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OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
It's a tale as old as last week: OpenAI's new agent platform, called Dots, is full of cute little guys who can do your bidding. But unlike the ultra-approachabl...
Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to do
In a throwback to MySpace-style internet drama, Shivon Zilis announced that she and the father of four of her children, Elon Musk, had broken up on X. To do so,...
Rivian’s sales pop as the company’s big R2 bet starts to pay off
Rivian had high hopes for its more affordable R2 vehicle - and so far, those hopes appear to be paying off. The company released its third-quarter production an...
Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase
Beehiiv, a creator platform that has risen in popularity as an alternative to Substack, is increasing its prices - and many users aren't happy. In a post explai...
Nacon’s new PS5 controller can mix audio from your phone and console
Nacon announced what the company is claiming is the world's first officially licensed PlayStation 5 controller with a built-in screen for adjusting settings lik...
Dots get up in Muse’s business
OpenAI's answer to Muse arrived this week, and it looks a whole lot like Muse dressed up in a suit and tie. Dots is a business-first product - for now, at least...
Tesla will now let you drive off mid-charge if there’s an emergency
Tesla introduced a new feature to enable drivers to escape quickly while charging their vehicles in response to a mass shooting at a Supercharger location in Id...
Keurig’s new machine uses plastic-free compressed coffee pucks
Keurig's new single-serve coffee machine delivers the same convenience that helped popularize its appliances but without the use of recyclable pods made from pl...
Paramount’s Warner Bros. megamerger will just be called Skydance
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has announced that the company will just be called Skydance when it completes its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Dis...
Tesla’s recovery hits a speed bump
Tesla sold fewer vehicles in the third quarter than it did a year ago, when consumers rushed to cash in on expiring federal tax credits for electric vehicle pur...
Home Assistant says ‘Big tech ruined the cloud, so we’re out’
The open-source smart home platform Home Assistant is kicking the cloud to the curb - in name at least. "We are renaming Home Assistant Cloud to Home Assistant...
The Pocket Advance nearly perfects my favorite Nintendo handheld
Although I count the original Game Boy as one of my first tech obsessions, I still consider Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance to be my favorite console of all time th...