A Surprisingly Enormous Number of “iPad Kids” — the 7- to 9-year-old demographic of Generation Alpha — are using X, according to up-to-date data from parental-control software maker Qustodio. The company found that more than 30% of this group of kids have an X account. Qustodio theorizes that X may be appealing to this newborn group through its integration with Google Search, which displays X posts directly in search results.
The family of the powerful VC Marc AndreessenAs TechCrunch has learned, one of the investors behind the utopian dream city of California Forever also plans to build a huge, planned community in the area.
Mike Lynch, British investor and founder of the software company Autonomy, was identified as one of the bodies recovered from the Bayesian, a yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily after being hit by a column of water resembling a tornado. Lynch’s daughter, Hannah, was also identified.
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Our first impressions of ChatGPT’s advanced voice mode: Faster response times, unique responses, and the ability to answer convoluted questions make it stand out from Siri and Alexa. But it’s still not an effective replacement for virtual assistants. Read more
Banks may regret helping Elon Musk buy Twitter: Elon Musk borrowed $13 billion from several major banks to finance the $44 billion acquisition, which became the worst merger financing deal for banks since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, according to the WSJ. Read more
Waymo wants to drive your kids: Waymo is reportedly considering a subscription program called “Waymo Teen,” which would allow teens to hail robotaxi rides and send pickup and drop-off notifications to their parents. Read more
Welcome back, Myspace: Instagram just launched a up-to-date feature that lets you add music to your profile in a collaboration with singer Sabrina Carpenter. However, the songs won’t play automatically. Read more
Novel way to damage iPhone: A security researcher has discovered that typing “”:: into the search bar in the Settings app or the App Library search bar can cause iPhones and iPads to momentarily freeze. Type at your own risk, but don’t say we didn’t warn you. Read more
Peloton wants more cash for your used gear: Peloton will introduce a up-to-date, one-time $95 “used equipment fee” in an attempt to squeeze additional revenue from used product sales, amid concerns that cheaper, lightly used equipment could cannibalize sales. Read more
X leaves Brazil: X is ending operations in Brazil amid a legal battle with Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who sought to block some X accounts for an investigation into election disinformation. The service will remain available to users in the country. Read more
Look what you told me to do: Donald Trump posted a collection of memes on Truth Social that make it seem like Taylor Swift and her fans are supporting his candidacy. Is it illegal? Here’s what legal experts think. Read more
Check out this robot doing push-ups: A up-to-date video from Boston Dynamics shows off its up-to-date Atlas humanoid robot doing push-ups. While that’s not an indication of real-world exploit, it’s a great demonstration of the Atlas’ incredibly robust and powerful actuators. Read more
I will never leave you: Linda founder Flo Crivello had to train his AI not to rickroll after it sent the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 dance-pop hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” to two different clients. It seems that some internet memes are so common that even LLMs are catching on to them. Read more