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Meta adds real-time voice chat and animated avatars to its Muse app
Meta has added live voice conversations to Muse, its personal AI agent, so users can talk to it instead of typing. The update also gives Muse an animated avatar that reacts as the…
Google is ditching Firebase Studio soon, and it wants you to use its newer AI tools instead
The company is going all-in on Antigravity and Google AI Studio and hopes developers will do the same.
Omar Hamdi says AI will test whether PR firms can really scale
City A.M. reported on 6 October that the share of UK firms spending on public relations and management consultants fell to 4.2% in September, even as overall business spending ros…
Blue Origin’s next launch now won’t happen until 2027
Blue Origin plans to do its next New Glenn rocket launch in January 2027, according to CNBC and the Financial Times, which cite a memo from CEO Dave Limp sent to staff. The new ti…
BMW bumps battery for the better: The 2027 i7 60 xDrive, driven
BMW has updated its flagship sedan with the newest EV and infotainment tech.
Anthropic lets Claude read your bank accounts, but not move money
Anthropic launched Personal Finance, a beta that lets US Claude subscribers on Pro, Max and Ultra link bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask about their spending. Claude ca…
A BioWare documentary is set to arrive next year
Massive Effect: The BioWare Story started filming two years before EA shut down the studio.
Truffle Security launches program to revoke 1.4 million live secrets
Truffle Security has launched the Secrets Revocation Program, a free initiative that helps API key issuers revoke 1.4 million publicly exposed secrets that remain valid. [...]
Google’s Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash makes 15-second AI videos for less
Google made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, its AI video model, generally available. It makes 15-second clips, up from 10, lets users edit them over several chat turns and costs 30% less, …
Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets
Software optimizes a physical model of the telescope to reduce noise.
TikTok just released a standalone Shop app, but it's not in America just yet
It offers exclusive deals and other goodies.
The Xbox PC app is getting a speed boost
The updated app, rolling out to Xbox Insiders first, launches up to 60 percent faster.
Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar
Meta's AI agent can now take calls as a customizable animated avatar, ahead of the launch of a Tamagotchi-like wearable designed to bring Muse to life.
Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
Kalshi can't avoid gambling law by claiming it doesn't offer gambling, state AG says.
Warby Parker seemingly spilled the beans on Google's Android XR smart glasses launch
"Intelligent Eyewear" is apparently only a week away.
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra silently obstructed safety research tasks
OpenAI has disclosed another AI alignment incident where GPT-6 Astra was found to sometimes quietly withhold help on safety research. [...]
The FAA is finally phasing out floppy disks from air traffic control
Seems about time for an upgrade.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is $300 off ahead of Black Friday
Android fans with a bit of iPhone Duo envy, take note: The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is discounted to $1,599.99 at both Amazon and Best Buy, a hefty $300 markdown from its usual pri…
Meta’s warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?
OpenAI's newest cybersecurity model comes out as AI labs face scrutiny of their work to protect digital infrastructure.
Google’s first Wyoming data centre will run on gas with carbon capture
Google will build its first Wyoming data centre, a $17B investment near Cheyenne. Most of its power will come from natural gas, including a 702 MW fuel cell plant from AEP and Blo…
Muse has a voice mode now
Meta now lets you have voice conversations with your Muse AI agent in real time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today. The feature has been rolled out to me, and I gave it a spin o…
Google, Meta and TikTok are all suing California to block social media law intended to help kids
Assembly Bill 1709 demands that platforms remove "psychologically exploitative features."
Is MAHA dying—or will it be reborn? What's next after crushing midterm losses?
RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement was in trouble before voting began.