Newsletter platform beehiiv adds AI website building, creator tools in major expansion
Newsletter platform beehiiv announced a massive expansion to its platform on Thursday, including offering real-time analytics and AI website creation.
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After 5 months, the $1,200 bottles of Besties All-In tequila are finally starting to ship
When the hosts of the popular All-In podcast launched their own tequila brand at a star-studded party last June, all 750 bottles of the $1,200 spirit quickly sold out. But getting those bottles into customers’ hands has proven harder than expected.
In defense of Apple’s $230 iPhone sock
From the same label that made the iconic Steve Jobs mockneck, the iPhone Pocket could be the next Labubu… if you have the disposable income.
Apple halves commissions for mini app makers
Apple introduces a new program for app developers offering a reduced 15% commission on qualifying mini app transactions.
Mozilla announces an AI ‘window’ for Firefox
Another day, another AI browser. This time, it’s Firefox, the self-described “independent browser” from Mozilla. Firefox says it is building an AI browsing feature called AI Window that includes an AI assistant and chatbot. The company calls it an opt-in “intelligent and user-controlled space” that is currently being built “in the open” with user input. […]
Police take down three cybercrime operations in latest round of ‘whack-a-mole’
Authorities from nine countries took down three cybercrime operations, including the Rhadamantys infostealer, which allegedly had access to the crypto wallets of more than 100,000 victims.
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is back down to $35, its best price in a year
Amazon’s Black Friday officially starts on November 20th, but in reality, it’s already well underway. For the past week or so, we’ve been seeing the retailer drop a number of good Black Friday deals, and the latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max is one of the best. Right now, you can buy the streaming stick […]
World Labs is betting on ‘world generation’ as the next AI frontier
In recent years, we’ve seen generative AI move quickly through different eras: chatbots, image-generation, voice, video-generation, and more. But Dr. Fei-Fei Li, longtime AI pioneer and co-director of Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), is staking out what she thinks is the next frontier: spatial intelligence, a nascent field that she believes is the […]
Tesla is recalling over 10,000 Powerwall 2 batteries due to burn risks
Tesla is expanding a Powerwall 2 battery recall that started in Australia last September to the US. A ”third-party battery cell defect” can cause units to “stop functioning normally, resulting in overheating, smoking and in some cases smoke or flame causing minor property damage.” The company has received 22 reports of overheating, six reports of […]
Even Realities’ new smart glasses ditch cameras and speakers
The wearable technology company Even Realities has taken the wraps off its latest pair of “human-centric” smart glasses, which it claims are designed not to interfere with your everyday life. The G2 Display Smart Glasses come without outward-facing cameras and external speakers, a move Even Realities says “removes the anxiety of being recorded, overheard or […]