voice assistants Voice Assistant Use Expected to Triple to 8 Billion by 2023 A new Juniper Research forecast predicts global voice assistant usage will surge from 2.5 billion to 8 billion by 2023. Smart TVs represent the fastest-growing category for this technology, outpacing both smart speakers and wearables.
massless Massless Raises $2M for 3D Stylus Bridging Traditional Design and VR Massless secures $2 million in seed funding to develop the Massless Pen, a professional stylus that functions as both a traditional graphics tablet tool and a 6DoF VR controller. The startup targets enterprise customers in fields like architecture and automotive design.
facebook Massive Facebook and Instagram Outage Resolved After Server Configuration Error Facebook and Instagram experience a major global blackout affecting users across multiple countries. The social media giant blames the extended disruption on a server configuration change rather than a cyberattack.
artificial intelligence Trump Executive Order Launches American AI Initiative President Trump signs a new executive order to promote American leadership in artificial intelligence through a five-pillar strategy focused on research, infrastructure, and workforce development.
jeff bezos Legal Expert Explains Why Bezos Accusation Misses Federal Blackmail Standard A Columbia law professor argues that the National Enquirer's alleged threat against Jeff Bezos does not actually meet the legal definition of blackmail or extortion under federal law. The specific statutes require the pursuit of money or tangible property, which Bezos was not asked to provide.
artificial intelligence Trump Executive Order Launches US Artificial Intelligence Initiative The Trump administration unveils the American A.I. Initiative to keep the US competitive in artificial intelligence, though the plan currently lacks new funding details. The executive order rightly emphasizes workforce education as a key priority.
softbank SoftBank Leads $940M Investment in Autonomous Delivery Startup Nuro Nuro secures nearly $1 billion from the SoftBank Vision Fund to expand its driverless delivery bots and scale its local commerce operations.
google maps Google Maps AR Walking Directions Aim to Eliminate Navigation Confusion Google is testing an augmented reality mode for Maps that projects directional arrows onto your phone's camera view to prevent users from walking the wrong way.
lilt Lilt Combines Human Translators With AI for Enterprise Grade Accuracy Lilt builds a machine translation platform that keeps human translators in the loop to ensure high-quality results for complex documents. The company claims its hybrid approach increases translator speed by up to five times compared to traditional methods.
aurora Aurora Secures $530M as Amazon Joins Autonomous Driving Push Self-driving startup Aurora raises a massive $530 million Series B round led by Sequoia Capital, with notable strategic investments from T. Rowe Price and Amazon.
apple Apple Rewards Teen Who Discovered Group FaceTime Eavesdropping Flaw Apple confirms it will compensate 14-year-old Grant Thompson for finding a major Group FaceTime bug that allowed users to listen in on others before they answered a call. The tech giant also plans to provide an additional gift toward the teenager's education.
jeff bezos Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Extortion Over Intimate Photos Amazon founder Jeff Bezos publicly accuses the National Enquirer of blackmail, claiming the tabloid threatens to publish explicit personal photos unless he halts his investigation into their reporting practices.
jeff bezos Amazon's Bezos Faces Extortion Claims as Tabloid Owner Launches Probe American Media Inc. vows to investigate Jeff Bezos's blackmail accusations while continuing to defend its publication of his private text messages.
google Google Introduces Adiantum Encryption for Low-Power Devices Google rolls out Adiantum, a new encryption method designed to secure data on budget smartphones and other low-power devices that lack the hardware for standard encryption.
jeff bezos Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer Publisher of Blackmail and Extortion Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos publicly accuses American Media Inc. of extortion, claiming the National Enquirer threatens to release intimate photos unless he denies political motives behind their coverage.