As TikTok continues to build out its search experience, the social network is now surfacing reviews for select places right within the comments tab of a video. The new feature, which appears to be a test, eliminates the need to conduct a new search or […]
Year: 2025
How to watch Kia’s New York International Auto Show presentation on April 16
Kia has teased that it will have a trio of announcements at the 2025 New York International Auto Show. The car company’s presentation is scheduled for 10AM ET on April 16. Luckily for those gearheads who want to know what’s next for the brand, Kia […]
Lucid Gravity 2026 Review: Prices, Specs, Availability
A 450-mile range, prodigious space, 200 miles added in 11 minutes, and zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds—this seven-seater is one hell of an SUV, even if it looks like a minivan.
Founder’s Fund’s new $4.6B fund indicates an era of big VC spending
Peter Thiel’s Founder’s Fund has completed the raise of its third growth fund, according to an SEC filing. Beyond the sum — which is a big step up from its last previous $3.4 billion growth fund closed in early 2022 — there’s a couple of other interesting […]
When AI reasoning goes wrong: Microsoft Research shows more tokens can mean more problems
Not all AI scaling strategies are equal. Longer reasoning chains are not sign of higher intelligence. More compute isn’t always the answer.
The second-gen Kindle Scribe is back on sale for a record-low price
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is a solid ereader and writing tablet that’s handy for things like scrawling on ebooks and taking notes. The device is back on sale for a record-low price. It’ll currently run you $325, which is $75 or 19 percent off. This deal […]
Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand
âYour honor, the FTC calls Mark Zuckerberg.â Flanked by two bodyguards, Metaâs CEO solemnly strode into a Washington, DC courtroom. Despite his last-ditch efforts to avoid a trial, he was there, jaw clenched, to defend his company from being broken up by the US government. […]
Hertz says hackers stole customer credit card and driver’s license data
Car rental giant Hertz is alerting customers that personal information including credit card details and Social Security numbers may have been stolen in a data breach that impacted one of the firm’s vendors. In a notice posted to its website, Hertz says that company data […]
Phantom Neuro grabs $19M to help amputees gain control of their phantom limbs
The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how that plays out is announcing some funding. Phantom Neuro, which is developing a wristband-like device that gets implanted […]
Apple details how it plans to improve its AI models by privately analyzing user data
In the wake of criticism over the underwhelming performance of its AI products, especially in areas like notification summaries, Apple on Monday detailed how it is trying to improve its AI models by analyzing user data privately with the aid of synthetic data. Using an […]