WhatsApp is rolling out a set of new features for its massive Groups user base. The updates include customizable member tags, event reminders, and the ability to turn any word into a sticker. It’s part of a continued effort to make group chats more functional and organized.
Lux Capital has secured $1.5 billion for its ninth fund, the largest in the firm’s 25-year history. The raise comes despite a broader slump in new VC fund formation, highlighting investor confidence in Lux’s frontier tech thesis.
Nestlé’s global CIO, Chris Wright, argues the company’s AI focus is on growth and better decision-making, not just efficiency. With a centralized data foundation, pilots in pricing and sales are scaling from Brazil to the Philippines. But AI is still a factor in broader cost-cutting that includes la
Major memory suppliers like Samsung are pulling out of the MLC NAND flash market. This is creating a supply crunch for specialized industrial and automotive applications that rely on its reliability.
In a surprisingly candid interview, Dell’s head of product said consumers are confused by AI and aren’t making purchases based on it. This admission comes as Microsoft continues its aggressive push for Copilot+ PCs.
OpenAI has officially launched ChatGPT Health, a new feature that integrates with Apple Health and other fitness apps. It’s designed to answer health questions but stresses it’s not for diagnosis. The feature is rolling out to a limited set of users first.
JPMorgan Chase is cutting out the middleman in shareholder voting. The bank is ditching external proxy advisory firms and will instead use its own AI system, Proxy IQ, to analyze data from about 3,000 annual company meetings.
A programmer’s viral video demonstrates Windows 11’s AI-powered search failing to work on its own suggested query. The clip has become a rallying point for the growing “Microslop” backlash against Microsoft’s all-in AI strategy for its operating system.
A severe winter blast is causing chaos for Germany’s power grid. With solar panels buried and wind generation weak, the country is being forced to rely on expensive gas, sending electricity prices surging.
D-Wave is making a massive $550 million play to supercharge its quantum roadmap. The acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc. aims to deliver a gate-model system by 2026 and consolidate key technologies.
