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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25583109/12s_PlugBug_50_US_OnWall_HiRes_rec.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Twelve South’s Find My-compatible charger has hit an all-time low price")
Source: The Verge It’s easy to lose small stuff like laptop chargers when you’re constantly on the go, which is why Twelve South’s PlugBug is handy. It’s a USB-C wall charger that Apple users can keep tabs of via the Find My App, and it’s currently down to its best price yet. Normally $69.99, right…
Source: Venture Beat Visionary Realms is an ambitious game studio that recently launched early access for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, a classic fantasy MMO. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25118635/236937_Cybertruck_CVirginia.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The Tesla Cybertruck isn’t living up to expectations")
Source: The Verge A few months before the first Cybertrucks were delivered to customers, Tesla CEO Elon Musk got on a call with investors and said he wanted to “temper expectations” about the polarizing vehicle. “It’s a great product, but financially, it will take, I don’t know, a year to 18 months before it is…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25362060/STK_414_AI_CHATBOT_R2_CVirginia_C.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Meta’s AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well")
Source: The Verge In September 2023, Meta made a big deal of its new AI chatbots that used celebrities’ likeness: everyone from Kendall Jenner to MrBeast leased themselves out to embody AI characters on Instagram and Facebook. The celebrity-based bots were killed off last summer after less than a year, but users have recently been…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23906823/VRG_Illo_STK022_K_Radtke_Musk_Smiles.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "New evidence suggests Elon Musk is ‘Adrian Dittmann’")
Source: The Verge Rumors that viral Elon Musk fanboy Adrian Dittmann is actually a fake online persona used by Musk himself have been reignited following fresh evidence linking the pair. Internet sleuths are pointing to a string of recent activity from Dittmann’s X account and alleged 4Chan posts that feature unexplained X admin permissions and…
Source: Venture Beat Swave Photonics, a holographic display company, has raised $28.27 million in funding as it prepares components for AI-powered smart glasses. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat By thinking about recommendation as a generative problem, you can tackle it from new angles and use LLMs to better understand user intent. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Later, an influencer marketing and social media management firm, is acquiring social influencer app Mavely for $250 million. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25814197/Apple_Fitness_Plus_Strava_02.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Apple Fitness Plus and Strava collaborate with a new integration")
Source: The Verge Apple Fitness Plus is getting a fresh makeover in the Strava app. The two companies just announced they’re collaborating to revamp how Fitness Plus integrates with the popular fitness community, which includes more detailed workout summaries, Strava athletes appearing in Fitness Plus content, and a free three-month trial to the service for…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25344936/STK467_AI_Music.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Anthropic reaches deal with music publishers over lyric dispute")
Source: The Verge Anthropic has made a deal to settle parts of a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the maker of the Claude AI model for allegedly distributing protected song lyrics. The agreement was signed off by US District Judge Eumi Lee on Thursday, requiring Anthropic to apply existing guardrails in the training of future…
