Google Earth is getting a new feature on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. The 3D interactive map and globe application completed its 20th anniversary on June 10, and to mark the occasion, the Mountain View-based tech giant is adding the historical Street View imagery feature. The feature was first added to Maps last year, […]
TikTok’s trying out another way to boost its livestreaming element, with an updated “Fan Club” option to incentivize viewer engagement. As you can see in this example, Fan Clubs, which are an updated version of TikTok’s “Creator’s Team,” enable livestreamers in the app to drive community interaction, by essentially gamifying the process. Live viewers are […]
Google has told us (e.g., here, here, and here) that clicks on AI search results drive better traffic to websites. But a new Ahrefs study suggests that isn’t always exactly the case – at least for other large AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Copilot. The big picture. AI visitors behave differently from search visitors, and […]
Apple customers aren’t thrilled they’re getting an ad from the Apple Wallet app promoting the tech giant’s original film “F1 the Movie.” Across social media, iPhone owners are complaining that their Wallet app sent out a push notification offering a $10 discount at Fandango for anyone buying two or more tickets to the film. The […]
Startups developing voice AI technology and applications are having their moment. Model builders like ElevenLabs and Cartesia have raised millions of dollars in the last few months. Applications such as AI-powered notetaker Granola and meeting tools Read AI and Fireflies AI have also received investor attention and backing. Continuing the trend, dictation app Wispr Flow […]
Abridge, an AI startup automating medical notes, has secured a $300 million Series E at a $5.3 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. The round, led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Khosla Ventures, follows the company’s $250 million February fundraise at a $2.75 billion valuation. The 7-year-old Abridge is widely considered to […]
GoKwik, an Indian startup that offers a suite of integrated e-commerce products, has raised a small round of $13 million, which it calls a “growth” round, that has boosted its valuation to $450 million pre-money. While the new funding round, led by RTP Global, is 63% smaller than its Series B of $35 million, announced […]
Lenovo Chromebook Plus was launched on Monday as the first Chromebook to be powered by a MediaTek Kompanio Ultra processor. It offers support for on-device and cloud based AI features from Google. The Lenovo Chromebook Plus sports a 14-inch OLED screen and a 5-megapixel webcam, and it is equipped with four speakers along with Dolby […]
Xiaomi Mix Flip 2 is all set to launch later this week as a follow-up to last year’s Xiaomi Mix Flip. Ahead of the formal reveal, Xiaomi has posted new teasers on social media, revealing the design and specifications of its upcoming clamshell foldable. The Xiaomi Mix Flip 2 is confirmed to feature a 4.01-inch […]
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