Where Creative Machines and AI will meet imagination in 2025
AI doesn’t just crunch data. It helps humans dream bigger. In 2025, three leaders from TechCrunch, Twelvelabs, Wonder Dynamics (Autodesk Company) and Pocket Entertainment will explore how machines are co-creators in storytelling, film and media at the intersection of creativity and AI. Together, they dive into how AI blurs the line between artists and algorithms, […]
Amazon launches grocery brands with most products under $5
On Wednesday, Amazon announced the debut of Amazon Grocery, a new private label brand that offers a variety of grocery items. The brand offers everything from milk and olive oil to fresh produce, meat and seafood. Amazon Fresh Grocery items are available online and in Amazon Fresh Stores. The new label combines Amazon’s fresh, happy […]
Data breaches at Canadian airline Westjet affect 12 million passengers
Westjet, Canada’s second-largest airline, said the personal information of 1.2 million passengers was stolen earlier this year in cyberattacks and data breaches. The airline has revealed the number of passengers affected by a submission to the Maine Attorney General. According to the notice, the stolen data may include passenger names, date of birth, postal address, […]
Google unveils AI-powered nest indoor and outdoor cameras, and announces new doorbells
As part of the Google Home event on Wednesday, the company announced an improved lineup of Nest Devices (Google’s smart home security cameras and doorbell brands). All devices are designed to showcase Google’s AI assistant Gemini AI on Smart Home, with all three coming with 2K HDR video. This is a high-resolution format that provides […]
Meta plans to sell targeted ads based on AI chat data
Meta announced Wednesday that data collected from user interactions with AI products will soon be used to sell targeted ads across social media platforms. The company will update its privacy policy by December 16th to reflect the changes and notify users in the next few days. The new policy applies globally, except for users in […]
Google updates home apps with Gemini Smarts
Google has acknowledged that the Google Home app for managing Smart Home Devices doesn’t offer the best experience, and now they are aiming to change it. On Wednesday, along with new nested devices and upcoming Google Home smart speakers, Tech Giant announced a redesigned version of the Google Home app. While AI could be a […]
Salesforce launches AgentForce Vibes, an enterprise vibe coding product
Enterprise Giant Salesforce aims to leap the wave of vibe coding where developers describe what they want in natural language and where AI agents write their code. Salesforce announced AgentForce Vibes, a new vibe coding offering, on Wednesday. This new coding tool will help developers work autonomously with Salesforce apps and agents by automatically handling […]
The epic game says it reduces user drop-off by 60% with Apple’s new installation process
Fortnite Maker Epic Games said Apple’s new installation workflow implemented in iOS 18.6 had a positive impact on user growth, reducing drop-offs by 60%. Apple enabled EU users to install alternative markets in their Digital Markets Act (DMA) earlier this year. At the time, the installation process was longer and included multiple “scary screens”. This […]
New projects make Wikipedia data more accessible to AI
On Wednesday, Wikimedia Deutschland announced a new database that will make Wikipedia’s rich knowledge more accessible to AI models. Called the Wikidata Embedding Project, the system applies a technique consisting of nearly 120 million entries to existing data on Wikipedia and its sister platforms, a technique that helps computers understand the meaning and relationships between […]
US Government acquires shares in Canadian lithium miners and their Nevada mining projects
The U.S. Department of Energy has acquired equity interests with Canadian company Lithium Americas and its Nevada Mining joint venture, and General Motors, as part of a renegotiation of federal loans. Under the new terms, the US government will have 5% ownership of stakes in Lithium America and 5% ownership in a joint venture of […]