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Most drivers accelerate slowly, yet 0-60 times keep dropping. Sure, you’d probably pick the quicker car, but is it really worth it?
Here’s a look at how Porsche’s exclusive one-off Sonderwunsch program functions.
Reddit is revamping search and making a key feature of its app more accessible.
The luxury designer will work closely with Axiom Space.
Alongside the launch of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones, Google is updating its Call Screen feature with clever new features that will allow users to better determine which calls they want to skip and those they want to take. At the company’s Made by Google Android event this morning, Google showed off an impressive demo that showed how its AI could answer calls on users behalf and then engage in more natural conversations with the caller to help determine if the call warranted your attention. With the improved AI, Google said the next generation of Call Screen is helping Pixel owners receive 50% fewer spam calls on average, by answering calls from unknown numbers with a new and more natural-sounding speaking voice.
Aston Martin has confirmed long-standing rumors that it will return to Le Mans with its Valkyrie hypercar in 2025.
Yes, there are clear concerns about AI’s potential for auto-generating disinformation. Podcastle, a full-service podcasting platform which we covered when it raised $7 million in a round led by RTP Global and Point Nine Capital, is today joining the trend with a new tool it calls Magic Dust AI. The generative AI-driven tool can take a pretty ordinary or low-quality audio file and give it a near-studio-quality sheen, by eliminating background noise, enhancing its dynamic range, and giving the speaker a more “professional mic” sound.
Google has officially announced the Tensor G3, which powers the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro.
Noted DJ and prolific interviewer’s session with Duane “Keefe D” Davis was pivotal to the long-dormant case.
Google’s Pixel Buds Pro are getting a big update this fall, including conversation detection and improved call quality.
Pixel phones’ potential longevity are getting a boost, hopefully saving a few more handsets from an early visit to the landfill.
It’s no secret that alternative protein companies and others leveraging fermentation technology have an issue scaling to commercial production. Meet Pow.bio, a company founded by Ouwei Wang and Shannon Hall (no relation to the author) in 2019, that aims to help synthetic biology companies manufacture their products at cost parity amid a market of biomade products estimated to reach $4 trillion by 2040. “Biology is the technology of today,” Hall told TechCrunch.
Specifically, Strange projected that — in the not-too-distant-future — “nearly every company” would derive a significant portion of its revenue from financial services. More companies have embedded fintech, specifically payments, into their offerings. Joshua Silver, CEO and founder of Atlanta-based Rainforest, told TechCrunch in an interview that he believes that every software platform wants to embed financial services and embed payments into their offerings.
There’s a laundry list of horror stories about big lottery winners whose golden tickets led to strained family relationships, bankruptcy, prison or even murder.
Hurry, these markdowns won’t last long. The post Prices are up to 70% off at Wayfair’s Save Big, Give Back sale, and these 7 deals are too good to miss appeared first on In The Know.
Okta, the U.S.-based identity mangement giant, announced today that it has acquired a password mangement app, Uno. The company said that Uno’s team will help speed up the public launch of the Okta Personal tier, a password manager for consumers. Uno, founded by former Google engineer Parteek Saran, launched an app earlier this year to make password management easier for users through a design-centric approach.
With Roku facing increased competition from rivals, especially Google itself, the company has just unveiled its latest update with a raft of new features.
Yahoo, otherwise known as the company that pays my salary (full disclosure: Yahoo owns TC), today announced that it’s spinning off Vespa, the big data serving engine, into an independent venture. Jon Bratseth, previously a VP architect in the big data and AI group at Yahoo and one of the main contributors to Vespa, has been appointed CEO. Yahoo says it’ll continue to invest in Vespa (with cash) and remain its largest customer following the spin-out.
Here’s a list of the best WiFi extenders you can buy right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
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