The White House is on TikTok now, which is technically banned in the U.S.
The White House joined TikTok, despite ongoing legal battles surrounding the use of the Chinese-owned app.
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Life360 adds a new no-show notification to its app
Life360 has launched a new no-show notification to alert family members when you don’t reach a location at a designated time.
Dex is an AI-powered camera device that helps children learn new languages
A new gadget called Dex allows kids to take pictures of objects and the AI translates the word into different languages.
Google signs Stephen Curry to pitch its Pixel, health, and AI gear
Google has brought NBA star Stephen Curry on board to help shape the company’s hardware, features, and AI services. The long-term partnership was announced today at the Made by Google event, with Curry joining the company as a “performance advisor” for Google’s Health, Pixel, and Cloud products, leaning into his athletic experience and expertise. Part […]
Thousands of Grok chats are now searchable on Google
Whenever a Grok user clicks the “share” button on a conversation with the chatbot, it creates a unique URL that the user can use to share the conversation via email, text or on social media. According to Forbes, that also makes the URL indexable by search engines like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, which in turn lets anyone look up those conversations on the web.
New zero-day startup offers $20 million for tools that can hack any smartphone
Prices for hacking tools that allow governments to break into mobile phones keep going up, thanks to efforts by tech firms shoring up their cybersecurity.
FieldAI raises $405M to build universal robot brains
FieldAI builds foundational AI models that help all kinds of robots learn and adapt to new environments using physics.
Microsoft and Asus’ new Xbox Ally handhelds launch on October 16th
Microsoft and Asus are putting a date on their new Xbox Ally handhelds: October 16th. Both the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X will be available on the same day in a variety of markets worldwide, but Microsoft and Asus aren’t opening preorders yet or revealing pricing. Microsoft also announced its handheld compatibility program to […]
Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help
It’s the latest in a series of deals that have seen robotaxi companies look outward for help in scaling their fledgling networks.
