Leaked memo says Lucid plans to lay off 18% of its workforce as it struggles to make cars
Competing in the EV space is about to get even more difficult for Lucid Motors. As reported by Insider, a leaked memo from the company …
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I can’t believe how much of the U.S. Amazon’s Sidewalk network covers
Amazon built out an enormous IoT network in the United States right under everyone’s noses. In a blog post, the company announced its Sidewalk network …
Microsoft’s Security Copilot brings AI to security, and it’s making me nervous
Microsoft is bringing AI to security, and suddenly Skynet doesn’t seem so farfetched. In a blog post, the company announced Security Copilot, a new tool …
Twitter is turning into a pay-to-play social network and I’m worried about the consequences
If you want to vote in a poll on Twitter, you’re going to need to pony up money for Elon Musk. On Monday night, Musk …
My Apple Watch still loses its mind when I switch from Wi-Fi to cellular
The news is slow today, so here’s a quick rant about an issue that Apple has still not figured out with the Apple Watch — …
3D avatars are now in Microsoft Teams but I’m wondering what company will allow this
Microsoft Teams is starting to roll out 3D avatars in an effort to get more people to “turn their camera on.” In a blog post, …
The new Microsoft Teams makes me want to switch from Slack
The next generation of Microsoft Teams is here, and I’m staring at Slack, wondering when I’m going to get a similarly impressive update. In a …
Zoom’s brilliant new AI features can summarize a meeting you’ve missed
Zoom is looking to compete with Microsoft Teams in the “make my meetings app cool with AI stuff” race. In a blog post, the company …
GitHub takes down repository that leaked Twitter’s source code
If you’re wanting to rummage around Twitter’s source code, GitHub is no longer the place to do it. Over the weekend, a GitHub repository containing …
Levi Strauss & Co. is replacing human models with AI-generated ones
Like how those pants look on that model? In the future, that model might be as real as Barbie. In a press release, Levi Strauss …
Ford says its next-generation electric truck will ‘be like the Millennium Falcon’
Ford is pretty confident about the draw of its next-generation electric truck. In a press release, the company announced that it will be building its …
Twitter Blue subscribers might soon be able to hide their checkmark
Imagine paying for a blue checkmark only to turn around and hide it. That’s what might be happening, at least according to Alessandro Paluzzi who …
OpenAI says a recent bug leaked payment information for ChatGPT Plus users
OpenAI has revealed that a recent bug, which allowed some people to view other users’ chat history with ChatGPT, has also potentially leaked payment information …
UK watchdog says Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition won’t hurt console competition
Well, that’s one hurdle that Microsoft just cleared. In a statement, the Competition and Markets Authority announced its provisional findings concerning console competition with Microsoft’s …
OpenAI announces plugins for ChatGPT, connecting the chatbot to other services
Instead of searching the entire web, OpenAI is looking to help you target your needs a little more by hooking the language model into other …
Audible brings Dolby Atmos to audiobooks while Spotify users wait for HiFi
If you’re an Audible subscriber, you’ll soon be able to listen to some audiobooks in spatial audio. In a press release, the company announced a …
Snap wants to put its AR technology into more apps and websites
You could soon find Snap’s AR technology helping you pick up your next pair of Nike’s. In a press release, Snap, the parent company of …
You’ll soon be able to animate Epic’s realistic MetaHumans using your iPhone
Imagine animating another hyperrealistic person using just your iPhone. That’s exactly what Epic is saying you’ll be able to do later this year. Today, Epic …
Meta is stuffing even more ads into Instagram
Hating all of the ads you’re seeing on Instagram? Well, the company has a solution for you — MORE ADS. In a blog post, the …
Panera deloys Amazon’s palm recognition tech for MyPanera members
The next time you walk into a Panera, you might be asked to scan your palm print in order to activate your MyPanera membership benefits. …
Nothing CEO Carl Pei reveals the Ear (2) by impersonating MKBHD
Well, that was an interesting product announcement! Today, Nothing announced the Ear (2), the company’s first second-generation product and its successor to the Ear (1) …
Opera launches generative AI features like ChatGPT
Opera is looking to be the second company, right behind Microsoft, to integrate generative AI features into its browsers. In a blog post, the company …
TikTok rolls out new rules for content generated by AI
TikTok wants to ensure that you don’t get your likeness boosted for some slanderous AI-generated content. Today, the company announced in a blog post that …
Elon Musk’s Boring Company wants to expand tunnel system under Las Vegas
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company wants to double the size of its underground tunnel system in (or I guess under) Las Vegas. As reported by …
Microsoft brings GPT-4 to its Azure OpenAI service
Even Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service is getting AI features faster than the entire user base of Google. In a blog post, Microsoft has recently announced …
TikTok CEO shares video rallying Americans against its potential ban
TikTok’s CEO is going straight to the app’s user base in the United States to fight back against a potential ban in the country. As …
TikTok tops 150 million US daily active users as potential ban looms
TikTok is trying to point out just how popular it is in the United States to avoid being banned. As reported by Reuters, TikTok has …
Acer announces the ebii, an ‘AI-driven’ electric bike
If you had asked me what computer company would make an electric bike first, Acer would not have been at the top of my list. …
AI text-to-video generation within reach with Runway’s 2nd gen model
We’ve all been messing around with text and photo AI generation for a while now. This company wants to be the first to bring text-to-video …
IKEA is using drones to measure inventory in its stores
IKEA, the popular low-cost Swedish furniture retailer, is now turning to drones to help streamline inventory management. In a blog post, the company announced that …
