TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool
TikTok is launching its first image-to-video AI feature, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature is called “TikTok AI Alive” and allows users to turn static photos into videos within TikTok Stories.
The feature is only accessible via TikTok’s Story Camera and uses AI to
UP.Labs-Porsche’s newest startup wants to be the Plaid of automotive retail
As serial entrepreneur Joel Milne founded, scaled, and then successfully sold mobile auto repair service startup RepairSmith to AutoNation, he was plagued by a persistent problem.
The automotive retail industry has a communication problem. And it’s an expensive one. Thousands of deale
Google’s Find My Device becomes Find Hub amid expansion
Android users will have more ways to find their devices and other items, Google announced on Tuesday during the Android Show, a week before Google I/O 2025. The company says its Find My Device feature, which allows Android users to locate lost phones and other devices, will become known as “F
Google announces 1B+ RCS messages sent in the US daily
During the Android Show leading up to Google I/O, Google on Tuesday offered a brief update on the adoption of the RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol, an upgrade to SMS that offers high-resolution photos and videos, typing indicators, read receipts, improved group chat, and more. The company
Google’s bringing Gemini to your car with Android Auto
Google is bringing Gemini, its generative AI, to all cars that support Android Auto in the next few months, the company announced at its Android Show ahead of the company’s 2025 I/O developer conference.
The company says adding Gemini functionality to Android Auto and, later this year, to ca
Google is bringing Gemini to Wear OS smartwatches and Google TV
During the Android Show on Tuesday, leading up to Google I/O 2025, Google announced that it’s bringing Gemini to Wear OS smartwatches and Google TV. The announcement is part of Google’s plans to replace Google Assistant with Gemini across all of its devices and platforms. Tuesday’
Google unveils its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive
Google on Tuesday unveiled its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive, at the Android Show ahead of Google I/O. The update is designed to make your phone more customizable and fluid, the tech giant says.
Material 3 Expressive brings new springy animations that Google says will make you
Google is adding new device-level features for its Advanced Protection program
At the Android Show, taking place ahead of Google I/O 2025, Google announced that it is adding new device-specific features to its Advanced Protection program, which is designed to protect public figures such as politicians and journalists from different digital threats, with the Android 16 release
Google announces new security features for Android for protection against scam and theft
At the Android Show on Tuesday, ahead of Google I/O, Google announced new security and privacy features for Android. These new features include new protections for calls, screen sharing, messages, device access, and system-level permissions. With these features, Google aims to protect users from fa
Microsoft to lay off 3% of its workforce
Microsoft is about to trim its worldwide workforce by 3%, CNBC reports. The company had around 228,000 employees worldwide as of June, it says, meaning more than 6,500 could be affected by the cuts.
It would be one of the company's largest staff reductions since it cut 10,000 people in 2023.
Vertical Aerospace has a plan to capitalize on Europe’s defense tech moment
Russia's war in Ukraine and President Donald Trump's reluctance to support NATO allies has led to a boost in funding for European defense tech. And across industries, startups are leveraging the opportunity.
One such company could be U.K.-based startup Vertical Aerospace, which is developi
Apple Music introduces Sound Therapy, songs for focusing, relaxing, and sleeping
Apple Music is introducing a new “audio wellness” collection of songs called Sound Therapy. Designed in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the feature combines songs that subscribers already know with other sound waves that promote focusing, relaxing, and sleeping.
Songs may
Trump administration officially rescinds Biden’s AI diffusion rules
After a week or so of rumors, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) formally rescinded the Biden administration’s Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule days before it was set to go into effect.
The Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule, which was introduced by former president Joe Biden in
House GOP wants to cut parts of the Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others
Republican leadership in the Ways and Means committee of the U.S. House of Representatives released Monday night a draft of a reconciliation bill that seeks to undo much of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
The landmark 2022 law implemented a range of incentives that spurred the production of cle