Tech
AI Summary
- The tech industry is grappling with the evolving capabilities and limitations of AI, as evidenced by Google's integration of Gemini into study tools and OpenAI's recent safety protocol overhauls.
- Several startups are securing significant funding rounds, indicating continued investor confidence in emerging technologies, with Rillet raising $100M and Also raising another $150M.
- Data privacy and security remain critical concerns, with CareCloud confirming a breach affecting 3.7 million patients and T-Mobile working to expel cyber threats from its network.
- The hardware market is seeing innovation and price shifts, from affordable home batteries to new Pixel phone releases, alongside a focus on sustainable and repairable devices like the Fairphone.
- The intersection of AI with various sectors, including healthcare (Moderna's therapy trials) and data centers (TerraPower's nuclear reactor), is a key area of development and investment.
Sources
TechCrunch
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Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth
38 minutes ago
by Dominic-Madori Davis
Startups, VentureAI-native account startup Rillet became a unicorn, led by ICONIQ after it doubled its ARR in the past three months, it said.
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Gwyneth Paltrow allegedly set to throw dinner in honor of Sam Altman
an hour ago
by Dominic-Madori Davis
Media & Entertainment, gwyneth paltrow, OpenAI, sam altmanThe actress' firm Kinship Ventures is an investor in the company.
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Gambling on the Little League World Series? Sports bettors have gone too far
an hour ago
by Amanda Silberling
Apps, Gambling, sports betting, prediction marketsHave we tried turning off society and turning it back on again?
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AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t
2 hours ago
by Sarah Perez
AI, TCAs AI becomes harder to avoid, consumers are growing more wary of the technology — and Silicon Valley is discovering that widespread adoption doesn’t necessarily lead to acceptance.
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Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study tools
2 hours ago
by Aisha Malik
AI, Apps, GoogleThe launch of the new study features marks Google's latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as it continues to compete with companies like OpenAI.
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The Verge
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Nielsen is leaning more on wearables to hear what people are watching
an hour ago
by Charles Pulliam-Moore
Entertainment, Film, Gadgets, News, Streaming, TV Shows, WearableIn order to beef up its ability to accurately measure viewership data in the streaming era , Nielsen is moving forward with a plan to use more information gathered from its partners' wearable devices. Today, Nielsen announced "a number of key enhancements" that are being added to its data capturing process ahead of the upcoming fall TV season. As of August 31st, Nielsen's co-viewing data will now include information obtained from smart-watch like gadgets that Neilsen's research panelists wear in their homes. The Portable People Meter (PPM) Wearables - which Nielsen first began deploying nationally in 2016 to bolster its
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Google Gemini is getting a dedicated student hub
2 hours ago
by Terrence O’Brien
AI, Google, News, TechAs we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It's a one-stop repository for collecting research in a study notebook, creating flashcards, taking practice quizzes, and more. Google is also enhancing its study notebooks with support for graphs and images. It can even add test dates and deadlines to your Google Calendar based on your syllabus. Google is also adding Deep Research to Gemini Live. You can ask Gemini to generate complicated research reports and talk through the results. If it's taking a while, you can close the chat and lock
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Watch Valve set up the Steam Frame in its own leaked videos
3 hours ago
by Emma Roth
Entertainment, Gaming, News, PC Gaming, Tech, Virtual RealityValve just leaked several new videos showing the Steam Frame's unboxing, setup process, and various accessories. The videos apparently appeared on the ARM Steam client following an update, but they were "quickly pulled after that," according to the Steam Hardware Updates account on X . The Steam Frame is Valve's virtual-reality headset that can stream games from a PC or play them locally. Valve first took the wraps off the headset last year, and it offers LCD screens with 2160 x 2160 resolution per eye, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, and an up to 110-degree field of view. But
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The wearable future is stuck in weird, experimental, existential limbo
3 hours ago
by Victoria Song
Column, Gadgets, Optimizer, WearableAI on the wrist is one such experimental feature. This is Optimizer , a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here . For the past week, I've been testing the Google Pixel Watch 5 . In many ways, it's a typical, modern smartwatch. In others, it feels like one part of a wearable future that's increasingly in flux. Everyone I've spoken to in wearable tech has roughly the same goal - soon, your tracker of choice
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Grab an iPad Air M4 for its lowest price since the June increase
3 hours ago
by Brad Bourque
Deals, Gadgets, Verge ShoppingThe iPad Air M4 in space gray. | Image: The Verge Almost everything with high-end memory or storage is more expensive these days, and tablets are no exception, so we’re glad to see that Amazon and Best Buy have the most recent 11-inch iPad Air with the M4 chip on sale for $649. That’s $100 lower than the new retail price that went into effect (alongside plenty of other Apple price hikes) in June . You can also grab the 256GB model for $749 (usually $849), and the version with a cellular antenna for $799 (usually $899). Apple iPad Air
Wired
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I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot
an hour ago
by Will Knight
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI, LabDuring a recent visit to Generalist AI, I watched a robotic arm improvise and use a banana as a tool.
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Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks
4 hours ago
by Isabella Ward
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Square, OneAnthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being touted online.
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Google Pixel Watch 5 Review: More Health, More AI
4 hours ago
by Boutayna Chokrane
Gear, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Watches, Gear / Products / Health and Fitness, Product, ReviewWith smarter gym tracking, new health alerts, and offline Gemini, the Pixel Watch 5 fine-tunes a winning formula—for a price.
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Google Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL Review: Smart Software, Small Upgrade
5 hours ago
by Julian Chokkattu
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Phones, Product, ReviewGoogle’s new voice typing is pure magic, but subpar gaming performance and a useless rear LED keep these flagships from true greatness.
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Why Is It Absolute Hell to Buy a Movie Ticket Now?
6 hours ago
by Miles Klee
Culture, Culture / Movies, Rush, TicketsOverwhelmed theater apps and a scarcity mindset around exclusive big-screen formats for blockbusters like Dune: Part Three and The Odyssey have led to the “concertification” of movies.