On Bumble, the app that started with the ethos of “women making the first move,” men will now be able to message first, according to the company’s latest earnings call. “Now, for the first time on Bumble, by default, anyone will be able to send only one single opening message, and the conversation does not…
In October 2025, a storm brewed over the Caribbean Sea. Weather models differed on its trajectory. Would it remain weak and end up in Haiti, or would it intensify and head to Jamaica? Artificial intelligence model WeatherNext, developed by Google’s DeepMind and Google Research, went with the latter. Five days before landfall, it predicted with…
Developers detest drudgery. The entire field of programming is proof of how hard people will work to automate away the boring tasks involved in building things. And, as vibe-coding has proved, they’ve even managed to find ways to not do most of the work in putting products together. So I wasn’t very surprised to hear…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser is scheduled to stop working on Aug. 9, 2026, leaving users little time to preserve browser data and test a replacement. Bookmarks will not transfer automatically, while open tabs and browsing history may not carry over. The shutdown affects individuals who use Atlas for research and agentic browsing, along with IT…
TikTok has paused a test of a dating feature that put singles in live chats, Business Insider reported. Over the past week, TikTok tested the tool, which was in a section of the app called “hangout.” Users were invited to join chat rooms with “great people” or “awesome people to meet,” according to Business Insider….
Other AI Notetakers We’ve Tested This is a nascent category that’s growing. Here are others we’ve tested, but we’ll also be keeping an eye on upcoming new hardware from companies like Omi, Boya, Mobvoi, and SwitchBot. Photograph: Chris Null Plaud NotePin S for $179: The 18-gram NotePin S is one of the smallest and most…
Ford’s next-generation electric truck will be called Fathom, and it will start at $28,350 when it goes on sale in 2027, the company said on Thursday. A “destination and delivery” fee will bring that price up to $29,945, putting the Fathom just below the $30,000 mark that Ford has targeted since it first started talking…
Apple’s encryption dispute with the U.K. government is heading back into a legal forum. The company has challenged the U.K. government’s latest Technical Capability Notice (TCN), which reportedly requires Apple to maintain the capability to provide U.K. authorities with access to encrypted iCloud data upon lawful authorization. The latest dispute follows an earlier U.K. order…
SAVE $50: As of Aug. 6, you can still pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 bundled with a $50 Amazon gift card for $379.99. This offer ends after Aug. 6. $379.99 at Amazon $429.99 Save $50 Samsung Unpacked came and went with new phones, new watches, and Samsung Galaxy Glasses. If you’ve been eyeing…
The only downside is that it doesn’t fit well into a lot of chunkier phone cases, including my iPhone 15’s Casetify case. The Phone Fan comes with a little USB-C extender, which allows it to work with my case, but it’s a loose fit and constantly falls out if I’m not holding it at the…
