Author: admin
Keeping my house clean can feel like an impossible task with a litter-kicking-happy cat and a two-year-old on a mission to throw everything, whether it’s Cheerios or pizza, onto the floor. One of the things that has made it easier, though, is my Shark handheld vacuum. The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro Plus is one of our favorite handheld vacuums, and it’s made it easy to clean up messes from both my cat and tiny human without needing to lug my old vacuum out for every mess. If you want a mess-free home for less, check our Shark coupon code.Get 10%…
At a moment when AI-generated music is drawing lawsuits and protests from artists who say their work has been used without consent, ElevenLabs is tapping musicians willing to put their own work in front of the model.The AI audio company that previously launched a marketplace for AI-generated voices including Michael Caine’s and Maya Angelou’s announced The Eleven Album, a collaborative project that brings together Grammy winners, chart-topping artists and global producers to co-create original music using ElevenLabs’ AI Music model. The effort builds on the company’s licensing agreements with Merlin and Kobalt signed last year and is being positioned as…
Meta on Wednesday announced it’s expanding ads on Threads to all users globally. The expansion, which starts next week, will be gradual, the company says, noting it may take months for the full rollout to complete. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly praised the social app and X rival, which has now grown to over 400 million monthly active users, as the company’s next big hit. Shortly after the app’s debut, the exec told investors that Threads had a good chance of reaching 1 billion users in a few years’ time. The app has rapidly grown since its July 2023…
Days after Micron broke ground on a $100 billion chip factory in New York state, a coalition of environmentalists, labor unions, and civil rights groups are urging the US tech giant to sign a deal that would make a series of promises to be a good neighbor legally enforceable.Micron’s megafab to make memory chips is on track to become the biggest commercial development in state history and the largest chipmaking complex in the country. Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony in the city of Clay, near Syracuse, last Friday. The first chips could arrive in five years, though the entire site…
TikTok is debuting two new ad offerings designed to help movie studios and streaming platforms transform buzz on TikTok into real ticket sales and new subscribers by showing users the specific programs and films that would be most likely to interest them. The new Streaming Ads offering uses Smart+, TikTok’s 15-month-old suite of AI-powered tools for campaign automation, to show real clips from various shows to audiences on TikTok whose historical behavior indicates they are interested in entertainment content. The product is intended to help streamers convert more subscribers. Streaming Ads spotlight various titles from a given streaming service’s catalogue within a…
Adobe has been aggressively adding AI features to all its products in the last few years. The company is now adding more AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of files, create presentations, and a way for users to edit files using prompts. The company launched Adobe Spaces last year, which is a collection of files and notes that multiple users can access. Now, Adobe is allowing users to use the information stored in these files and notes to create a presentation using text prompts. For instance, if a user has financial details, product plans, and…
Other nice extras include solid battery life (rated to 330 shots, good for a full day of shooting in my testing), a joystick to control the autofocus point (something I sorely missed in the Zf), dual SD card slots, and weather resistance. That is, in short, a hell of a full-frame camera for under $2,000.CompetitionPhotograph: Scott GilbertsonBuying a camera isn’t just buying a camera, it’s buying into a system of lenses, a particular type of color science, and a potential upgrade path. All of these things together still make the Nikon Z5 the best deal out there. The Nikon lens…
Digital insurance company Lemonade is launching a product for users of Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, known as Full Self-Driving (Supervised), which the insurer promises will cut per-mile rates by “approximately 50%.” It’s one of the first products geared toward pricing insurance based on how software systems handle driving, and a sign that companies may look to create new lines of business as partial autonomy and true self-driving start to proliferate. Lemonade said on Wednesday that it is leveraging “vehicle telemetry data that was previously unavailable” thanks to a “technical collaboration with Tesla,” though the insurance company declined to offer…
Silicon Valley is already pouring tens of millions of dollars into the midterm elections taking place across the US in 2026, as the tech industry’s war over AI regulation moves decisively into American politics. Technology executives, investors, and companies tied to the AI boom are funding a new network of AI-focused super PACS, which is poised to make AI a major issue in this year’s state and federal elections races.The election spending marks a sharp escalation of the AI regulation debate that has divided Silicon Valley for years.In the absence of federal action, state lawmakers in New York, California, and…
Macy’s has selected adtech company Pentaleap to facilitate its deal with Amazon Retail Ad Service. ADWEEK exclusively revealed the Macy’s-Amazon tie-up in August, but Pentaleap’s involvement wasn’t yet public at the time.Macy’s is still using Criteo’s onsite adtech. By adding Pentaleap’s ad server and mediation layer, the retailer can connect to additional demand sources, like Amazon. That means advertisers already using Amazon Ads platform can bid on ad slots on Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s as well as Amazon’s own ecommerce site.“It’s the first time the new retail media [real-time bidding] is in action, and that’s what we use to bring Amazon…
Language learning marketplace Preply is now valued at $1.2 billion after raising a $150 million Series D round that marks a new chapter for the 14-year-old company, whose previous backers include Horizon Capital, Hoxton Ventures, Owl Ventures and Techstars Berlin. While Preply has been connecting language learners with tutors since 2013, it has now been EBITDA profitable for twelve months. Not coincidentally, it has also ramped up AI integration to support its 100,000 tutors and continue scaling. That’s a fine line — Duolingo faced backlash after declaring it would become an “AI-first company,” and tutors have been a key differentiator…
But this lock’s interior deadbolt manages to hold an impressive amount of technology. There’s a new dual-core chipset that has a ton of compatibility and unlocking options, including Matter and NFC tags, and the dual core means it can run Bluetooth and Matter on separate cores. It’s also compatible with Apple Home Key, along with Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings. It’s quick and responsive when I use the app to unlock it, though my go-to unlocking method is usually the optional Level Keypad ($79) (the lock otherwise does not come with a keypad), which connects to the lock…
Independent creative agency Alto is expanding to Europe with a new office in Amsterdam, as it aims to deepen relationships with global clients while tapping into senior creative talent across the continent. The European headquarters is open for business and supporting work for clients including Diageo and Meta Ray-Ban. It will be led by longtime collaborators Kirk Johnsen, who joins as partner and managing director, and Pierre Janneau-Houllier, Alto’s executive creative director and partner.The expansion reflects how the New York–based agency’s client roster has grown increasingly global. “Big companies don’t need big agencies; they just need smart ones with big…
As concern for AI’s impact on young people continues to mount, OpenAI has introduced an “age prediction” feature into ChatGPT that is designed to help identify minors and put sensible content constraints on their conversations. OpenAI has been heavily criticized in recent years for the impacts that ChatGPT can have on children. A number of teen suicides have been linked to the chatbot, and, like other AI vendors, OpenAI has also been criticized for allowing ChatGPT to discuss sexual topics with young users. Last April, the company was forced to address a bug that allowed its chatbot to generate erotica…
Good sleep is a priceless commodity, and a big factor is what you’re sleeping on, including your mattress and pillows. Purple is one of our favorites on that front, from the brand’s super supportive-yet-soft pillows to its cooling mattresses. All to say, there’s plenty of great bedding to shop at Purple, and right now you can get it at a serious discount. You can save up to 30% off of bedding, pillows, and more from Purple, from the PerfectStay Duvet Cover Set to the Purple Harmony Anywhere Travel Set, with these Purple promo codes and deals.Purple Promo Codes: Save on…
Days ahead of a scheduled trial, social media company Snap has settled a lawsuit accusing the platform of causing social media addiction, according to reports from multiple outlets. According to the New York Times, the settlement was announced Tuesday in the California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit against Snap was brought by a 19-year-old known in court documents as K.G.M., accusing the social media app of designing algorithms and features that caused addiction and mental health issues. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The lawsuit also names other platforms, including Meta, YouTube, and TikTok. No…