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iRobot’s mop-equipped Roomba Combo j7 Plus is nearly matching its best price to date
Cleaning up after holiday parties can be a real pain, but a robot vacuum like the iRobot Roomba Combo j7 Plus can speed up process. [more…]
OpenAI 2024 event: How to watch new ChatGPT product reveals and demos
OpenAI is in the holiday spirit, it seems. The ChatGPT series of reveals, called “12 Days of OpenAI,” will be streamed live at 10 a.m. [more…]
TechRepublic’s 10 Biggest AI Stories That Dominated the Year
Generative AI became ubiquitous in 2024, becoming a fixture in laptops, smartphones, and everyday tech. With the rise of multimodal models, generative AI broke new [more…]
CD Projekt Red announces The Witcher in Concert to celebrate 10 years of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher in Concert will kick off next year to coincide with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s 10th anniversary Shows are planned for Poland and [more…]
Intel Officials Warned Police That US Cities Aren’t Ready for Hostile Drones
In the memo obtained by WIRED, DHS displays less confidence in its ability to detect menacing drones. The document, which authorities were instructed not to [more…]
Google’s big vision for Gemini, AI, and XR
Google announced a bunch of new stuff last week, from Gemini 2.0 and Project Mariner to Android XR and Project Moohan. As ever with Google, [more…]
Google joins $90M investment into Cassava to bolster Africa’s digital infrastructure
With cloud spend continuing to surge, tech companies are scrambling to meet demand for the necessary infrastructure, with the growing need for AI compute only [more…]
ChatGPT Search Enters General Availability
As part of its “Shipmas” announcements, OpenAI revealed on Dec. 16 that all ChatGPT users can search the web using its generative AI — a [more…]
Microsoft’s CEO says the company is ‘redefining what it means to be an Xbox fan’ by pushing its multiplatform plan: ‘It’s about being able to enjoy Xbox on all your devices’
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella has doubled down on the company’s multiplatform plan The CEO said he is “feeling, very, very good about where we are [more…]
A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney
An Alabama woman has become the third person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, her doctors announced Tuesday. Towana Looney, 53, [more…]
A New Social is a new non-profit that wants to help bridge platforms
The open social web still isn’t as open as we all might want, but a non-profit is being formed to try and change that. The [more…]
Slip Robotics snags $28M for its bots that can load a truck in five minutes
Drop by any given loading dock and a buzz of forklifts — loaded up with goods — can be spotted maneuvering in and out of [more…]
Learn a New Language in Record Time With Babbel. Now at $130
Traveling isn’t just a summer thing. Especially for business professionals with interests across the country and abroad, keeping an active travel schedule is essential. And [more…]
Operational silos could overwhelm more enterprises in the future
As businesses embrace multi-cloud environments for their flexibility, scalability, and agility, they encounter new challenges in managing these complex systems. Gartner predicts that by 2028, [more…]
Best Bird Feeders With Cameras, Tested and Reviewed (2024)
Birding is one of life’s great joys. Birds are so beautiful, and they’re fun to watch, but you have to keep your distance to not [more…]
The Honda Prelude returns as a sporty hybrid with a new drive mode
It’s been over two decades since Honda last released a new Prelude, but the company began laying the groundwork for its return with the release [more…]
Shein must cede Indians’ data, control of local ops to re-enter India
Shein must surrender all data of Indian customers and control of its local operations to its partner, Reliance Retail, and keep operations fully local to [more…]
macOS Sequoia 15.3 beta brings Genmoji to Mac, allowing you to serve up custom emojis that really represent you
Apple’s macOS Sequoia 15.3 beta introduces Genmoji, letting Mac users create custom emojis Genmoji works offline, requires Apple silicon Macs, and expands emoji use with [more…]
17 Best White Elephant Gifts (2024): Legos, Desk Accessories
White elephant parties present a unique challenge: Can you find something either cool or funny enough within a set budget that a group of people—who [more…]
Popular LatAm digital payment service AstroPay launches multi-currency wallet
AstroPay has been around since 2009. The bootstrapped company currently has 320 employees and is profitable. And yet, it’s not a name that comes up [more…]
