iOS 18 lets you replace Apple's camera app with Halide or Obscura on the lock screen: Here’s how
With iOS 18, users can replace the default camera app on the lock screen with a third-party app.
Halide and Obscura — two popular camera apps designed as alternatives to Apple's default camera app with manual controls and different image processing algorithms — have already taken advantage
Londoners will soon see drones ferrying blood between hospitals
As part of a new, joint pilot program by U.K. startup Apian, Alphabet's drone company Wing, and the U.K.'s National Health Service, drones will soon be used to fly urgent blood samples between two hospitals in London.
The six-month pilot program will see drones delivering urgently re
SocialAI offers a Twitter-like diary where AI bots respond to your posts
Are we at peak social media yet? It’s an interesting question to ponder after the launch of an iOS app offering a social media experience just for one. At a glance, SocialAI — which is billed as a pure “AI Social Network” — looks like Twitter, but there’s one ver
Workday acquires AI-powered document platform Evisort
Workday announced on Tuesday that it’s acquiring Evisort, an AI-powered contract management platform, for an undisclosed amount.
In a statement, Terrance Wampler, group general manager at Workday, said that Evisort’s tech will enable Workday to add a range of AI-powered document proces
Cisco’s second layoff of 2024 affects thousands of employees
U.S. tech giant Cisco has let go of thousands of employees following its second layoff of 2024.
The technology and networking company announced in August that it would reduce its headcount by 7%, or around 5,600 employees, following an earlier layoff in February, in which the company let go
Hgen draws on lessons from Tesla and SpaceX to drive down the cost of hydrogen
Hydrogen might be touted as a fuel of the future that stands ready to decarbonize shipping and industry, but for the 90 million metric tons used today in everything from fertilizer production to chemical manufacturing, 96% is derived directly from natural gas, oil, or coal. For instance, one of the
Ome's $129 Smart Knob lets you turn off stove burners remotely
Quick confession: I take a picture of my stove before I leave on long trips. I've been living with OCD my entire life, and this is one of the little lifehacks I've created to silence that anxiety. In this case, it's the very real and perfectly understandable concern that I've left t
Arzeda is using AI to design proteins for natural sweeteners and more
AI is increasingly being applied to protein design, the process of creating new proteins with specific, target characteristics. Protein design’s applications are myriad, but it’s a promising way of discovering drug-based treatments to combat diseases and creating new homecare, agricultu
The cybersecurity labor gap now stands at 4M+ open jobs — Intezer has raised $33M for AI tools to plug it
Cybersecurity has one of the biggest and most urgent talent shortages in the tech industry. Malicious attacks are on the rise, and the techniques being used to worm into networks are growing ever more sophisticated. Yet, the World Economic Forum recently found that there are 4 million cybersecurity
GreenLite, founded by an ex-Gopuff exec, automates construction permitting
Construction permitting often involves drafting lengthy applications, leading to unpredictable timelines for developers and businesses. There are tens of thousands of jurisdictions — each with their own different forms and application processes for building permits.
Ben Allen knows a thing o
Orb founders grew so frustrated dealing with billing as engineers at Asana, they built their own billing software
Billing might not be something that the average person thinks about on a regular basis. But for companies — particularly those in the business of selling software — it’s massively important. They rely on billing systems to ensure that customers pay on time and have a range of ways to pay.
Instagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in control
Instagram is introducing Teen Accounts to automatically enroll young users into an app experience with built-in protections. The company announced that starting on Tuesday, it will start placing all current and future accounts held by a teenager into a Teen Account. Instagram is also rolling out ne
Apple Watch Series 10 review
In the release announcing its Watch Series 10's availability, Apple refers to the device's “refined” design. It's an accurate word for the device overall. Whereas early rumors pointed to a potentially fundamental rethink for the device's 10th edition on-par with the iPhone X, th
How Google’s and Yahoo's shift to stricter email standards proved a windfall for this Armenian startup
EasyDMARC, a B2B SaaS startup out of Armenia that aims to simplify email security and authentication, said it has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by New York-based Radian Capital.
DMARC is a technical standard that is designed to protect the senders and recipients of email from spam, s