According to Leiphone, Shenzhen and Los Angeles have become front-runners in the global robotaxi city race, with Apollo Go ranking first and expanding to Hong Kong and London.
Rippling unveiled AI Spend Console to help companies track and contain AI spending, after its own AI token costs ballooned to 40% of R&D headcount budget. The tool maps employee usage and routes prompts to cost-effective models.
Jill Lepore's new book warns that Silicon Valley, misreading sci-fi, is building an 'artificial state' that undermines democracy.
Ditto, an AI dating app for college students, has 150,000 signups and swaps swiping for weekly in-person dates, per TechCrunch.
Former Spotify employees raised $10M for Malachyte, bringing their recommendation AI to e-commerce with real-time intent-aware shopping.
Google announced new agentic features for Maps' Ask Maps, including food ordering, hotel booking, event tickets, and personalized responses using Gmail and Calendar.
Mistral secured data-center partners, CoreWeave said older Nvidia chips remain valuable; Cerebras shares fell despite strong revenue.
Financial advisors now recommend that retirees hold 40% to 80% in equities to counter inflation and longevity risk, challenging the old conservative approach. Tailored allocation and regular reviews are key.
VettaFi's Todd Rosenbluth says collateralized loan obligation ETFs could be the next big push in the industry as investors await Fed clarity and seek yield without long-term maturity risk.
The $500bn beauty industry faces sustainability challenges, but inconsistent efforts and missing standards fuel greenwashing and consumer confusion, experts say.
A German team says a live but weakened nasal Covid-19 vaccine blocked infection in hamsters' upper airways, achieving sterilizing immunity. The study suggests promise, but human trials remain.
A PC builder recounts how Dropbox saved his work twice when SSDs failed, calling it essential digital insurance.
A The Verge report examines how AI detectors, despite dubious accuracy, are widely used and causing distrust and harm.
Tom Vek's smaller, cheaper Sleevenote music player is here, with limited Day One Editions for $349.
The Verge’s Installer newsletter features the return of Ted Lasso Season 4 and recommendations for new gadgets, including Peak Design’s City Backpack, Bose QuietComfort headphones, and Notability for Android.
Meetily is a free, open-source meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes calls locally on Windows and macOS, protecting privacy and avoiding subscription fees.
TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper hybrid tablet reviewed: matte LCD aids note-taking and video, but writing feel falls short.
Redmi launched its K100 Pro phones, while reviewers tested the MSI Claw EX, Insta360 X6, Dell XPS 13, and more.
Wired reviews Xteink X4 Pro, a tiny e-reader that snaps onto your phone. It has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, new design, but no built-in bookstore, requiring users to bring their own books.
据美国科技媒体报道，安全研究员Cory Solowevicz因注册noreply.us和noreply.net域名，意外收到大量企业误发的敏感邮件，他已在Defcon大会公开此事。
Wired tested 22 red-light therapy devices; Hairmax LaserBand and CurrentBody helmet showed visible hair regrowth, while Shark CryoGlow mask improved skin.
WhatsApp has begun rolling out group chat updates, including an @all mention, new poll controls, and easier creation of sub-group chats, as announced in an August 4 release.
A new study of lake mud from East Africa suggests the Toba supereruption 74,000 years ago caused only about half a degree of cooling for under two years, challenging the idea that it nearly wiped out humanity.
German scientists have identified how snails engineer their slime: collagen and calcium work in tandem to tune its mechanical properties, according to a new paper in Science.