Critical Energy Raises $19 Million to Build Modular Geothermal Turbines
Critical Energy has raised $19 million in seed funding to develop factory-built turbines for geothermal power plants. The company will use the capital to complete its first 2.5-megawatt commercial project,…
DeepL Acquires Mixhalo to Expand Real-Time Voice Translation at Live Events
DeepL has acquired real-time audio startup Mixhalo to expand its voice translation services into conferences, sports, and other live events. The acquisition will also support DeepL’s US expansion through a…
Pinterest Tests Conversational AI Shopping With New Ask Pinterest App
Pinterest has introduced Ask Pinterest, an experimental standalone app that uses conversational AI to provide personalized shopping ideas and recommendations. The limited-access service allows users to submit complex requests in…
Apple’s Hide My Email Domain Change Could Make Private Addresses Easier to Block
Apple will change the domain used for newly generated Hide My Email addresses, making it easier for apps and websites to identify when someone is using an email alias. Later…
Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Business AI Adoption Amid Funding and Government Dispute
Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business adoption during May, according to new spending data from Ramp. The increase came as Anthropic raised $65 billion, filed confidential paperwork for a US initial…
Qualcomm Introduces New Platforms for AI Glasses and Wearable Devices
Qualcomm is expanding its wearable technology business with Snapdragon Reality Elite, a mixed-reality platform designed for stronger on-device AI, and Snapdragon START, a toolkit intended to help manufacturers develop AI…
FIFA Fixes Security Flaw That Exposed World Cup Broadcast Controls
A security researcher discovered a flaw in FIFA systems that reportedly provided access to internal platforms used to manage live World Cup broadcasts. The vulnerability could have allowed an unauthorized…
Google Releases Android 17 and Wear OS 7 With New AI and Multitasking Features
Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, with both operating systems arriving first on eligible Pixel devices. The accompanying June Pixel Drop adds AI-powered video editing, music generation,…
Mobileye Plans US Robotaxi Service With 17,000-Vehicle Expansion Target
Mobileye plans to launch its own robotaxi service in a major US city in 2027, expanding from an autonomous driving technology supplier into a direct ride-hailing operator. The company expects…
Snap Launches $2,195 Specs Smart Glasses With On-Device AI and AR
Snap has introduced its consumer Specs smart glasses at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, pricing the standalone augmented reality device at $2,195. Preorders open on June 16…
WordPress VIP Report Finds AI Visibility Is Rising Faster Than Consumer Trust
WordPress VIP says brands are gaining more traffic from AI search platforms, but many consumers remain cautious about AI-generated answers and want clear links to original sources. Its new report…
Robinhood to Cut About 290 Jobs in Organizational Restructuring
Robinhood will cut about 10% of its full-time workforce as it restructures the company around smaller teams and fewer management layers. The reduction will affect approximately 290 employees, based on…
Probably Raises $9 Million to Build More Accurate AI Data Tools
Probably has raised $9 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz to develop AI systems that prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users. Founder Peter Elias said the company…
Threads Reaches 500 Million Monthly Users and Adds Private Feed Controls
Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users nearly three years after Meta launched it as a competitor to X. The platform also introduced Your Algo, a private setting that…
ChatGPT’s AI Assistant Market Share Falls Below 50% as Gemini and Claude Gain
ChatGPT remains the world’s most widely used AI assistant, but its market share fell below 50% for the first time as users increasingly divided their activity among Google Gemini, Anthropic…
Softstar Shoes Transfers Ownership to Employees as US Founders Prepare to Retire
Oregon-based Softstar Shoes has transferred ownership of the company to its approximately 30 employees as former owner Tricia Salcido begins planning for retirement. The shoemaker completed the transition through an…