David Heaney / UploadVR: Meta is testing turning images on some Instagram feeds into 3D photos on the Instagram app for Quest, as well as a new Horizon OS interface called Navigator — Meta is rolling out the Horizon OS interface overhaul to some Quest owners on the PTC, and will bring it to everyone […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday announced that it would begin sharing Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) data with financial institutions, including banks, NBFCs and UPI service providers. This metric classifies mobile numbers based on three risk levels connected with financial fraud, and it is based on an analytical tool developed by the Digital
M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: io’s device could be Ive’s antidote to the smartphone obsession but it faces challenges, including overcoming people’s reluctance to buy “yet another device” — Jony Ive’s antidote to the smartphone obsession he helped usher in… Yesterday, upon reading all the coverage … Source link
Mistral released a new coding-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday. Dubbed Devstral, it is an open-source coding agent that can perform software development tasks. The Paris-based AI firm says that, unlike other open software engineering (SWE) agents, this model can solve real-world software engineering problems and write contextualised code in a codebase. The company
Ben Glickman / Wall Street Journal: Running app Strava raised new funding at a $2.2B valuation including debt, up from $1.5B after raising $110M in November 2020, and nears $500M in ARR — Strava, whose valuation includes debt, says it acquired cycling app The Breakaway — Strava, the popular running and exercise app … Source
Microsoft is reportedly planning to adopt Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) to let multiple artificial intelligence (AI) agents work together. As per the report, the Redmond-based tech giant said that it is focusing on multi-agent workflows and improved memory capability of its agents. The protocol standardises a way for AI chatbots to connect with external
Brian Spegele / Wall Street Journal: China is catching up with the US in AI, robotics, and other sectors, driven by an R&D spending rise, hitting $500B in 2024, up 3x since Xi took office in 2012 — Beijing is racing ahead in advanced technology, including in robots, satellites and AI—and in some cases is
Google I/O 2025 is set to kick off on Tuesday, and the company is expected to announce several new features at its annual developer conference. Technology enthusiasts and developers can look forward to learning about new features coming with the Android 16 update later this year, as well as new features powered by artificial intelligence
Andre Romani / Reuters: Marcos Galperin, founder and CEO of Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre, will step down in late 2025 and be replaced by commerce head Ariel Szarfsztejn — Marcos Galperin, who founded e-commerce giant MercadoLibre (MELI.O) and built it into Latin America’s most valuable listed company … Source link
Microsoft hosts its annual software developer conference in Seattle on Monday, drawing thousands of coders looking to turn the past years of investments into artificial intelligence into profitable products and services for consumers and businesses. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant, which is an investor and deep strategic partner with ChatGPT creator OpenAI, and has already
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