January 2024

GM recalls dozens of electric BrightDrop vans after two reported fires

January 17, 2024

General Motors is recalling around 66 electric delivery vans made by its BrightDrop subsidiary after the front drive units in at least two of them caught fire late last year. The automaker says it’s still investigating the root cause of the fires, but believes a manufacturing defect may have caused the drive pinion to pierce […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy S24 line arrives with camera improvements and generative AI tricks

January 17, 2024

No awards for correctly guessing that today’s big Unpacked news is all about Samsung Galaxy S24 series. As anticipated, the Korean hardware giant just unveiled its latest flagship line, including the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra. The devices start at $800, $1,000 and $1,300, respectively. Also as anticipated, Samsung is leaning heavily […]

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Navier partners with Stripe to offer electric boat commute to far-flung employees

January 17, 2024

Electric boat startup Navier has landed the first official pilot program for its hydrofoiling watercraft, partnering with Stripe to bring passengers from San Francisco’s outskirts to the downtown area. Stripe will pay Navier to shuttle employees from Larkspur, where a number of them are concentrated, to its office near Oyster Point. An hour’s drive at […]

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Google introduces ‘Circle to Search, a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures

January 17, 2024

Alongside Samsung’s launch event today, Google announced a new way to search on Android phones dubbed “Circle to Search.” The feature will allow users to search from anywhere on their phone by using gestures like circling, highlighting, scribbling, or tapping. The addition, Google explains, is designed to make it more natural to engage with Google […]

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Google adds AI-powered overviews for multisearch in Lens

January 17, 2024

In addition to a new gesture-powered search feature for Android devices, Google today also introduced an AI-powered addition to its visual search capabilities in Google Lens. Starting today, users will be able to point their camera or upload a photo or screenshot to Lens, then ask a question about what they’re seeing to get answers […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy S24 will feature Google Gemini-powered AI features

January 17, 2024

Gemini, Google’s cutting-edge generative AI model family, is coming to Samsung’s new flagship smartphone — the Galaxy S24. Google and Samsung made the announcement to coincide with the Galaxy S24’s unveiling this afternoon. On Galaxy S24 phones, Gemini — specifically Gemini Pro, a mid-range model designed for a range of tasks  — will power Samsung’s […]

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