Bumble to leverage AI to help users with profile creation and conversations

Bumble is increasing its investments in AI and branching out with new features to stay relevant amid a generational shift in dating behavior among younger users. During Goldman Sachs' annual technology conference on Monday, Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones unveiled more details about the app's

The real power of Apple Intelligence will show up in third-party apps

Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s new set of AI capabilities arriving in iOS 18, is laying the groundwork for a new way to use apps. Today, the dated App Store model is under constant regulatory attack. Meanwhile, users can accomplish a lot of tasks with fairly simple questions to an A

SpaceX calls out ‘superfluous’ regulatory delays holding up Starship flights

SpaceX has launched its most public and aggressive offensive against regulators to date, with a blog post published Tuesday urging more expeditious launch licensing — lest the country lose its place as the leader in the global space race.  Orbital launch is a tightly regulated industry gove

Apple Watch blood oxygen detection won't be available on the Series 10 in the US

For all of the new health features Apple talked up at Monday’s iPhone 16 event, a familiar one was M.I.A. The blood oxygen feature, introduced with the Series 6 device, will not be present on Series 10 models sold in the U.S. The rest of the world will be able to access the tech on the new wa

Here's how the new AirPods Pro hearing test works

technewss demoed an incomplete version of Apple's forthcoming Hearing Test app following Apple's “Glowtime” event on Monday. The test shares key similarities with its clinical predecessors, prompting people to tap the display when they first hear gradually rising tones of diffe

iPhone 16, Apple Intelligence, AirPods 4 and more: Everything revealed at Apple Event 2024

Apple's biggest event of the year has arrived, and with it, the iPhone 16 lineup and a slew of AI-related updates for iOS 18. Apple Intelligence was the star of the Apple event this year, like it was at WWDC in June, and Apple’s lineup of announcements echoed many of the anticipated hardw

Apple punts on AI

It was reasonable to expect that Apple would do with AI what it has done before with so many features and apps: wait, take notes, and then redefine. But though it has filed off some of the sharper edges of the controversial technology, the company seems to have hit the same wall as everyone else: A

Finally, a bunch of SMB-focused fintechs get investor love while M&A activity heats up

Welcome to technewss Fintech! It's finally cooling down here in my home base of Austin, Texas, and that makes me happy. In this week's newsletter, we're looking at a big raise in the embedded fintech software space, a flurry of M&A activity and SMB-focused fundraises and more.

French embedded insurance startup Neat secures $55 million

It's not every day that you hear about a large funding round for a French startup in the current funding environment. But Neat, a Paris-based insurtech startup, has managed to raise €50 million (around $55 million at current exchange rates). There is some fine print however. In addition to t

EV warranty startup Amber launches a remote diagnostic service for Teslas

EV warranty startup Amber is expanding nationwide, bringing on new vehicles and offering a new remote diagnostic scan — all signs that the one-year-old company is putting its recent $3.18 million seed round to good use. The startup launched an aftermarket warranty product for Tesla vehicles

SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn, where astronauts will venture farther than any humans in more than 50 years

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off in the early hours of Tuesday morning carrying a crew that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk and travel higher than any crewed mission in 50 years.  The Polaris Dawn mission lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 5:23 a.m. EST after several delay

Apple partners with third parties, like Google, on iPhone 16’s visual search

Apple’s relationship with Google as its search partner is taking a new turn with Apple’s introduction of visual search, or “Visual Intelligence,” as the iPhone maker dubbed it Monday during the company’s “It’s Glowtime” event. Already, Alphabet pays A

Creator startup Spotter raises another $7.4M

Spotter, a startup that underwrites creators and offers AI tools, raised $7.4 million, according to a Form D filing viewed by technewss. A representative for Spotter confirmed the filing’s legitimacy, but did not offer further details. This additional funding is much smaller than Spotter

Spare fixes cities’ outdated transport services for disabled residents

Cities spend hundreds of millions each year on paratransit services, or public rides for disabled residents, yet those services remain limited and unpredictable. Wheelchair users often face late pickups, hindering them from getting to work or medical appointments on time. As populations age, the st