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One of the most effective use cases to have emerged from modern AI models is their ability to understand the human voice better, which has led to more accurate dictation tools. One such Mac tool, Willow, is launching an iOS app to let users type with their voice across all apps. Similar to Wispr Flow, Willow’s keyboard transcribes your voice and also formats the message according to the context. The app, which supports over 100 languages, lets you define your own vocabulary terms or create different writing styles across app categories like work, messaging, email, and others. One key advantage…
Anno 117: Pax Romana is a city builder game where you manage your territory and build a large settlement on an empty island. It’s important to know which building is worth building, how to grow the economy, and how to handle diplomacy. Among the political decisions you can make in the game is within the campaign, where shortly after building Juliana, the Emperor will invite you for a visit. For this imperial invitation, you may wonder if you should take Sardines or just take yourself in Anno 117: Pax Romana. Should You Take Sardines Or Just Yourself In Anno 117…
Rivian’s joint venture with the Volkswagen Group isn’t just developing the underlying tech for upcoming Rivians, Audis and Porsches. The firm sees a future in selling its electrical architectures to other car companies. “We’re solving a problem not only for Rivian and VW, but we’re solving a problem for the larger automotive industry,” Wassym Bensaid, Rivian’s chief software officer and a co-head of the joint venture, told reporters on Wednesday. “And that could become basically an opportunity for a standard technology stack that others can use as well.” RV Tech’s leaders are focusing on the R2 and their first VW…
As generative AI content starts to fill our social apps, a project to bring back Vine’s six-second looping videos is launching with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s backing. On Thursday, a new app called diVine will give access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos, restored from an older backup that was created before Vine’s shutdown. The app won’t just exist as a walk down memory lane; it will also allow users to create profiles and upload their own new Vine videos. However, unlike on traditional social media, where AI content is often haphazardly labeled, diVine will flag suspected generative AI…
| Updated: Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 15:19 [IST] Google has begun rolling out the November Pixel Feature Drop, introducing a range of new features designed to enhance the user experience for Pixel device owners. Highlights include Remix in Google Messages, ‘Wicked: For Good’ theme packs, and AI-powered notification summaries.Enhance Your Photos with RemixThe new Remix feature in Google Messages allows you to edit and transform any photo right within your messages. This functionality is available to everyone, regardless of their phone type, and even works in group chats. Remix uses Nano Banana, Google’s Gemini image generation…
Microsoft Gaming’s CEO Phil Spencer has commented on Valve’s recently announced Steam Machine. While the Steam Machine could be seen as new competition for the Xbox brand, Phil Spencer only had positive things to say about the upcoming gaming machine. Looking to build off the success of the Steam Deck, Valve has unveiled what could offer stiff competition to Xbox and PlayStation hardware. While technically a PC, the Steam Machine will provide a console-style experience for gamers in a compact package. The system is an approximately 6-inch cube, which some think looks similar to Nintendo’s GameCube. Despite its relatively small…
When former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt, someone from the audience asked him if HBO’s hit satire “Silicon Valley” would be revived. Costolo, who was a writer for the show, essentially answered no (at timestamp 38:17). While the writers talk about that regularly, he said, they don’t pursue it because today’s actual Silicon Valley is so bizarre, it can’t be parodied. The latest case in point is a new company called Clad Labs that launched out of Y Combinator this week. Clad’s product is so outside-the-box that people thought it was an April Fools’ joke in November. …
Rivian and Volkswagen said their co-developed software and vehicle architecture is already heading for winter testing and validation. The two companies formed the joint venture just one year ago. More than 1,500 employees in the U.S., Canada, Sweden, Serbia and Germany are racing to bring the tech to future Rivian, Volkswagen and Scout EVs. The $5.8 billion joint venture between Rivian and the Volkswagen Group is off to a strong start, the companies said on Wednesday. The JV, called Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies (RV Tech), was formed last November to develop next-generation software and electrical architecture. The JV not…
Deepwatch, a cybersecurity firm that makes an AI-powered detection and response platform, laid off dozens of employees on Wednesday, citing AI as one of the reasons. John DiLullo, CEO at Deepwatch, told TechCrunch in an email that the company “is aligning our organization to accelerate our significant investments in AI and automation.” A current Deepwatch employee, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak with the press, told TechCrunch that the layoffs affected between 60 and 80 staffers, out of a workforce of around 250 employees. A post on Linkedin by a person who said…
| Updated: Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 16:25 [IST] iQOO is all set to launch the iQOO 15 in India on November 26. Recent pricing details of the upcoming flagship have surfaced online. Now, the company has officially announced pre-bookings for the iQOO 15 – here’s what you’ll get if you pre-order.iQOO 15 Pre-Booking Date and BenefitsThe company has confirmed that pre-bookings for the iQOO 15 will begin on November 20. Customers can secure a Priority Pass by paying a refundable amount of ₹1,000.It will help you unlock exclusive pre-booking benefits, which include a free pair of…