2025-01-14
Amazon's AI lead says technical issues are holding back Alexa AI
Amazon had been planning to roll out a new Alexa powered by generative AI in October 2024, but that obviously didn't happen. According to reports that came out back then, the company pushed back [...]
2025-01-14
Weber aims to deliver smart grilling performance at a lower price with the Smoque
Weber introduced the all-new Searwood smart pellet grill in early 2024, offering a new design in the follow-up to the SmokeFire series that debuted in 2020. In a bid to offer quality performance at a [...]
2025-01-14
Substack is now letting all publishers broadcast live video
Substack tested live video last year, allowing Substack Bestsellers (the company’s top users) to stream video and connect with a live audience and even collaborate with other Bestsellers. Now, the f [...]
2025-01-14
Why I've used this foldable phone for more than a year - and it's not a Samsung or Google
OnePlus excelled with its first foldable phone, and more than a year of use later, the Open continues to challenge rivals. Here's to hoping the successor is even better. [...]
2025-01-13
Celebs and tech luminaries including Mark Ruffalo want to create a fully open social media ecosystem
I think it’s safe to say that most humans on this planet are growing, how can I put this lightly, weary of the current billionaire stewards of our social media ecosystem. X is a hateful mess. Meta i [...]
2025-01-13
Space-based wildlife tracker ICARUS gets new wings after split with Russia
In 2018, after decades of research and tens of millions in funding, Russian astronauts attached a wildlife-tracking receiver to the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). The device receiv [...]
2025-01-13
Biden proposes new export controls on GPUs targeting China
The Biden administration has unveiled its “AI diffusion rule,” which aims to restrict the export of GPUs that are most coveted for AI applications. Although it does not mention the nation by name, [...]