Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Beeper has outlined a “near future” roadmap of features it plans to bring to Beeper Mini. The company plans to bring WhatsApp, SMS, RCS, and Facetime integration to the app. Beeper Mini was launched this week, allowing Android users to more easily use iMessage. The app differs from the
Read MoreA US senator has asked the Department of Justice to let Apple and Google disclose how governments surveil users through push notifications. Apple says the federal government stopped it from being transparent about the practice. Google has also acknowledged the senator’s plea and said it is committed to keeping users informed about government requests for
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: Sydney-based Leonardo.Ai, which lets users generate AI images for use in creative industries, raised $31M, and says it has 7M users and generated 700M+ images — Sydney, Australia-based Leonardo.Ai is the one of the latest generative AI startups to raise funding.
Read MoreCredit: DavidMa05368498 Comparative images of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy S23 Ultra have leaked. The pictures show the design differences between the two phones. The speaker housing is different, the S Pen seems to have a flatter base, and the buttons are reportedly thicker on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The Samsung Galaxy S24
Read MoreThere was a time when getting a good oscilloscope not only involved a large outlay of capital, but also required substantial real estate on a workbench. The situation has improved considerably for the hobbyist, but a “real” scope can still cost more than what a beginner is looking to spend. Luckily, plenty of modern microcontrollers
Read MoreKrystal Hu / Reuters: NYC-based Pontera, which builds software for managing retirement accounts, raised $60M, a source says at a $550M+ valuation, taking its total funding to $160M — Dec 7 (Reuters) – Fintech startup Pontera has raised $60 million in fresh funding led by investment firm ICONIQ Growth …
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI, which is building LLMs that support Indian languages, emerges from stealth with a $41M combined seed and Series A led by Lightspeed — Sarvam AI has come out of stealth mode and announced it has raised $41 million as the five-month old Indian startup races to build …
Read MoreEmily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Robinhood launches a commission-free crypto trading app, supporting 25+ cryptocurrencies, in the EU, a week after the company launched stock trading in the UK — – More than 25 tokens available to trade for free at launch — Launch comes as Bitcoin’s price recovers to 19-month high
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Shares of Paytm fell 20% after the company announced plans to issue fewer personal loans under ~$600 to comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s tightening norms — Paytm dropped 20% on Thursday, before recovering slightly following the Indian financial services firm sharing plans …
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google has updated Drive for desktop with a new recovery tool to restore missing files. The update comes after users reported lost Google Drive files owing to a bug in November. Google Drive users lost files randomly due to a bug back in November. According to Google, the issue
Read MoreComparison of toroidal field (TF) coils from JET, JT-60SA and ITER (Credit: QST) Japan’s JT-60SA fusion reactor project announced first plasma in October of this year to denote the successful upgrades to what is now the world’s largest operational, superconducting tokamak fusion reactor. First designed in the 1970s as Japan’s Breakeven Plasma Test Facility, the
Read MoreOlivia Poh / Bloomberg: SoftBank-backed travel booking service Klook raised a $210M Series E+, taking its total funding to $900M+, after turning cash flow positive in mid-2023 — Private equity firm BPEA EQT and SMIC SG Holdings participated, the Hong Kong-based startup said in a statement on Thursday.
Read MoreCorey Quinn / Last Week in AWS: AWS’ re:Invent showed it lags behind in the generative AI space, as half of the announcements are still in preview and were seemingly developed in a rush — AWS has been very publicly insecure about the perception that it’s lagging behind in the Generative AI space for the
Read MoreZac Bowden / Windows Central: Sources: Microsoft plans the next major Windows version for 2024, with an AI-powered Windows Shell, an “advanced Copilot”, natural language search, and more — What’s next for Windows? Microsoft plans next-gen Windows AI release in 2024, plus details on recent changes to the Windows roadmap
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption to Messenger by default, for one-on-one chats and calls; E2EE for group chats remains opt-in — Meta is now rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook, finally fulfilling a promise that’s been in the works for quite awhile.
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Bitzlato co-founder Anatoly Legkodymov pleads guilty in the US to operating a money transmitting business for illicit funds and agrees to dissolve the exchange — Anatoly Legkodymov says he’ll dissolve the sanctioned exchange as part of his plea. — Register Now
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google has announced Bard Advanced, its most advanced AI helper powered by its new Gemini Ultra architecture. Bard Advanced will be available starting early next year, with a trusted tester program starting soon. Google also detailed how users can now try out Gemini Pro with Google Bard starting today.
Read MoreRebekah Valentine / IGN: Sources: Bungie’s recent layoffs came alongside a scramble to avoid a total Sony takeover, which could happen if Bungie doesn’t meet certain financial goals — The Destiny 2 and Marathon developer may not be able to cling to the last of its independence forever.
Read MoreDrew Harwell / Washington Post: Apple guidelines now say that US law enforcement can obtain the Apple ID associated with a push notification token via a subpoena; Google requires a court order — Apple and Google had been told to keep the practice secret until Sen. Ron Wyden revealed it in a letter Wednesday
Read MoreLinkedIn and OpenAI cofounder Reid Hoffman says he’s glad Sam Altman is leading the AI company again. Hoffman and other AI experts discussed the perils and potential of AI at a WIRED event Tuesday.
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Read MoreIllustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger, finally fulfilling a promise that’s been in the works for quite awhile. When end-to-end encryption is on, only you and the person you send a message to in Messenger can see its contents, the company claims.
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Steve Hotelling, the Apple VP overseeing technologies like touchscreen, health sensors, and Face ID, and one of the inventors of Touch ID, is retiring — – Steve Hotelling oversaw many key technologies at Apple — Executive was a top deputy under hardware boss Johny Srouji
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Alan Rosa, former head of security for Twitter, filed a lawsuit against X, Elon Musk, and company adviser Steve Davis, alleging that he was wrongly fired for protesting Musk-led cost-cutting measures. Lawyers for Rosa wrote in the complaint that the cuts hampered Twitter’s ability to comply
Read MoreAt a WIRED event Tuesday, a panel of studio founders and researchers discussed game designs that foster civility and discourage toxicity.
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