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Jolla founders take the wraps off an AI assistant to power up their push for privacy-friendly GenAI

Jolla, the erstwhile mobile maker turned privacy-centric AI business — via sister startup, Venho.ai — has taken the wraps off an AI assistant that’s touted as a “fully private” alternative to letting data-mining cloud giants crawl all over your personal … Continue reading

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Cloudsmith raises $23M to improve software supply chain security

The software supply chain is notoriously porous: a reported 81% of codebases contain high- or critical-risk open source vulnerabilities. A single vulnerability can have a far-reaching impact on the wider software supply chain, as evidenced by the likes of the … Continue reading

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Uber is piloting accounts for teenagers in India

Uber has started testing its teenagers-focused service, Uber for Teens, in India. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google’s Gemini now lets you ask questions using videos and what’s on your screen

Google is adding new features to its AI assistant, Gemini, that let users ask it questions using video and content on the screen in real time. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona, the company showed off a … Continue reading

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Signal is the number-one downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?

Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has been flying high in the Dutch app stores this past month, sitting many days as the most downloaded free app on iOS and Android for all categories, per data from multiple app-tracking platforms such as … Continue reading

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Apple might not release a truly ‘modernized’ Siri until 2027

Apple is struggling to rebuild Siri for the age of generative AI, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who says the company might not release “a true modernized, conversational version of Siri” until iOS 20 comes out in 2027. That doesn’t … Continue reading

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Flora is building an AI-powered ‘infinite canvas’ for creative professionals

With just a few words, AI models can be prompted to create a story, an image, or even a short film. But according to Weber Wong, these models are all “made by non-creatives for other non-creatives to feel creative.” In … Continue reading

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Trump calls for creation of a ‘crypto strategic reserve’

President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind the idea of creating a federal reserve of cryptocurrency assets — he specifically mentioned XRP, Solana, and Cardano, but not Bitcoin or Ethereum. In January, Trump issued an executive order calling for … Continue reading

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Aviron’s $2,499 gamified treadmill will keep you on your toes

Aviron’s home fitness equipment operates on a simple principle: People hate working out. But many of those same people love playing video games. Perhaps the only thing standing between them and a more active lifestyle is some health competition and … Continue reading

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