Google just declared itself a contender in AI design
The tech giant says it’s designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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Google updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude
The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a standalone chatbot.
15 Terms You Need to Know If You’re Investing in Different Income Streams
A reference guide for capital allocators entering the digital economy, from foundational concepts to emerging asset structures.
Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp Turned Servers Into ‘Shrimp Police’ And Bankrupted the Chain. Now It’s Back — Here’s How They Changed It.
The all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion almost destroyed the chain two years ago. After months of planning, Red Lobster relaunched it in April.
Franchises Like Taco Bell Are Stealing This Strategy from Nike — And It’s Working
To stand out, chains are borrowing ‘drops’ from sneaker culture, serving up merch and food to restaurant fans.
Colossal Bioscience’s Multidisciplinary Science Approach Makes Major Breakthrough: Artificial Avian Eggs
Colossal founder Ben Lamm explains the company’s scientific efforts to restore extinct bird species.
LinkedIn Is Fighting Back Against AI Slop — and AI Comments
As AI makes it easier than ever to publish on LinkedIn, the platform is racing to separate genuine expertise from algorithm-chasing “AI slop.”
OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic’s pre-training team
Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic to work on pre-training. He previously co-founded and worked at OpenAI and led computer vision and AI at Tesla.
The minimalist Light Phone teams up with Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile, which pays you to stop doomscrolling
“The Light Phone is designed to be used as little as possible,” founder Joe Hollier told TechCrunch.
Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply chain attack
The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in turn, developers and companies that use them.