Month: July 2023
Meta, Google, and OpenAI promise the White House they’ll develop AI responsibly
The White House is bringing in AI’s top seven companies Friday to make a series of voluntary promises to protect users. The companies — Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI — have all agreed to a series of asks from the White House to address many of the…
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Cowboy insists it’s not the next VanMoof as it raises prices to ‘stay healthy’
Cowboy and VanMoof are two very similar e-bike companies, which is why we’re all wondering if Cowboy will be next to file for bankruptcy now that the era of free VC money is over and profitability is key to survival. This week Cowboy introduced a cheaper no-frills e-bike configuration ahead…
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Google Messages update could be a game changer for messaging apps – here’s why
We may soon live in a world where large messaging platforms will be able to seamlessly communicate with each other. Google is taking the first step into this new world, announcing this week it will support the Message Layer Security (MLS) standard with plans to incorporate the protocol into its…
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Your Samsung Galaxy Watch is getting 3 new treats to go with the Watch 6 launch
Samsung has revealed plans to launch three new apps for its Galaxy Watch devices just days before it’s scheduled to hold its second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year. According to the announcement, you first have WhatsApp which should come as no surprise as Meta recently announced its bringing the…
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Reddit takes over one of the biggest protesting subreddits
Reddit is now in charge of r/malefashionadvice, which for a time was the biggest subreddit still closed in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes. The subreddit is now open, meaning Reddit users can browse content in the community once again, though in a restricted mode, meaning only certain users…
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FTC withdraws its in-house challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
The other part was its pursuit of a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would have stopped Microsoft closing its deal while the FTC’s administrative process continued. A US federal judge denied the injunction request earlier this month, and an appeals court also turned down its request to put…
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