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Rabbit’s R1 is a little AI gadget that grows on you

April 24, 2024

If there’s one overarching takeaway from last night’s Rabbit R1 launch event, it’s this: Hardware can be fun again. After a decade of unquestioned smartphone dominance, there is, once again, excitement to be found in consumer electronics. The wisdom and longevity of any individual product or form factor — while important — can be set […]

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JioCinema launches 35-cent premium tier, stepping up rivalry with Netflix and Prime Video

April 24, 2024

JioCinema introduced a new monthly subscription plan on Thursday, with the lowest tier costing just 35 cents. The revamp in the pricing strategy comes as the market-leading service seeks to exert greater pressure on rivals including Netflix and Prime Video. The service — backed by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani — introduced two monthly tiers: […]

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Eric Schmidt-backed Augment, a GitHub Copilot rival, launches out of stealth with $252M

April 24, 2024

AI is supercharging coding — and developers are embracing it. In a recent StackOverflow poll, 44% of software engineers said that they use AI tools as part of their development processes now and 26% plan to soon. Gartner estimates that over half of organizations are currently piloting or have already deployed AI-driven coding assistants, and […]

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Radical thinks the time has come for solar-powered, high-altitude autonomous aircraft

April 24, 2024

Though many eyes are on space as orbit develops into a thriving business ecosystem, Radical is keeping things a little closer to the ground — but not too close. Its high-altitude, solar-powered aircraft aim to succeed where Facebook’s infamous Aquila failed by refining the tech and embracing more markets. It’s hard to believe that Facebook’s […]

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WhatsApp adds global support for passkeys on iOS

April 24, 2024

WhatsApp is introducing support for passkey verification on iOS, removing the need for users to deal with SMS two-factor authentication.

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