Akriti Sharma / Reuters: Neuralink says it received US FDA approval to launch its first-in-human clinical study of brain implants — Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink on Thursday said it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval to launch first-in-human clinical study.
Read MoreRebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Applied Intuition, a provider of autonomous vehicle software, plans to acquire autonomous trucking software company Embark in a ~$71M all-cash deal — Embark Trucks, the autonomous trucking company that recently cut 70% of its workforce, is being acquired by Applied Intuition …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A Tesla whistleblower has leaked 100GB of data to the German outlet Handelsblatt containing thousands of customer complaints that raise serious concerns about the safety of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) features. The complaints, which were reported across the US, Europe, and Asia, span from 2015 to March 2022.
Read MoreHugh Son / CNBC: Filing: JPMorgan Chase is working on a ChatGPT-like software service dubbed IndexGPT that uses AI to analyze and select investments tailored to customer needs — – JPMorgan Chase is developing a ChatGPT-like software service that leans on a disruptive form of artificial intelligence …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube on Thursday announced a big upgrade to its NFL Sunday Ticket offering: if you’re at home, you’ll now be able to watch unlimited simultaneous streams of NFL Sunday Ticket content across both YouTube and YouTube TV, according to a tweet. Previously, YouTube was going to limit NFL
Read MoreCredit: MusicLM MusicLM is an AI app that generates songs based on text prompts. The app creates two songs from one prompt. Anyone can sign up to try the experimental AI tool right now. From creating images to enhancing search engines, AI is almost everywhere you turn these days. Now it looks like music is
Read MoreWABetaInfo: A beta version of WhatsApp suggests the company is working on adding usernames, which may allow users to chat without sharing their phone numbers — WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.11.15. — What’s new in this update?
Read MoreI, a miserly curmudgeon, preordered this thing. | Image: Belkin Today was simply another Thursday when my colleague and The Verge’s senior news editor, Richard Lawler, tagged me in a Slack thread. Upon opening said thread, I pterodactyl screeched. Behold, the Belkin BoostCharge Pro — a $99.99 10,000mAh power bank with a lil divot that
Read MoreA Ford Mustang Mach-E sitting at a Tesla Supercharger | Image: Ford Ford CEO Jim Farley and Elon Musk just announced that in early 2024 all 12,000 Tesla Superchargers will be operational with Ford vehicles. Farley also announced next-generation Ford vehicles would come equipped with the NACS port, Tesla’s standardized version of its proprietary charging
Read MoreJosh Scott / BetaKit: Toronto-based BenchSci, which uses AI to help pharmaceutical firms accelerate drug discovery, raised a CA$95M Series D led by Generation Investment Management — Toronto-based BenchSci, which helps pharmaceutical firms accelerate research and development (R&D) using artificial intelligence …
Read MoreWABetaInfo: A beta version of WhatsApp suggests the company is working on adding usernames, which may allow users to chat without sharing their phone numbers — WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.11.15. — What’s new in this update?
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Android 14 beta 2.1 launched today to fix some bugs present in the second beta. There are about a dozen fixes. We expect the third full beta to land in early June. At Google I/O 2023, the company launched the second Android 14 beta. This brought in a few
Read MoreThe co-inventor of “bcrypt” is reflecting on the ubiquitous function’s 25 years and channeling cybersecurity’s core themes into electronic dance music.
Read MoreCredit: Twitter / Evan Blass A leaked Motorola Razr Ultra ad has appeared online. The promo shows the phone’s features in action. Only hours ago, we got the full details on the Motorola Razr Ultra — which will be branded as the Motorola Razr Plus in the US. Following that leak, we got a new
Read MoreIvan Mehta / TechCrunch: Twitter launches API Pro, a $5,000/month tier offering access to full archive search endpoints and the ability to fetch 1M tweets and post 300K tweets monthly — Twitter announced a new API tier today called Twitter API Pro for startups that costs $5,000 per month.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s official: MoviePass is back. Under the company’s new points-based system, you can pay $10 per month to watch one to three movies at any of the 4,000 participating theaters throughout the US. In addition to the $10 / month Basic plan, MoviePass offers three more expensive subscription
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: YouTube plans to shut down Stories on June 26, 2023, as the company focuses on other key areas, like Shorts, Community posts, and live videos — Stories are over — at least on YouTube, that is. The Google-owned video site announced today that YouTube Stories will be shutting down on June
Read MoreThe high-end Garmin Fenix 7 smartwatches are among the best devices that the wearable specialist produces, but they’re not cheap. If they were beyond your budget at retail price, then the fact that several models are easily at their lowest prices ever right now might pique your interest. Having rarely been on offer since their
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google starts rolling out its AI-powered Search Generative Experience, with features like a conversational mode, to users that signed up for Search Labs — Announced at I/O 2023, Google is now rolling out the AI/LLM-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) to users that signed up for the Search Labs program.
Read MoreAre you building a brand or running an established business? Then, you would know that SEO is important to get a better ranking in search engines. Search engines are not perfect. If you do not know how to enhance visibility through SEO, your business/brand will pay the price. But, the question is how to improve
Read MoreIn urban areas, parking can be a major headache for residents and visitors alike. With limited parking space and high demand, finding a spot can take time and effort. Moreover, UWB technology gains traction in smart parking due to advantages over traditional solutions. UWB technology enables parking systems to provide real-time data on available parking spots,
Read MoreImage: Warner Bros. Pictures It seems like the theme of this year in film might be “existential crisis.” Fresh off the release of Beau Is Afraid and a new trailer for Problemista, we have the latest clip of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie. It shows the main Barbie (Margot Robbie) planning for a trip to the
Read MoreImage: Discord Elgato is greatly improving its Discord plug-in for its Stream Deck and releasing custom Discord-branded hardware. The Discord plug-in on Stream Deck now integrates with Discord’s new soundboard and includes notification support for messages, improved volume control, and much more. The soundboard integration works much like how Voicemod can display a literal soundboard
Read MoreAggi Cantrill / Bloomberg: Alibaba pushes back on reports of layoffs, saying it plans to hire 15,000 workers in 2023 across its six major divisions, including 3,000 university graduates — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said it plans to hire 15,000 people this year, pushing back on reports that the Chinese tech firm is laying off
Read MoreCredit: Google Google SGE (which stands for Search Generative Experience) is rolling out today through Search Labs. Shown at I/O 2023, this brings the power of large language models to Search. United States residents can request to be a part of Search Labs to try it out. At Google I/O 2023, all the company could
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