Check out this tech news: It's insulting to read AI-generated blog posts... https://blog.pabloecortez.com/its-insulting-to-read-your-ai-generated-blog-post/
Check out this tech news: 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him β bad idea... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/suing-a-popular-youtuber-who-shimmed-a-130-lock-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:06:19 +0000 | ID: d6d7d98c67a1
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U.S. tech giants increasingly view India as the next big frontier β a place to gather diverse data, refine models, and test AI use cases that could later scale across other emerging markets.
Check out this tech news: Google partners with Ambaniβs Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/google-partners-with-ambanis-reliance-to-offer-free-ai-pro-access-to-millions-of-jio-users-in-india/
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:10:00 +0000 | ID: 3c6b0dcb0f4b
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Retailers could see up to a 520% increase in traffic from chatbots and AI prompts in 2025 compared to 2024, according to the report. For brands, that means figuring out how to show up in AI-generated ...
Check out this tech news: The Prompting Company snags $6.5M to help products get mentioned in ChatGPT and other AI apps... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/the-prompting-company-snags-6-5m-to-help-products-get-mentioned-in-chatgpt-and-other-ai-apps/
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:05:00 +0000 | ID: cb51678cc71e
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Bevel's AI health companion unifies data from wearables and daily habits across sleep, fitness, and nutrition into personalized insights.
Check out this tech news: Bevel raises $10M Series A from General Catalyst for its AI health companion... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/bevel-raises-10m-series-a-from-general-catalyst-for-its-ai-health-companion/
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:45:00 +0000 | ID: d3826e4292ad
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While Threads already offers tools that let you limit replies to people you follow, your followers, or people you mention, the new feature allows you to keep your replies open to all without the negat...
Check out this tech news: Threads now lets you approve and filter your replies... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/threads-now-lets-you-approve-and-filter-your-replies/
Check out this tech news: After teen death lawsuits, Character.AI will restrict chats for under-18 users... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/10/after-teen-death-lawsuits-character-ai-will-restrict-chats-for-under-18-users/
π€ AI Summary:
This means if you lose your device, you can use methods like fingerprint, face, or the screen lock code of your previous device to access WhatsApp's backup.
Check out this tech news: WhatsApp adds passkey protection to end-to-end encrypted backups... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/whatsapp-adds-passkey-protection-to-end-to-end-encrypted-backups/
Check out this tech news: Canva launches its own design model, adds new AI features to the platform... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/canva-launches-its-own-design-model-adds-new-ai-features-to-the-platform/
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:15:00 +0000 | ID: def1c8104f34
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Figma said that Weavy will exist as a stand-alone product for now and that, in the future, it will be integrated with the Figma Weave brand, along with the rest of the Figma platform.
Check out this tech news: Figma acquires AI-powered media generation company Weavy... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/figma-acquires-ai-powered-media-generation-company-weavy/
Check out this tech news: Disney+ gets HDR10+ via βover 1,000β Hulu titles... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/disney-gets-hdr10-through-over-1000-hulu-titles/
Check out this tech news: Google makes first Play Store changes after losing Epic Games antitrust case... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/google-begins-loosening-developer-restrictions-in-play-store-against-its-will/
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-30T14:19:40-04:00 | ID: 0cf653431c01
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Microsoft has officially released its Windows 11 remote desktop feature across Metaβs Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets. The feature can beam multiple high-resolution monitors to your Quest headset, while...
Check out this tech news: Windows 11’s Vision Pro-like remote desktop is now widely available on Quest 3... https://www.theverge.com/news/810576/microsoft-windows-11-mixed-reality-link-meta-quest-3-vr
Check out this tech news: TikTok may become more right-wing as China signals approval for US sale... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/us-creeps-closer-to-controlling-tiktok-after-trump-xi-meeting/
Check out this tech news: An in-space construction firm says it can help build massive data centers in orbit... https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/an-in-space-construction-firm-says-it-can-help-build-massive-data-centers-in-orbit/
π€ AI Summary:
Research paper by Naoki Kiyohara, Edward Johns, Yingzhen Li. Stochastic differential equations (SDEs) are well suited to modelling noisy and irregularly sampled time series found in finance, physics, ...
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-30T13:19:38-04:00 | ID: 34e63cc0ea54
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This week, as part of its big layoffs, an Amazon exec said that the company is halting a βsignificantβ amount of its work on MMOs, and the changes appear to have led to the Lord of the Rings MMO the c...
Check out this tech news: Amazon has reportedly canceled its LOTR MMO... https://www.theverge.com/news/810383/amazon-lotr-mmo-embracer-canceled-layoffs
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-30T12:43:27-04:00 | ID: 904da02229be
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Google announced plans to revive a nuclear power plant that shut down in 2020, as it looks to secure enough electricity for its AI data centers. The company announced a 25-year agreement with NextEra ...
Check out this tech news: Another shuttered nuclear power plant is getting new life, thanks to Big Tech... https://www.theverge.com/news/810254/google-ai-data-center-nuclear-power-plant-restart
π€ AI Summary:
Research paper by Baolu Li, Yiming Zhang, Qinghe Wang et al.. Visual effects (VFX) are crucial to the expressive power of digital media, yet their creation remains a major challenge for generative AI....
Check out this tech news: New study settles 40-year debate: Nanotyrannus is a new species... https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/nanotyrannus-species-confirmed-its-not-just-a-baby-t-rex/
Check out this tech news: Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except for the US... https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/theres-a-global-boom-in-solar-except-in-the-united-states/
Check out this tech news: GM lays off 1,700 workers making EVs and batteries in Michigan, Tennessee... https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/weak-ev-demand-sees-gm-lay-off-1700-workers-at-two-plants/
π€ AI Summary:
Research paper by Nathan Godey, Wissam Antoun, Rian Touchent et al.. We release Gaperon, a fully open suite of French-English-coding language models designed to advance transparency and reproducibilit...
π€ AI Summary:
IntrCity SmartBus grew revenue by 67% last year and is targeting full profitability this year, as intercity travel booms across India.
Check out this tech news: IntrCity SmartBus lands $30M at $140M valuation to deepen its grip on Indiaβs intercity travel market... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/intrcity-smartbus-lands-30m-at-140m-valuation-to-deepen-its-grip-on-indias-intercity-travel-market/
π€ AI Summary:
After acquiring Serif last year, Canva is now relaunching its Adobe-rivalling Affinity creative suite as a new all-in-one app for photo editing, vector illustration, and page layouts. Unlike Affinityβ...
Check out this tech news: Affinityβs new design platform combines everything into one app... https://www.theverge.com/news/810251/canva-affinity-design-suite-free-app-relaunch
π€ AI Summary:
Canva is introducing new digital marketing and video-editing tools, built around what the company is calling a βworld-firstβ design-focused AI model. These launches are part of an overhaul to the desi...
Check out this tech news: Canva’s new ‘Creative Operating System’ is actually a marketing workspace... https://www.theverge.com/news/810414/canva-creative-operating-system-ai-launch
π€ AI Summary:
You donβt necessarily have to buy a bunch of pricey new smart devices to enjoy the convenience of a smart home. The SwitchBot Bot offers an easy, affordable way to bring smart control to many of the r...
Check out this tech news: The discounted SwitchBot Bot can add smarts to your monitor and coffee maker for just $24... https://www.theverge.com/tech/810358/switchbot-bot-smart-home-amazon-deal-sale
π€ AI Summary:
Vivoβs flagship X300 and X300 Pro only launched in China two weeks ago, but theyβre getting an international release faster than weβre used to from Vivo. Today, the company announced that both phones ...
Check out this tech news: Vivo X300 launch finally brings OriginOS to the rest of the world... https://www.theverge.com/news/810314/vivo-x300-launch-finally-brings-originos-to-the-rest-of-the-world
π€ AI Summary:
Research paper by Guneet S. Dhillon, Javier GonzΓ‘lez, Teodora Pandeva et al.. While generative models, especially large language models (LLMs), are ubiquitous in today's world, principled mechanisms t...
Check out this tech news: ChatGPT came up with a 'Game of Thrones' sequel idea. Now, a judge is letting George RR Martin sue for copyright infringement.... https://www.businessinsider.com/open-ai-chatgpt-microsoft-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-authors-rr-martin-2025-10
π€ AI Summary:
The Switch 2 can be enjoyed right out of the box, but itβs even better with the right accessories. Some of these add-ons are more crucial than others, especially if youβre deciding what to buy early o...
Check out this tech news: The private conversation anti-pattern in engineering teams... https://open.substack.com/pub/leadthroughmistakes/p/why-we-tend-to-avoid-public-conversations
Check out this tech news: ICEβs forced face scans to verify citizens is unconstitutional, lawmakers say | Videos show ICE conducting random face scans on US streets.... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/ices-forced-face-scans-to-verify-citizens-is-unconstitutional-lawmakers-say/
π€ AI Summary:
Not trying to punch down on other smart folks, but honestly, I feel like most NLP conference papers are kinda scams. Out of 10 papers I read, 9 have zero theoretical justification, and the 1 that does...
Check out this tech news: [D]NLP conferences look like a scam..... https://reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1ojeldl/dnlp_conferences_look_like_a_scam/