Welcome back to week in Review! We have a lot of stories for you this week, including a new AI-driven browser from ARC; Not one but two hacks; Gemini -e -Mailsguartingen; And much more. Have a nice weekend!
Watch out, Google: AI-driven search engine pertlexity that Pertlexity Labs has released, which gives pro subscribers a tool that can make reports, spreadsheets, dashboards and more. PerTlexity Labs can conduct research and analysis using tools such as web search trips, code version and making cards and images to make reports and visualizations. Everything in about 10 minutes. We have not had the chance to test it and knowing the shortcomings of AI, I am sure that not everything will come out flawlessly. But it certainly sounds great.
Luckey’s happiness: The feud between Oculus founder Palmer Luckey and Mark Zuckerberg seems to be over: the couple announced a collaboration between Facebook and Luckey’s company Anduril to build Extended Reality (XR) devices for the US Army. The product family they build is called Eagleeye, which will be an ecosystem of devices.
Not great: We do not know definitively whether AI is starting to take over the roles that were previously performed by people. But a recent study by the World Economic Forum has shown that 40% of employers are planning to reduce staff where AI can automate tasks. That cannot be good.
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Everyone makes a browser: The browser company said this week that it is considering selling or opening its browser, ARC browser to concentrate on a new AI-driven browser called Dia. And it’s not the only one! Opera also said it is building a new one AI-oriented browserAnd confusing teased his browser, comet, a few months ago.
Finally: iPad users, look forward to! You can now talk to the new iPad-specific version of WhatsApp with all your international friends. Meta says that users will be able to take advantage of iPados multitasking functions, such as Stage Manager, Split View and Slide.
Oh, great: Lexisnexis Risk Solutions, a data broker who uses personal information to help companies see risks and fraud, reported a infringement of security by more than 364,000 people. A spokesperson for Lexisnexis told us that an unknown hacker had access to the Github account of the company, and the stolen data include names, birth dates, telephone numbers, post and e -mail addresses, social security numbers and driving certificates.
And another: Allegedly, Hackers had access to the personal phone of Staff Chef of the White House Susie Wiles, obtaining contact details that is used to present and contact other high -ranking officials. It seems that AI was used to occur as her voice.
Can it cook my meals? Gmail users no longer have to tap an option to summarize an e -mail with AI. The AI will now automatically summarize the content when needed, without the need for user interaction. That means you have to unsubscribe if you don’t want Gemini to summarize your things.
Billion with a B: General Catalyst has invested $ 1 billion in Grammarly, the 16-year-old startup of writing assistant. Grammatical will use the new funds for its sales and marketing efforts and free up existing capital to do strategic acquisitions.
In the heights: Tinder tests a new function with which people can add a “height test” in their search for love. This is not a hard filter, says Tinder, because it will not block or exclude profiles, but informs recommendations instead.
One more thing
10 years in the making: Carma Technology, founded in 2007 by SOSV Ventures founder Sean O’Sullivan, brought a lawsuit against Uber earlier this year, claiming that the company infringed on five of its patents. The lawsuit is fairly new, but the allegations go back almost ten years.
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