ABL Space Systems has been quiet since the company conducted its first launch attempt in January, which resulted in the rocket crashing back down to Earth a little over 10 seconds after lift-off. Now we know why: they have been very, very, very busy. In […]
Day: October 26, 2023
The best mesh Wi-Fi router systems of 2023
Every person needs a good home network, but a lot of domestic Wi-Fi setups suck for countless reasons. Maybe the hardware your ISP gave you isn’t great, or your walls aren’t friendly to wireless signals. Or perhaps the signals from your all-in-one wireless modem and […]
ABL Space Systems provides update on the road to second RS1 launch
ABL Space Systems has been quiet since the company conducted its first launch attempt in January, which resulted in the rocket crashing back down to Earth a little over 10 seconds after lift-off. Now we know why: they have been very, very, very busy. In […]
Shutterstock debuts an AI image editor for its 750-million picture library
The goal is to make it easier for users — from publications to brands — to find images that suit on Shutterstock and manipulate them.
iOS 17.1 will let you continue AirDrop transfers over cellular data
Apple released iOS 17.1 on Wednesday to all users with features including improved AirDrop sharing and updates to Apple Music. The biggest change with this release is the ability to use AirDrop when you move out of the Wi-Fi range. AirDrop uses Bluetooth to securely […]
OpenAI forms team to study ‘catastrophic’ AI risks, including nuclear threats
OpenAI today announced that it’s created a new team to assess, evaluate and probe AI models to protect against what it describes as “catastrophic risks.” The team, called Preparedness, will be led by Aleksander Madry, the director of MIT’s Center for Deployable Machine Learning. (Madry […]
Temasek and SBI pour $384 million into India’s Ola Electric
Ola Electric said on Thursday that it has raised $384.43 million in a funding round. What the Bengaluru-headquartered electric vehicle startup — which supposedly has no ongoing relationship with the ride-hailing startup Ola but continues to share resources, much to many investors’ chagrin — didn’t […]
Threads now has polls and an easy way to post GIFs
Threads finally has built-in options for posting GIFs and polls. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the updates on Thursday, replying with his own GIFs and polls to a string of users who’d questioned when these features would come to the platform. Both have begun rolling […]
After helping sift through 400m photos, GoodOnes renames to Ollie
AI-powered photo-sorting app GoodOnes raised $3.6 million in seed funding earlier this year and dropped into the Apple App Store in April. Six months and 400 million photo sorts later, it is changing its name to Ollie and having a bit of a relaunch. TechCrunch […]
Amazon’s virtual health clinic can now treat patients for a cough, cold or flu
Amazon announced today that its virtual health care marketplace, Amazon Clinic, can now treat patients for a cough, cold or flu. Customers can now select the new “Cough, cold, and flu” option from the “Find a treatment” list on Amazon Clinic on desktop or mobile. […]