Podcast Episodes

Airbnb is testing out AI search with a 'small percentage' of users

Beyond improving search, Airbnb wants to lean heavily into artificial intelligence to help users with with booking, managing listings and customer …

5 months, 4 weeks ago

ByteDance will tighten up its new AI video generator, OpenAI hired the developer behind AI agent OpenClaw, and Terminator Zero has been canceled after just one season

-ByteDance is going to curb the new media generator's use of prohibited content. In a statement to the BBC, ByteDance said, "We are taking steps to s…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple's Siri relaunch is reportedly behind schedule

The company is going to release its capabilities in portions over future software updates, according to Bloomberg.

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6 months ago

Ring called off its partnership with Flock Safety, the person overseeing the Netflix-Warner merger resigned, and the EU opening another probe into Google's ads pricing

-Ring has canceled its partnership with Flock Safety, after receiving backlash for running a Super Bowl ad touting its Search Party feature.

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6 months ago

Uber Eats’ new Cart Assistant feature is an AI hack for your grocery shopping

The feature accepts both image and text prompts, but is still in beta at the moment.

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6 months ago

WhatsApp is now fully blocked in Russia, Anthropic beefed up Claude's free tier, and Meta turned Threads algorithm complaints into an official feature

-After warnings from lawmakers last year, WhatsApp has been blocked in Russia for as many as 100 million users, the Financial Times reported. Russian…

6 months ago

Waymo's vehicles are now fully driverless in Nashville

The company plans to offer rides to the public in Nashville sometime this year.

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6 months ago

Elon Musk's satellite catapult on the Moon, Discord will soon require age verification, and Meta, TikTok and Snap are participating in an online safety ratings system

-In an xAI meeting with employees, Musk said the company needed to build an AI satellite factory on the moon with a gigantic catapult to launch them …

6 months ago

Lyft rolls out teen accounts with enhanced safety protections

This is similar to Uber's toolset.

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6 months ago

The DOJ may face an investigation for pressuring Apple and Google, SpaceX pivoting to focus on a moon base, and disabling Ring's creepy Search Party feature

-House Judiciary Committee member Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, has asked the US Department of Justice to turn over all its communications …

6 months ago