NASA and Boeing officials pushed back against recent reporting that the two astronauts brought to the ISS on Starliner are stranded on board. The companies said in a press conference Friday that they are using “the luxury of time” to learn as much about the […]
Month: June 2024
FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they’re actually trying to stop political AI robocalls
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has drafted a series of letters to nine major telecom companies, including AT&T and Comcast, to ask if they’re actually doing anything about AI political robocalls. AI-generated voices are getting pretty good at mimicking humans and we’ve already seen this technology […]
Announcing our 2024 VB Transform Innovation Showcase finalists
The 2024 Innovation Showcase finalists are: Typeface, Tabnine, Instabase, Catio, AutoAlign and SambaNova System.
YC alum Fluently’s AI-powered English coach attracts $2M seed round
There are plenty of resources to learn English, but not so many for near-native speakers who still want to improve their fluency. That description applies to Stan Beliaev and Yurii Rebryk, and this is what inspired them to create Fluently. Making use of AI, Fluently […]
BIG Festival Awards: Best game goes to Chants of Sennaar
The award for best game went to Chants of Sennar at the BIG Festival Awards.
Announcing our 2024 VB Transform Innovation Showcase finalists
The 2024 Innovation Showcase finalists are: Typeface, Tabnine, Instabase, Catio, AutoAlign and SambaNova System.
Engadget Podcast: Motorola’s 2024 Razrs make a compelling case for foldables
Motorola is still trying to reclaim the glory of its original Razr phone with its latest foldables. The new Razr and Razr+ are more stylish than the previous models, and at $700 and $1,000 respectively, they’re surprisingly affordable for devices with massive folding OLED screens. […]
MyQ Smart Garage Door Opener Review: Quiet and Fun to Use
My whole family loves MyQ’s smart garage door opener—even my toddler.
Rohlik rolls up $170M to expand in European grocery delivery and sell its tech to others
The salad days of fresh grocery delivery startups are over, but those that have stayed the course, and have built businesses that are seeing gains, are still here and are hungry for more growth. On Friday, one of those survivors, the Czech grocery delivery company […]
This Viral AI Chatbot Will Lie and Say It’s Human
Bland AI’s customer services and sales bot is the latest example of “human-washing” in AI. Experts warn against the consequences of blurred reality.

