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Palmer Luckey breeds genetically enhanced war dogs
Palmer Luckey's startup Warhound aims to produce genetically enhanced working dogs for military use. It has raised $200 million from investors like Sequoia Capital, reaching a $1.2 billion valuation.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - Artificial intelligence · New AI models · Software & updates
Canva unveils its own image AI model Craft
Canva has released Craft, its first in-house image generation model. The move expands the design platform's own AI capabilities.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies
Kindle Unlimited rebrands as Kindle Plus with AI audiobooks
Amazon has renamed Kindle Unlimited to Kindle Plus, keeping the same price and borrow limit while adding thousands of audiobooks including AI-generated narration. The expanded audio catalog is currently only available to US subscribers.
Full story at Android Central ↗ - Cloud & data centers · Data & databases · Artificial intelligence
OpenAI details scaling storage for ChatGPT's growth
OpenAI explains how it scaled its Habitat storage system using Azure Cosmos DB to serve over a billion ChatGPT users. The company says the changes deliver 12 times faster reads.
Full story at openai.com ↗ - Smartphones & apps · Chips & hardware
iPhone Duo screen cracks shortly after launch
An iPhone Duo reportedly developed a screen crack just hours after purchase, prompting online skepticism about the claim's authenticity. Apple's phone support offered one fix, while an Apple Store reportedly gave a better solution.
Full story at PhoneArena ↗ - Artificial intelligence · Chips & hardware
GM unveils new EV platform with 20% more range
At its GM Forward event, General Motors revealed its fourth-generation EV platform, which it says boosts range by 20 percent. The company also announced AI officially coming to OnStar and progress toward autonomous driving.
Full story at MobileSyrup ↗ - Smartphones & apps
Huawei adds Pura 90 Plus to its lineup
Huawei has opened pre-orders for the Pura 90 Plus in China and released its first official teaser. The device joins the Pura 90 series, which already includes the Pura 90, Pro and Pro Max models.
Full story at ProPakistani ↗ - Operating systems · Smartphones & apps
iOS 27.1 launches only for iPhone Duo
Apple released the final iOS 27.1 build, but it is currently exclusive to the new foldable iPhone Duo. Other iPhones are already moving to the iOS 27.2 beta instead.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - Networking
T-Mobile warns on 5G band sharing with SpaceX
T-Mobile told the FCC that opening the 2.5 GHz band to companies like SpaceX could slow down 5G speeds for its customers. The carrier is pushing back against expanded spectrum access for satellite firms.
Full story at PhoneArena ↗ - Chips & hardware · Cloud & data centers
New Nvidia driver speeds up game launches
Nvidia released GPU driver 621.01, which uses Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery tech to speed up game loading. The feature offloads heavy shader processing to the cloud, reducing CPU strain.
Full story at MobileSyrup ↗
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