OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show
TBPN, Silicon Valley’s cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it’s overseen by chief political operative Chris Lehane.
Flipboard’s new ‘social websites’ help publishers and creators tap into the open social web
Flipboard’s social websites consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs, and RSS feeds into a single, shared destination.
ElevenLabs releases a new AI-powered music-generation app
ElevenMusic lets users create and remix songs using text prompts. The new app suggests ElevenLabs wants to be more than just a voice model company.
NASA astronauts prove that sending an email really is rocket science
NASA Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman faced the most earthly possible conflict while in outer space: his Outlook wasn’t working.
Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models
MAI released models that can transcribe voice into text as well as generate audio and images after the group’s formation six months ago.
Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver’s licenses and passports to the open web
An exposed Amazon-hosted server allowed anyone to access reams of customer data without needing a password.
Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app
Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app.
ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases
The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is necessary to counter terrorists’ “thriving exploitation of encrypted communications platforms.”
Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue
Realta Fusion is buying magnets from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, providing a revenue stop gap.
United’s mobile app now shows TSA wait times at select airports
The TSA wait times feature is one of many new additions to the United app, including automatic rebooking assistance and real-time time weather radar maps.