Friend, the lonely AI wearable, returns with a new voice and a much bigger price tag
Friend, the AI wearable, can now talk to its users — for an enhanced price.
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…
Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI
As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies — like Microsoft and now Google — are finding and patching an exponential number of bugs in their products, thanks to the use of LLMs and AI tools.
Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers
Florida wants to use federal EV charger funds to build an air taxi network connecting golf courses, luxury apartment buildings, and airports.
The Service Business That Wins AI Search Does These 3 Things
Whether you run a medical practice or a law firm, getting cited by AI comes down to three moves. Most businesses do none of them
All 55 European Football Federations Voted to Boycott FIFA Over Its $20 Billion Investment Plan: ‘Football Belongs to the Fans, Not Billionaire Investors’
All 55 UEFA nations voted unanimously to boycott FIFA events if the $20 billion World Cup stake sale isn’t scrapped entirely.
LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’
LinkedIn is introducing new ways to reduce low-quality AI-generated posts, including a “seems like AI slop” reporting option. It’s also replacing its own AI writing feature with a proofreading tool.
75% of Founders Regret Selling Their Business Within a Year — Here’s How to Walk Away With More Than Just Money
Financial planning gets all the attention in a business sale — but the identity, community and sense of purpose you lose the day you sign are what most founders never prepare for, and what defines whether the exit was actually worth it.
I Turned a Simple Observation Into a LinkedIn-Based Side Hustle That Makes $9,000 to $12,000 a Month
Brandi Dunham kept seeing LinkedIn profiles that needed a refresh.
Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A
Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile
Montana’s plan to become an experimental medical hub just pushed forward
As of this week in Montana, any biotech company with an experimental drug has a clear path to selling it to consumers. Companies whose drugs have been through preliminary testing—sometimes in as few as 10 healthy people—can pay $12,500 to apply to a newly established review board for approval. Once its treatment is rubber-stamped, the…