Consumer Tech

Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages

Amazon launched a new AI-powered feature on Tuesday that allows users to ask questions about products and receive conversational...

Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men

Match Group, the dating app behemoth that owns Match, Tinder, OkCupid, and Hinge, says that it has invested $100...

Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal

Google has granted the U.S. Department of Defense access to its AI for classified networks, essentially allowing all lawful...

Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says

Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted...

US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a landmark legal case that could redefine digital privacy rights...

Australia forces Big Tech firms to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax

Australia is getting serious about making Big Tech pay for news. The country’s government unveiled draft legislation on Tuesday...

Lovable launches its vibe coding app on iOS and Android

Apple’s recent crackdown on vibe-coding apps hasn’t held up Lovable’s launch of its no-code AI app builder, which is...

Founder of Shark Tank-backed startup Scholly sues his acquirer Sallie Mae

When Chris Gray sold his Shark Tank-backed scholarship search startup Scholly to Sallie Mae in 2023, he thought he...

Apple introduces a cheaper option for App Store subscriptions

Apple is giving App Store developers a new way to attract subscribers with lower-priced plans tied to a yearlong...

Snapchat brings AI-powered conversational advertising to its app

Snapchat announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out “AI Sponsored Snaps,” which will allow users to interact directly with...

YouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers

Users often search for recipes and travel plans on YouTube to find videos related to their queries. Now, the...

BCI startup Neurable looks to license its ‘mind-reading’ tech for consumer wearables

BCI (brain-computer interface) technology — in which neural signals are routed from a person’s head to a computer —...