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  • X launches its own clipping feature to spur influencer engagement

    Over the past few years, X has released a number of features to make itself a friendlier hub for influencers. The latest effort to attract social media talent? Its own clipping tool. Clipping is the pivotal social media technique by which longer videos are spliced into TikTok-attention-span length “clips” and then strategically posted to engage […] More

  • OpenAI acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder

    OpenAI has acquired an AI travel agent called Odessia, according to Odessia’s founder, Francis Davidson. Davidson says in a post announcing the deal that he’s now working for OpenAI, helping the AI lab with the future of travel. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but this looks like an acqui-hire. Davidson’s announcement focused largely […] More

  • Helping caregivers use AI in everyday life

    OpenAI Academy is bringing free, hands-on ChatGPT workshops to caregivers in five U.S. cities, helping them build practical AI skills for everyday life. Source link More

  • Oura to acquire AI-native primary care startup Counsel Health for $625M

    Oura announced on Tuesday that it’s acquiring AI-native primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million. The deal comes a few weeks after Oura postponed its up to $2.2 billion IPO indefinitely, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market.” Counsel Health is an AI-powered healthcare platform that combines a chat-based medical experience with access to licensed […] More

  • Evolving metal extraction processes | MIT Technology Review

    Lab-scale trials demonstrated that these alternative process chemistries could potentially do more than lower emissions. They could recover valuable metals from lower grade resources and industrial side streams while fundamentally altering how separation processes are performed. The opportunity is to rethink how mineral resources are used and how much value can be extracted from them, […] More

  • Meta’s AI agent Muse lands on Apple Watch and Android Wear OS

    Meta is bringing its Muse AI agent to the Apple Watch and Android’s Wear OS, the company announced on Monday. With the launch, users can now interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice calls, text messages, or dictation directly on their smartwatch. The smartwatch launch comes just a month after Meta introduced a dedicated iPad […] More

  • The Download: Pelosi’s successor targets AI and data centers face power woes

    As a California state senator, Scott Wiener authored legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. Now, after winning a tight congressional race for Nancy Pelosi’s open San Francisco seat, he could play a key role in setting federal AI policy. I spoke with Wiener only a few hours after he had been declared […] More

  • Garmin Users Can Now Share Their Cycling Location Through Waze For Extra Safety

    The integration works through Garmin’s optional LiveTrack feature. Igor Bonifacic for Engadget Waze is partnering with Garmin to make creative use of the company’s LiveTrack feature. Now, if you’re cyclist, enabling the feature on your Garmin smartwatch or Edge bike computer will make you temporarily appear on Waze as you ride by cars. […] More

  • Alzheimer’s may have early warning signs outside the brain

    Alzheimer’s disease is best known for its effects on memory and thinking, but new research suggests that some symptoms may develop in a surprising place: outside the brain. Scientists at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have discovered that genetic mutations associated with Alzheimer’s can interfere with the nerves that control muscle movement, even without […] More

  • One person, 10+ repos: where each of my apps came from

    I’m Kenji Sakuramoto. I run kensaurus LLC, a studio in Shibuya, Tokyo, founded in June 2025, and I run more than ten repos on my own. Most of what I’ve shipped started with a problem in my own life. The problems first lets-talk. I was socially awkward when I was young, and it took me […] More

  • California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ fails to pass

    California voters have rejected Proposition 40, the state’s proposed one-time tax on billionaires, the Associated Press reported Monday. The measure failed after an expensive campaign that pitted labor unions against some of tech’s wealthiest figures. It was also opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Nic Carter lives about as far from Silicon Valley as you can […] More

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