Why Big Tech’s bet on AI assistants is so risky

October 3, 2023
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Since the beginning of the generative AI boom, tech companies have been feverishly trying to come up with the killer app for the technology. First it was online search, with mixed results. Now…

Cloaked manages your logins with proxy emails, phone numbers and a built-in password manager

October 3, 2023
Boston-based privacy and security startup Cloaked, launched its apps today to let users create unique proxy emails, phone numbers, and passwords for online accounts. The company, which was in private beta for the last two years, is now making its solution available for everyone through its web app, Chrome extension, along with mobile apps (available […]

The new Ford F-150 Lightning Flash puts tech and battery range on center stage

October 3, 2023
Ford is launching another version of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck that prioritizes tech and battery range over other premium features as the automaker tries to respond more quickly to consumer demands. The so-called F-150 Lightning Flash version will have a starting price of $69,995 (not including the destination fee) and come with an […]

HMD Global starts manufacturing in Europe with the ‘Made in Hungary’ Nokia XR21 5G phone

October 3, 2023
HMD Global, the phone maker and marketer behind the Nokia mobile phone brand, has launched its very first smartphone manufactured in Europe. The news comes some six months after the Finnish company first revealed it was transitioning some of its manufacturing to Europe to meet a growing demand from enterprises for locally-produced hardware to address […]

Unitary AI picks up $15M for its multimodal approach to video content moderation

October 3, 2023
Content moderation continues to be a contentious topic in the world of online media. New regulations and public concern are likely to keep it as a priority for many years to come. But weaponised AI and other tech advances are making it ever harder to address. A startup out of Cambridge, England, called Unitary AI […]

Elon Musk is being sued for defamation after falsely claiming a man was a neo-Nazi on X

October 3, 2023
Elon Musk has been on something of a suing spree lately, but on Monday Twitter’s new owner was hit with a fresh inbound lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Musk defamed a California man after the owner of X (formerly Twitter) claimed that the recent college graduate was a federal agent operating undercover with a neo-Nazi […]

Tesla Autopilot arbitration win could set legal benchmark in auto industry

October 2, 2023
In a victory for Tesla, a California federal judge ruled over the weekend that a group of Tesla owners cannot pursue in court claims that the company falsely advertised its automated features. Instead, they will have to face individual arbitration. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam’s ruling isn’t a win for the defensibility of Tesla’s advanced […]

Max Q: Mining moon water

October 2, 2023
In this issue: Mining water on the moon with Starpath Robotics, news from Blue Origin, SpaceX and more.