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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25666830/DSC_0992.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Nintendo’s Alarmo will be available for everyone starting in March")
Source: The Verge Another day, another announcement from Nintendo that isn’t the next Switch. Today the company revealed that its alarm clock, Alarmo, will be available at select retailers starting this March. The announcement includes the US, UK, and Europe. The $99 alarm clock launched late last year, but is currently only available to those…
Source: Venture Beat LlamaV-o1, a groundbreaking AI model from MBZUAI, revolutionizes multimodal reasoning by providing transparent step-by-step explanations across text and visual tasks, outperforming competitors in speed and accuracy. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25229461/STK252_ebay_stock_CVirginia_2.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "eBay’s new acquisition could make it easy to buy a car from anywhere")
Source: The Verge Caramel has a site and app that helps private parties and independent dealers sell cars by handling the paperwork, ownership transfer, financing, shipping, insurance, and more. The company has several marketplace and auction partners as well. Although eBay has hosted listings for used car sales and auctions on the site for years,…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25829911/freeourfeeds_logo.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Free Our Feeds wants to build a social media ecosystem ‘resistant to billionaire influence’"){kind=logo}
Source: The Verge Technology advocates and celebrities are backing the launch of Free Our Feeds, a campaign designed to “save social media from billionaire capture.” The project aims to raise $30 million over three years to support the development of a social media ecosystem powered by the AT Protocol, or the decentralized network powering Bluesky….
Source: Venture Beat Up Network, the user-powered AI agent operating system, has announced its partnership with DreamSmart to introduce Web3 AI glasses powered by Google Gemini. This product integrates state-of-the-art industrial design, AI, XR (extended reality) capabilities, and Web3 incentives, with the aim of redefining human-machine interaction and advancing the p… Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25543972/galaxyring_5.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Samsung is adding two new Galaxy Ring sizes")
Source: The Verge Samsung is making the Galaxy Ring available to more people by adding size 14 and 15 rings to its options starting on January 22nd. With the expansion, which was rumored last month, the company says its ring sizes now run from five to 15, though it caveats that both size and color…
Source: Venture Beat Agentic AI helps SOCs automate decision-making and adapt to evolving threats, streamline workflows, and improve incident response. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25418236/STK095_MICROSOFT_CVirginia_B.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Microsoft creates new AI engineering group led by former Meta executive")
Source: The Verge Microsoft is creating a new engineering group that’s focused on artificial intelligence. Led by former Meta engineering chief Jay Parikh, the new CoreAI – Platform and Tools division will combine Microsoft’s Dev Div and AI platform teams together, alongside some employees on the Office of the CTO team, to focus on building…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25829592/mb_ss.width_1000.format_webp.jpeg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Mercedes-Benz’s Virtual Assistant uses Google’s conversational AI agent")
Source: The Verge When Mercedes revealed it at CES in 2024, it didn’t say which company’s LLM it was running on. Meanwhile, the existing MBUX Voice Assistant system that could handle about 20 commands triggered with “Hey Mercedes” now includes results provided by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing, but it’s not a conversational platform. According…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25698442/8bitdo_1.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "8BitDo’s drift-free mobile controller is on sale for the first time")
Source: The Verge While the cradle-style Backbone One is a great mobile controller we often recommend, it’s not the right choice for everyone. Thankfully, 8BitDo’s Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller is a cheaper alternative for Android users, one that’s available at Amazon in black for $39.99 ($10 off) for the first time. That’s well below the…
