TikTok begs users to tell Congress not to ban it
When some American users opened TikTok on Thursday morning, they were met with a full-screen message encouraging them to call Congress and say no to a TikTok ban. “Speak up now — before your government strips 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression,” the screen says. “Let
Read moreRivian surprise announces the R3 hatchback, and it’s cute as hell
Rivian just surprise-announced an all-electric hatchback called the R3 — giving the company a big Apple-esque “one more thing” announcement at the event that was ostensibly supposed to be all about its new R2 SUV. The hatch has a lot of design similarities to the Honda E, another electric hatchback
Read moreOura starts selling its products on Amazon
Smart fitness ring maker Oura announced a partnership with Amazon today to sell its products through the e-commerce site. The company said that both its rings — Horizon in six finishes and Heritage in four finishes will be available on Amazon. The Heritage ring starts from $299 and the Horizon
Read moreUber Eats’ new live location sharing feature helps couriers deliver food to users in hard-to-find locations
Uber Eats is adding a live location sharing capability to help couriers find customers in difficult-to-find locations, including public places such as campus courtyards, parks, and playgrounds. Starting today, the new feature is rolling out to all markets except Quebec. Uber Eats is available in over 11,000 cities across six
Read morePayPal launches Tap to Pay on iPhone for businesses using Venmo and Zettle in the US
PayPal announced today that it’s launching “Tap to Pay” for merchants with an iPhone through the Venmo and Zettle apps in the U.S. PayPal, which owns both Venmo and Zettle, says the feature will allow businesses to accept contactless card and digital wallet payments directly on their iPhones with no
Read moreTurnitin laid off staff earlier this year, after CEO forecast AI would allow it to cut headcount
People worry that advances in AI will lead to job losses, but rarely does a company’s CEO openly admit that AI will help to reduce their headcount. Turnitin, a plagiarism detection company whose CEO Chris Caren last year warned that, in 18 months, his company would be able to reduce
Read moreDetecting the language of encrypted text
Imagine you are a code breaker living a century ago. You’ve intercepted a message, and you go through your bag of tricks, starting with the simplest techniques first. Maybe the message has been encrypted using a simple substitution cipher, so you start with that. Simple substitution ciphers can be broken
Read moreNikon buys cinema camera maker RED
Ever heard of Oakley Sunglasses? The guy who founded that – Jim Jannard – became a billionaire after selling a lot of sunnies, then went on to found RED digital cinema, one of the first major digital cinema camera brands. Today, Nikon announced that Nikon Corporation has announced its agreement
Read moreAdobe is making it easier to create social content on mobile
Adobe is making it easier for users to create and publish social content on mobile, as the company announced today that it’s launching the latest version of the Adobe Express app in beta. With this update, Adobe is bringing its Firefly AI models directly into the app, allowing users to
Read moreMaking collaboration intuitive and meaningful
In the latest Stack Overflow for Teams Enterprise release, you'll see updates that make collaboration more intuitive and meaningful at several different touch points in the user journey, including a reimagined homepage.
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