Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology
The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.
MacBook Neo, AirPods Max 2, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this month
From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week.
TikTok won’t add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says
The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.
Android users can now share tracker tag info with airlines to help locate lost luggage
More than 10 global airlines now accept Find Hub locations as part of their baggage recovery process.
Audible launches a cheaper ‘Standard’ subscription plan, challenging Spotify
The new plan is $6 cheaper than the platform’s existing “Premium” plan, which costs $14.95 per month.
Apple unveils M5 Pro and M5 Max chips with new ‘Fusion Architecture’
The chips are engineered around Apple’s new Fusion Architecture, an advanced design that merges two dies into a single, high-performance system on a chip (SoC).
Apple bakes in AI smarts into its new $599 iPhone 17e
The base model comes with 256 GB of storage, which Apple says is twice the entry storage from the previous generation at the same starting price.
ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users
OpenAI shared the new numbers as part of its announcement that it has raised $110 billion in private funding.
Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts
Similar to the streaming giant’s Music and Podcast Charts, the Audiobook Charts will be updated weekly and highlight the top audiobooks overall and by genre
Threads is testing a shortcut to quickly start DM conversations
Users who are part of the test can type “DM me” or “Message me” in a post or reply to automatically generate a hyperlink that invites others to start a private conversation with them.