March 17, 2025

The Download: Google playing AI search catchup, and forming relationships with chatbots

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. Is Google playing catchup on search with OpenAI? —Mat Honan I’ve been mulling over something that Will Heaven, our senior editor for AI, pointed out not too long ago: all the big players…

Instagram’s co-founders’ personalized news app Artifact launches to the public with new features

February 22, 2023

Artifact, the personalized news reader built by Instagram’s co-founders is now open to the public, no sign-up required. Last month, Instagram’s creators Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, unveiled their latest venture as an invite-only experience, promising their news app would later evolve to include social elements, like being able to discuss the news with friends. […]

Instagram’s co-founders’ personalized news app Artifact launches to the public with new features by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Stripe expands Tap to Pay to Android, turning NFC-enabled Android devices into payment terminals

February 22, 2023

Stripe, the payments and financial services upstart, made waves in the world of mobile commerce last year when it became Apple’s first payment partner for “Tap to Pay”, the iPhone giant’s move to turn any iOS device into a payment-making or payment-taking terminal. Now, Stripe is expanding that business by a factor of googol. From […]

Stripe expands Tap to Pay to Android, turning NFC-enabled Android devices into payment terminals by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Samsung debuts a Bixby feature that creates an AI-generated copy of a user’s voice to answer calls

February 22, 2023

Samsung has announced a new feature for its Bixby mobile assistant that creates an AI-generated copy of a user’s voice to answer calls. The new “Custom Voice Creator” lets users record different sentences for Bixby to analyze and create an AI-generated copy of their tone and voice. Unfortunately, the feature is currently only available in […]

Samsung debuts a Bixby feature that creates an AI-generated copy of a user’s voice to answer calls by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Estimating impact of data breaches on brands and defining a future-ready strategy

February 22, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Brands must safeguard themselves against potential threats and consider security a priority. Watch the discussion between industry leaders—Vishal Salvi from Infosys, Bill Mew from The Crisis Team, and Ameya Kapnadak from Interbrand—on the Infosys Brand Study, specifically concerning cybersecurity. Click here…