Perplexity AI, the tech startup behind a fast-growing AI search engine, is close to securing $50 million for a venture fund aimed at early-stage AI startups, CNBC reported, citing the company’s filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). […]
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The latest Scam Detection features for Google Messages and the Phone by Google app are coming to Pixel with a March update.
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Apple TV+ today announced a new documentary film called Bono: Stories of Surrender, which streams worldwide on May 30, and will also be available in an immersive 3D format viewable in the Apple Vision Pro headset.
In fact, this will be the first feature-length Apple Immersive film; all previous made-for-Vision-Pro content has been short-form fare. Apple and U2 have always had a close relationship, and this project is the latest example of that.
more…Last week, a Jeep driver turned to Reddit to do what people do best on the site—complain. Every time they hit the brakes on their Jeep, they wrote, a promotion for an extended warranty plan popped up in the center console. “Press the ‘call’ button to speak to a specialist,” they say the ad encouraged, welcoming the user to use their Bluetooth connection to complete the upsell then and there.
Ads are annoying and occasionally insidious; an ad that repeatedly appears inside one’s own car more so. According to other online posts on Reddit and Jeep forums, the issue goes back several years, affecting several models of Jeeps.
Stellantis, which owns Jeep, says the repetitive nature of the promotion was a glitch. “This is an isolated incident affecting fewer than ten vehicles at this time limited to the US,” Dan Reid, a spokesperson for the automaker, wrote in a statement. He acknowledged, though, that Stellantis shows other drivers in-vehicle promotions, too. Dodge owners, for example, get an infotainment push after 60 days of purchase offering the Dodge Complete Performance Package, a comprehensive warranty offering. Stellantis says that, on average, customers receive about two in-vehicle messages annually, containing safety, maintenance, or marketing information.
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Apple will be able to resume its iPhone 16 smartphone sales in Indonesia after the two sides came to an agreement, the Industry Ministry said during a press conference Wednesday, per a Reuters report. The ban was lifted five months after Indonesia blocked the U.S. iPhone maker from selling its iPhone 16 phones in Indonesia […]
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This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the rise in sports-related content across streaming services as ESPN surrenders some sports rights.
Bleh. It’s definitely trite to describe the state of streaming businesses as being in the “moneyball” era. But it’s true (and I couldn’t think of a more original framing device).
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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) just uncovered a staggering waste of taxpayer money—millions spent on unused software licenses across federal agencies. The audit, which focused on the Department of Labor (DOL) and other agencies, exposed shocking discrepancies, from thousands […]
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The Verge is live blogging Amazon’s big Alexa event in New York City. It kicks off at 10AM ET on February 26th, and we’re expecting the company to announce a new subscription-based version of Alexa that’s beefed up with a bunch of AI features.
It seems like a good time for the company to announce new products with Alexa, too. That means we could see new Echos, Fire TV products, or other things like updated smart glasses. Sometimes Amazon announces lots of products in quick succession, while other years are more muted.
We’ll keep this page updated with all the breakout news on Alexa and anything else the company unveils.
Frameworkâs mission is to âfix consumer electronics, one category at a timeâ by making them modular, repairable, and upgradable. Itâs the only laptop maker to ever truly succeed at that âupgradableâ part. But desktop PCs are already modular, so why is Framework making one?
At first, I thought it saw a unique opportunity to make a cute yet badass tiny gaming PC with AMDâs unusual Strix Halo processor and decided to shoot its shot. As youâll read below, Iâm excited by the result. But I also have another idea Iâll share with you afterward.
Letâs start with the gadget part: yes, the tiny 4.5-liter gaming desktop that Framework announced yesterday is just as cool in person as it was in Frameworkâs photos, and yes, it can game.
At first, I wasnât sure weâd be able to meaningfully try that last part. Almost all the Framework Desktops at the companyâs live event in San Francisco yesterday were either running games that donât offer a great sense of performance (Counter-Strike and Street Fighter) or were unplugged so we could take photos from every angle. But partway through the event, someone had fired up Cyberpunk 2077, and I saw my chance.
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