During Tuesday’s iPhone 15 launch event, Apple focused on games. While mobile devs talked about the improved hardware and software, we also learned that some recent top-tier console games, including Resident Evil 4 remake, Resident Evil Village, and Death Stranding, are coming to the iPhone. The iPhone’s distinction from dedicated …
Read More »Salesforce launches Einstein Copilot Studio for AI customization
Salesforce introduced Einstein Copilot Studio at Dreamforce in San Francisco today to customize Salesforce’s base Einstein GPT and Copilot offerings. Clara Shih, Salesforce AI CEO, says Einstein Copilot Studio has prompt, skills, and model builders. Shih told , “The first piece is the prompt builder, and this is for customers …
Read More »Bluesky reaches 1 million users
One of the most popular post-Twitter apps reached a milestone on Tuesday. Bluesky strategy and operations manager Rose Wang posted a screenshot on X, formerly Twitter. The X competitor famously only allowed app access through a waitlist and user invitations, keeping the platform’s population small as it scaled. https://x.com/iamrosewang/status/1701735196679356887?s=20 Bluesky …
Read More »Telegram launches a global self-custodial crypto wallet, excluding the US
Telegram, with 800 million monthly users, is launching a self-custodial crypto wallet. The move will solidify its presence in the vibrant crypto community that has grown from its chat platform and may attract more people to crypto. Telegram and TON Foundation announced TON Space, a self-custodial wallet, on Wednesday at …
Read More »The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max up close
We braved the press scrum to show you the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. USB-C is the big news across the line. Since Apple introduced the Lightning port exactly 11 years ago, a refresh was overdue. Add to that recent EU legislation to universalize USB-C and the fact that …
Read More »The iPhone 15’s smart camera makes it a refined flagship
I got to try the iPhone 15 at Apple’s fall event today. It didn’t have the iPhone 15 Pro’s titanium, but it did get softer, more rounded edges and the Dynamic Island for the first time. The iPhone 15 looks great. Apple explained its material science magic in the new …
Read More »E-bike subscription Dance has 10,000 subscribers
Dance, a German startup that rents electric bikes and mopeds, has two interesting developments. First, the company added a few investors to its €12 million funding round. Second, Dance has 10,000 paying members. Dance says little about funding. The company isn’t disclosing the second tranche’s amount, which usually means it’s …
Read More »TikTok Shop launches in America
After months of testing, TikTok Shop launched in the U.S., where it has over 150 million users. The rollout includes a dedicated shop tab on the home screen, live video shopping, shoppable ads, and creator affiliate programs. TikTok began testing its U.S. e-commerce initiative last November. Over the last few …
Read More »AuthMind secures identity seed funding. SecOps platform
AuthMind, a Maryland startup that protects businesses from identity-related cyberattacks, raised $8.5 million in a seed round led by Ballistic Ventures and IBM Ventures. CEO Shlomi Yanai and CTO Ankur Panchbudhe founded the company. They founded and sold several security startups before launching AuthMind in 2020. AuthMind is their attempt …
Read More »Daylist, Spotify’s latest personalized playlist, changes with you
Spotify’s daylist, a mood-changing playlist, is its latest personalized playlist. The new playlist will live alongside Discovery Weekly, On Repeat, your genre mixes, and other personalized playlists, offering a constantly refreshed playlist for “every version of you,” the company says. Using your Spotify app history, the playlist will update multiple …
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