Algorithms designed to handle a car after it loses traction could potentially intervene on behalf of human drivers.
Day: July 23, 2024
Kakao founder arrested over alleged market manipulation
Brian Kim, the founder of South Korean internet giant Kakao, was arrested Tuesday on allegations of stock price manipulation related to the company’s takeover of K-pop agency SM Entertainment in 2023. The Seoul Southern District Court said on Tuesday that it had issued a warrant […]
Wiz walks away from Google’s $23B acquisition offer: Read the CEO’s note to employees
Cybersecurity startup Wiz has turned down a $23 billion acquisition offer from Alphabet, Google’s parent company, according to a source familiar with discussions. Despite the offer representing a substantial premium over its last private valuation of $12 billion, Wiz’s management team with the support of […]
My iPad runs Windows XP now, and it’s all I ever wanted
Yep, still bad at Minesweeper. | Photo: Wes Davis / The Verge Apple recently approved a new emulator app called UTM SE that enables your iPhone or iPad (or Vision Pro!) to masquerade as PC hardware and run honest-to-goodness computer desktop operating systems. Some of […]
17-year-old Eric Zhu’s startup was built in a high school bathroom, now it’s raised $2.3 million and is emerging from stealth
Eric Zhu started building Aviato, an analytical platform for private market data, in a very typical place for an entrepreneur: the bathroom in his Carmel, Indiana, high school. Now the 17-year-old’s startup is emerging from stealth with $2.3 million in venture funding. Aviato tracks funding rounds […]
Condé Nast has reportedly accused AI search startup Perplexity of plagiarism
Condé Nast, the media conglomerate that owns publications such as The New Yorker, Vogue and Wired, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to AI-powered search startup Perplexity, according to The Information. The letter, which was sent on Monday, demands that Perplexity stop using content from Condé […]
Google isn’t killing third-party cookies in Chrome after all
Google won’t kill third-party cookies in Chrome after all, the company said on Monday. Instead, it will introduce a new experience in the browser that will allow users to make informed choices about their web browsing preferences, Google announced in a blog post. Killing cookies, […]
ThermoWorks’ RFX Meat wireless probe uses radio waves instead of Bluetooth to monitor food on the grill
Wireless food probes are some the best grilling gear for keeping tabs on meat and other items while cooking. You don’t have to dodge cords when you’re flipping a steak or trying to wrap a brisket. Several companies make these, Traeger-owned Meater being one example, […]
Can AI increase the pace and quality of pharmaceutical research? VeriSIM Life says yes
VeriSIM Life has also created virtual analogs of real world species, including humans, dogs, rats, pigs, and numerous other animals.
Slack introduces iPhone widgets to make work more inescapable
Slack introduced its first three iPhone and iPad widgets today. | Screenshot: Slack Today Slack introduced the first four widgets for the iOS version of its mobile app. Three of them are designed for the iPhone’s home screen, while the fourth can be added to […]