Monthly Archives: January 2025

Twilio stock surges after company issues optimistic 2027 profit forecast

Twilio wants to grow in conversational artificial intelligence while also becoming more profitable.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Twilio stock surges after company issues optimistic 2027 profit forecast

Trump signs executive order promoting crypto, paving way for digital asset stockpile

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on Thursday that could set the stage for developing a national digital asset stockpile.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Trump signs executive order promoting crypto, paving way for digital asset stockpile

Everyone wants MrBeast on their TikTok bid, but he hasn’t committed yet

MrBeast is in talks to join a number of bids to buy TikTok, but he hasn’t chosen any of them exclusively yet. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Everyone wants MrBeast on their TikTok bid, but he hasn’t committed yet

Anthropic’s new Citations feature aims to reduce AI errors

In an announcement perhaps timed to divert attention away from OpenAI’s Operator, Anthropic Thursday unveiled a new feature for its developer API called Citations, which lets devs “ground” answers from its Claude family of AI in source documents such as … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Anthropic’s new Citations feature aims to reduce AI errors

Fitbit fined $12M over Ionic smartwatch burns

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a longstanding defeat that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company paying a $12.25 million penalty for the issues surround its Ionic … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Fitbit fined $12M over Ionic smartwatch burns

Google restores Joe Biden to ‘U.S. presidents’ search results, blames ‘data error’ for omission

Users on Wednesday night noticed Google search results omitted President Joe Biden from the list of U.S. presidents.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Google restores Joe Biden to ‘U.S. presidents’ search results, blames ‘data error’ for omission

Phishing Emails Targeting Australian Firms Rise by 30% in 2024

For the APAC region as a whole, credential phishing attacks rose by 30.5% between 2023 and 2024.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Phishing Emails Targeting Australian Firms Rise by 30% in 2024

Hidden Waymo feature let researcher customize robotaxi’s display

Security researcher Jane Wong found a hidden feature that let her change the top display of a Waymo robotaxi. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Hidden Waymo feature let researcher customize robotaxi’s display

Trump’s not happy with how EU regulators have treated US tech giants

President Donald Trump isn’t happy with how European Union regulators have treated U.S.-based tech companies including: Google, Meta, and Apple. On stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump put EU regulators on blast. He said that the EU’s … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Trump’s not happy with how EU regulators have treated US tech giants

OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You

The company that kicked off the AI chatbot craze now wants AI to do more than just talk.

Posted in Business | Tagged | Comments Off on OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You