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New York City regulators have extended Waymo’s autonomous‑vehicle testing permit through the end of the year, allowing the company to continue operating up to eight Jaguar I‑Pace robotaxis with a human safety driver in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. The extension keeps the original terms, including an exemption from the city’s rule requiring a hand on the wheel, and underscores Waymo’s ongoing effort to expand its robotaxi services while navigating New York’s complex licensing framework.Leggi di più

Donnell Beverly Jr. launched the AI‑powered end‑of‑life platform Eazewell after losing both parents, enlisting longtime friend and nine‑time NBA All‑Star Russell Westbrook and former four‑time All‑Star Kemba Walker as co‑founders. The service automates funeral planning, administrative tasks and digital‑asset management for grieving families, offering a free tier supported by partnerships with hospice providers, funeral homes and insurers, and an enterprise version for senior‑care organizations. Westbrook emphasizes the venture’s mission to ease burdens for underserved communities.Leggi di più

Prickly Pear Health, founded by Iman Clark, is bringing its voice‑first, AI‑powered companion for women’s brain health to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco. The platform captures daily voice reflections and integrates data from trackers like Apple Health, Oura and Garmin to provide personalized insights for women in their 30s to 50s navigating hormonal changes. After releasing a free version in May and preparing a premium launch in October, the company also announced a $350,000 pre‑seed round. Clark aims to fill gaps in traditional care by detecting early cognitive signals before they evolve into more serious health challenges.Leggi di più

Berlin- and New York‑based startup Deta has introduced Surf, a beta AI‑driven application that blends web browsing with notebook‑style knowledge management. Users can browse URLs, summarize web pages, PDFs, and YouTube videos, and generate AI‑written code, charts, or mini‑apps within a Notion‑like document. The tool leverages multiple open tabs as context for its chatbot, supports offline work, and aims at students and researchers. Surf is offered for free with future plans for premium features such as cloud backup and multi‑device collaboration. Deta, founded in 2019, previously pivoted from an infinite‑canvas OS to focus on AI browsing.Leggi di più

Simple, an AI‑powered health‑coaching platform founded by Mike Prytkov, closed a $35 million Series B round led by Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Ventures. The funding will support the expansion of its AI coach Avo, new GLP‑1 companion features, and specialized programs for women’s health and midlife users. Simple’s approach combines personalized AI guidance with real‑time meal feedback, positioning it as a differentiated alternative to traditional diet apps. The company aims to become the “Duolingo of health,” offering a fun, daily health companion beyond weight loss.Leggi di più

The United Kingdom Home Office has issued a second secret order to Apple, demanding the creation of a system that would let officials access encrypted iCloud backups protected by Advanced Data Protection (ADP). Privacy advocates warn that complying would undermine global user privacy. Apple has reiterated that it has never built a backdoor or master key and expressed disappointment that it cannot offer ADP in the UK. The order follows a previous request made under the Investigatory Powers Act, which forced Apple to disable ADP for new and existing UK users. The dispute highlights ongoing tension between government surveillance aims and tech company privacy commitments.Leggi di più

Spotify has launched a new feature that lets users remove individual songs from influencing their taste profile. The change builds on an earlier option that let listeners exclude entire playlists, and it aims to improve the accuracy of personalized recommendations such as Discovery Weekly, Home page selections, Wrapped, and Blend. Both free and premium members can tap the three‑dot menu on a track to exclude or reinstate it. The move addresses scenarios where shared accounts or occasional listening of unrelated music can skew algorithmic suggestions, giving users more control over their music experience.Leggi di più

OpenAI has signed letters of intent with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to supply high‑bandwidth memory DRAM wafers for its Stargate AI infrastructure. The agreements, reached after a meeting in Seoul with South Korean leadership, call for scaling production to up to 900,000 chips per month, more than doubling current industry capacity. Both chipmakers will also integrate OpenAI’s APIs and ChatGPT Enterprise into their operations, supporting the broader push to expand AI compute capacity through new data centers in South Korea and beyond.Leggi di più

Google announced a refreshed suite of Google Home and Nest devices that integrate its Gemini artificial intelligence. The rollout includes upgraded cameras, doorbells and a new smart speaker, while a partnership with Walmart brings an affordable indoor camera and doorbell to market. Google also revealed a revamped Google Home app and a two‑track strategy: flagship hardware to showcase Gemini and open‑source tools that let other manufacturers embed the AI across price points. The move aims to make Gemini accessible to the company’s existing base of over 800 million devices without forcing users to buy new hardware.Leggi di più

Google previewed its next flagship smart home device, an AI‑powered Google Home speaker built around the Gemini AI assistant. Priced at $99 and available in four colors, the speaker will launch in spring 2026 across major markets. Google emphasized a deliberate delay to ensure Gemini works smoothly on existing devices, offering Early Access for current users to test and provide feedback. The new hardware features a Gemini‑optimized processor, advanced noise‑handling, a visual light ring for Gemini Live status, 360‑degree audio, speaker‑group integration, and eco‑friendly 3D‑knitted fabric. Gemini Live will require a Google Home Premium subscription.Leggi di più

Google announced a major redesign of its Home app, focusing on speed, stability, and a tighter integration of its Nest ecosystem. The update promises faster start‑up times, fewer crashes, and improved battery usage, while adding new AI‑driven tools powered by Gemini. Users will see richer camera previews, an AI‑generated Home Brief, and a simplified three‑tab layout. Some AI capabilities, such as automations created by natural‑language prompts, require a Google Home Premium subscription starting at $10 per month, though the core enhancements roll out to all users worldwide.Leggi di più

Google announced a refreshed Nest lineup that includes new indoor and outdoor cameras and a doorbell, all equipped with 2K HDR video and wider fields of view. The devices showcase Gemini, Google’s multimodal AI, to deliver smarter notifications, a Home Brief summary, and voice‑driven automations. Packaging is plastic‑free, new color options are offered, and the products are available in multiple markets. A lower‑cost onn series, sold through Walmart, expands the range, while the Nest Aware subscription is rebranded as Google Home Premium and integrated into the Home app.Leggi di più

Meta announced that data gathered from user interactions with its AI products will be used to power more precise ads on its social platforms. The company will update its privacy policy to reflect this change, which will apply worldwide except in regions where local laws restrict such data use. While Meta says there is no opt‑out and that ads will not appear within the AI tools themselves, it will exclude conversations about sensitive topics from ad targeting. The move expands Meta’s existing ad‑targeting capabilities by adding a new source of user insight.Leggi di più

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Meta CEO Adam Mosseri recently posted a video responding to user worries that Instagram is "spying" on them to deliver ads. In the clip, Mosseri explains that the platform does not monitor private conversations. Instead, ad relevance is driven by a combination of recent web activity, data shared by advertisers, friends' interests, prior exposure to the same ads, and occasional coincidences. The message aims to clarify how the algorithm works and to reassure users that their private discussions are not being captured for advertising purposes.Leggi di più

Microsoft has introduced a new Microsoft 365 Premium subscription that combines its Copilot Pro AI features with existing consumer Office plans. Priced at $19.99 per month, the tier offers the highest usage limits, GPT-4o image generation, voice capabilities, and access to Office desktop apps for up to six users, along with 1 TB of storage per person. The move aims to deliver a powerful AI‑enhanced productivity suite for solopreneurs, professionals, and high achievers, positioning the offering against competitors like ChatGPT Plus while preserving enterprise security controls.Leggi di più

Sony is rolling out a major firmware update for its premium wireless earbuds and headphones, adding Bluetooth LE Audio’s Auracast audio‑sharing capability, support for Google’s Gemini Live conversational AI, and a suite of enhancements such as digital‑assistant integration, head‑tracking, and expanded Find Hub tracking. The update, which applies to the WF‑1000XM5 earbuds and WH‑1000XM6 headphones, lets users share audio with a second pair of headphones via Fast Pair or a QR code, and introduces new security and usability features that require a re‑pairing of the devices.Leggi di più

The Petlibro Scout Smart Camera delivers crisp 1080p HD video, color and black‑and‑white modes, and 360‑degree pan‑and‑tilt with auto pet tracking. Its companion app offers live streaming, organized clips, and activity categories. However, the AI features that label pet behavior require a paid subscription, with plans costing $120 or $170 per year for limited video history. Users without the subscription receive only basic functionality. The camera’s performance impresses, but the high subscription fees and limited multi‑camera discounts raise concerns for pet owners seeking affordable monitoring.Leggi di più

Google introduced Gemini for Home, a new AI‑driven voice assistant that will eventually replace Google Assistant. Early access will roll out to existing Google devices, with most smart speakers and displays remaining compatible except the Pixel Tablet. The company also restructured its Nest Aware subscription into two paid tiers—Standard at $10 per month and Advanced at $20—adding features like Gemini Live, AI‑generated video insights, and a daily Home Brief. Additionally, Google revealed a new $99 Google Home speaker, slated for a spring 2026 release, which is expected to succeed the Nest Audio.Leggi di più

Microsoft announced a new Microsoft 365 Premium subscription that bundles a range of AI features across its Office apps. Priced at twice the cost of the Personal plan, Premium includes higher limits for AI image generation, access to Copilot tools such as Researcher, Analyst, Photos Agent, and Actions for up to six users, and a 1 TB cloud storage allocation. The AI capabilities are limited to the subscription owner and require files to be saved on OneDrive with AutoSave enabled. Existing Personal and Family plans will also receive higher usage limits and new Copilot Chat functionality, while college students continue to enjoy a free year of Microsoft 365 Personal.Leggi di più