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Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B
Higgsfield, founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov, lets users create AI images and videos.
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The Verge
Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game
Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results with friends…
TechCrunch
Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos
Reddit is beginning to test video and audio versions of popular posts, allowing users to watch or listen to Reddit stories…
TechCrunch
Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
Sonic Fire Tech raised its new funding to help get its sound-powered fire protection system into everything from commercial…
Engadget
Sonos put speaker controls on your iPhone's lock screen (again)
Sonos released an app update that takes advantage of Apple's Live Activities system.
Engadget
Why curved TVs failed but curved gaming monitors thrived
Curved TVs walked so curved gaming monitors could run.
Engadget
Apple is forced to stop favoring its own apps in personal data collection prompts
A German competition authority said that Apple's data collection prompts favors its own apps versus third-party options.
TechCrunch
YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.
Engadget
Why 4K Blu-ray always beats 4K streaming for picture quality
If you're after the best picture quality, you'll always want to go with a disc.
Engadget
Apple is reportedly expanding Apple Wallet IDs to four more states
North Carolina's DMV has confirmed plans for a mobile ID program that'll eventually support Apple Wallet.
The Verge
YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost
YouTube will soon count a view as soon as a video starts to play, lining up with the system used by Instagram, TikTok, and its…
TechCrunch
Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot
Feedly says a bug is behind the performance issues that have made its web app nearly "unusable" for some users, while complaints…
Engadget
Samsung might be making a new foldable that's even wider than the Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung may have as many as five different foldable phones next year.
The Verge
The Analogue Pocket gets a Supreme makeover in red or gold
Analogue and Supreme are teaming up to release metallic versions of the Analogue Pocket handheld in red and gold as part of…
TechCrunch
Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI
Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online.
The Verge
Sonos finally added Live Activities controls for your iPhone lockscreen
Sonos released an update to its mobile app that finally introduces support for iOS' Live Activities, giving iPhone users quick…
Engadget
ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models to protect Hollywood IPs
TikTok's parent company signed a memorandum of understanding with The Motion Picture Association.
Engadget
If you're ignoring iPhone focus modes, you're missing out on Apple's best productivity tool
Go beyond Do Not Disturb: control what alerts you get and when instead of being overwhelmed with pings all the time.