.