Month: October 2023
Snap’s business is showing signs of life
Snap’s business has been on life support for a while now, with Apple’s ad tracking changes on iOS, competition from TikTok, and a combination of other factors leading to a collapse in its revenue growth. That said, all is not lost: based on the third quarter earnings results that Snap…
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The Humane AI Pin apparently runs GPT-4 and flashes a ‘Trust Light’ when it’s recording
Humane’s first gadget, the AI Pin, is currently slated to launch on November 9th, but we just got our best look at it yet thanks to a somewhat unexpected source. Before it has even been announced, the AI Pin is one of Time Magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2023,” along with…
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Apple Pay Later is rolling out to all users in the US
It looks like Apple is rolling out Pay Later to all users in the US. As spotted by MacRumors, the buy now, pay later service is now widely available within Apple Wallet and is featured on Apple’s homepage. First announced in June 2022, Apple Pay Later lets users make a…
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 moves AI out of the cloud and onto your phone
Qualcomm’s new flagship mobile chipset is an on-device AI fest from top to bottom. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 brings generative AI capabilities right to the chipset, vastly speeding up the processing-intensive activities that are usually outsourced to the cloud. It’s one more leap forward in a year that has…
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Motorola is back with another slap bracelet phone concept
Motorola showcased some wacky concepts at Lenovo Tech World ’23 that may or may not ever see the light of day. The smartphone maker (a subsidiary of Lenovo since 2014) unveiled an “adaptive display” prototype that can be rolled into a phone, stand or smart bracelet. (It looks like a…
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Your Pixel phone can now screen calls to ask if they’re urgent – here’s how it works
During the Pixel 8 event in early October, Google revealed that the Call Screen feature on their flagship series will have new “contextual replies” for incoming calls. It turns out this update is more capable than we thought, as users can also ask contacts if their call is urgent. This…
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