OpenAI’s hit AI video app, Sora, is getting a wave of new features, including video editing tools, pet and object “cameos,” and enhanced social options. The Android app is also “coming soon."
The layoffs represent about 4% of Rivian's workforce. The company has made two other smaller cuts since June.
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The biggest change to the service is the addition of GameNight, a growing collection of more than 25 local multiplayer games that Amazon says are "designed to bring friends family together in the living room."
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Amazon's new Help Me Decide tool will show you a personalized recommendation for a particular category and list reasons why you should buy it.
The round was led by Eclipse and saw participation from Nvidia's venture capital arm, NVentures.
South Korea's 52-hour workweek cap is stricter than the U.S. and Singapore but more flexible than much of Europe. Still deep tech founders and investors worry it's too restrictive.
Tesla's profit actually fell 37% compared to the same period last year, despite buyers rushing to take advantage of the expiring EV tax credit.
Snapchat is expanding access to its AI-powered “Imagine Lens,” allowing all users to generate and edit images with custom prompts for free.
Apple has pulled the controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store over violations of its content moderation and privacy rules, following a flood of user complaints and reports of minors’ data being exposed
Instagram introduced custom app icons for its teen accounts, but not everyone is thrilled. In replies to the company’s post on X, users criticized the feature for being age-gated, arguing that adults like personalization, too.
The facial verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie.
GM is the latest automaker to lean into generative AI-based assistants that promise to respond to driver requests in a more natural-sounding way. Stellantis is collaborating with French AI firm Mistral, Mercedes is integrating ChatGPT, and Tesla has brought xAI’s Grok to its vehicles.
Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer.
The U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulator new powers to enforce competition in areas like app stores, browsers, and operating systems.
GM said Cruise’s technology stack, including its AI models trained on five million driverless miles and simulation framework, feed directly into the automaker’s next-generation driver assistance and autonomy programs.
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