This feature could help give emergency dispatchers context in circumstances like car accidents, fires, or medical crises.
CEO of South Korean retail giant Coupang resigns after massive data breach
The massive data breach at the South Korean retail giant Coupang affects more than half of the country’s population.
Spotify tests more personalized, AI-powered ‘Prompted Playlists’
The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and be refreshed daily or weekly.
Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms
The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.
OSHA investigating new crane accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility
A subcontractor says he was crushed by a metal support, breaking his hip, knee, and tibia. He’s suing SpaceX and the construction company who employed him.
Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI
Calibri, which could make documents easier to read for the vision impaired, was apparently installed in 2023 by the department’s then-DEI office.
YouTube TV to launch genre-based subscription plans in 2026
The new packages will give consumers more flexibility over the content that they want to pay for. YouTube notes that users will still get access to popular features like unlimited DVR, multiview, key plays, and fantasy view.
Reddit is testing verification badges
Verified users will actually be notable figures, not just people who paid for the checkmark.
Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on select publications’ Google News pages
Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on participating publications’ Google News pages as part of a new pilot program, the search giant announced on Wednesday. News publishers participating in the pilot program include Der Spiegel, El País, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Washington Examiner, and The Washington Post, among others. […]
Amazon changes how copyright protection is applied to Kindle Direct’s self-published ebooks
Amazon says its Kindle Direct DRM-free titles will be available as PDFs and EPUB files going forward.