Google unveils Gemini CLI, an open-source AI tool for terminals

Google is launching a new agentic AI tool that will put its Gemini AI models closer to where developers are already coding. The company announced on Wednesday the launch of Gemini CLI, an agentic AI tool designed to run locally from your terminal. The new tool connects Google’s Gemini AI models to local codebases, and […]

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Ring cameras and doorbells now use AI to provide specific descriptions of motion activity

Ring gets a new AI-powered feature that offers users specific text descriptions of current motion activity.

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Kodiak is using Vay’s remote driving tech in its self-driving trucks

Kodiak Robotics has partnered with driverless car-sharing startup Vap to bring a remote-driving system into its self-driving trucks operation.

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Julie Bornstein’s Daydream is releasing an AI-powered chatbot for fashion-related shopping

Ecommerce veteran Julie Bornstein’s startup Daydream is releasing its AI-powered chatbot for shopping with a focus on fashion.

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Three network phone calls down but data still working

The phone operator said it was “aware of an issue affecting voice services” and apologised for disruption.

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‘Fast tech’ warning as demand for cheap gadgets heats up

A not-for-profit warns cheap, quickly disposed of gadgets could become the new “fast-fashion”

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How Synthflow AI is cutting through the noise in a loud AI voice category

Synthflow AI was founded in 2023 and has amassed more than 1,000 customers and handled more than 45 million calls.

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Bitcoin price rises as Israel-Iran ceasefire begins, and Senate unveils major crypto bill

Bitcoin rose in trading on Tuesday after Israel and Iran ceasefire, as senators introduced a major crypto bill, and bitcoin treasuries’ boom continues.

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India’s GoKwik raised a small $13M round for a hefty leap in valuation

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 […]

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New data highlights the race to build more empathetic language models

Measuring AI progress has usually meant testing scientific knowledge or logical reasoning – but while the major benchmarks still focus on left-brain logic skills, there’s been a quiet push within AI companies to make models more emotionally intelligent. As foundation models compete on soft measures like user preference and “feeling the AGI,” having a good […]

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