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. …
Articles by Joe Wituschek
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 …
Amazon will lay off 9,000 more employees ‘in the next few weeks’
Major layoffs in the tech sector continue to grow with the latest being another round from Amazon. In a blog post, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy …
Netflix wants its gaming service to succeed where Google Stadia failed
Netflix is going to try to succeed where Google failed. In a briefing with reporters that included The Verge, Leanne Loombe, Netflix’s vice president of …
Elon Musk says Twitter will open source its recommendation code on March 31
Elon Musk seems to be close to making good on his promise to open-source Twitter’s code. Well, at least part of it. In a post …
7-Eleven is rolling out an EV fast-charging network in North America
If you told me 7-Eleven was going to beat Wawa and Sheetz to a nationwide charging network in the United States and Canada, I would …
Tesla introduces ‘Drive on Sunshine’ solar charging feature
Tesla is adding quite a few features with its latest app update. Spotted by Not a Tesla App, the 4.19 update to the Tesla app …
Google’s Pixel 8 might be able to fix your blurry videos
With all of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro design leaks dropping on a daily basis, it was only a matter of time before …
You can now pay to be verified on Facebook and Instagram in the US
If you want to be verified on Facebook or Instagram, you can now pay Mark Zuckerberg some money to make it happen. The CEO of …
Twitter will now show you how many people bookmarked your tweet
One of the things that the new regime at Twitter seems to love is metrics, and they are expanding visibility to another one starting today. …
The UK has banned TikTok on government devices
The TikTok bans keep on rolling and today’s ban is a big one in the United Kingdom. Today, the United Kingdom became the latest country …
TikTok will let users reset their For You feeds when they go off the rails
TikTok is going to let you reset your feed if it goes bananas, and suggested videos don’t really work for you anymore. In a blog …
Volkswagen unveils an electric car that will cost less than $27,000
The race for an affordable electric car heated up again today when Volkswagen announced the ID. 2all, a concept the company says will eventually be …
Biden administration threatens TikTok ban in the United States
We’ve been talking about the possibility of a TikTok ban in the United States for some time now, and the latest news suggests that it …
Starlink officially launches Roam, its new global roaming service
Starlink RV is now Starlink Roam, and you can try it yourself for $200 per month. Last month, some users of Starlink started to receive …
LinkedIn is testing AI tools to help users write profiles and job descriptions
LinkedIn is the latest company to get into the generative AI game with new tools for LinkedIn Premium users and companies. In a blog post …
Blackberry looks like The Social Network if it was funny in first trailer
The Blackberry movie trailer is here. Yes, that Blackberry. They’re making a Blackberry movie…and it looks like a comedy. Today, IFC Films released the official …
Tesla’s next-generation Supercharger spotted in the Netherlands
Opening up its Supercharger network isn’t the only trick Tesla has up its sleeve. The carmaker is about to roll out its next-generation charging station …
Here’s our first look at the design of the Pixel 8
Well, we’ve already seen the Pixel 8 Pro, so we might as well see the Pixel 8 before Google can announce it. As reported by …
Microsoft Teams will soon let you turn yourself into a 3D avatar without a camera
If you’ve ever wanted to appear like you’re attending a meeting, Microsoft Teams is about to help you out. According to the Microsoft 365 roadmap, …
Pixel 8 Pro redesign revealed in first leaked renders
Google’s future phones are getting leaked like crazy, but that’s nothing new. As reported by Smartprix, noted leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer (commonly known as OnLeaks) has …
