Published on: 2025-07-14 21:00:00
Three years ago, I wrote about the Amazonification of Uber, an evolution of the transportation company into a closed business loop that feeds customers back into other Uber channels. At the time, the focus was on how Uber creates customer stickiness by, for example, actively cross-selling food delivery customers into grocery, and grocery into alcohol, and then alcohol back into mobility. Today, Uber appears to be moving beyond its focus on transportation and working to become a convenient super
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-14 21:00:00
Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities – one solution to a world that feels, for most people, more expensive everyday. Starting Wednesday, riders in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco will be able to save 50% off the price of an UberX trip by booking with Uber’s new “Route Share” feature. The company announced Route Share and other new featur
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TikTok announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its suite of accessibility tools by rolling out AI-generated ALT text for photos, a high-contrast mode, and support for device-level bold text preferences. TikTok introduced support for ALT text for photos a few weeks ago, allowing creators to provide descriptive text for photos to help users with screen readers understand the visual content through spoken descriptions. Now, the company is testing AI-generated ALT text to automatically describe
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Google’s AI R&D lab DeepMind says it has developed a new AI system to tackle problems with “machine-gradable” solutions. In experiments, the system, called AlphaEvolve, could help optimize some of the infrastructure Google uses to train its AI models, DeepMind said. The company says it’s building a user interface for interacting with AlphaEvolve, and plans to launch an early access program for selected academics ahead of a possible broader rollout. Most AI models hallucinate. Owing to their pr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-14 21:13:23
In Brief OpenAI is reportedly considering building data centers in the United Arab Emirates to greatly expand its Middle East footprint. A deal could be announced as soon as this week, according to Bloomberg. As Bloomberg notes, OpenAI has a long relationship with the UAE. In 2023, the company partnered with Abu Dhabi’s AI firm G42, which last year received a $1.5 billion investment from OpenAI backer Microsoft. Meanwhile, an investment vehicle overseen by an Emirati royal family member, MGX,
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In Brief U.S. lawmakers introduced Wednesday the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act in a bid to revise the FAA’s 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil. The bipartisan legislation – introduced by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Aviation Subcommittee Chair Troy Nehls (R-TX), and Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) – would allow supersonic travel, provided no audible sonic boom reaches the ground. Dubbed the “Boom” bill, the move comes as Colorado-based Boom Supersonic makes progress in de
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Pinterest has now publicly apologized for the wave of moderation issues that have swept across the social network over the past few weeks, leading to account bans and Pin removals that users said were unwarranted. In posts published to social media Tuesday, the company took responsibility for the issue, saying that an “internal error” led to some users’ accounts mistakenly being deactivated. The company didn’t share more details about what caused the error, though many have wondered if the bans
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A Chinese crypto service called Xinbi Guarantee, an online marketplace for laundering money, for-hire harassment, hacking rings, and sex trafficking, was hiding in plain sight in Colorado — until crypto-tracking group Elliptic caught wind of the operation. According to the firm's latest report, Xinbi's business was mostly conducted through the freewheeling messaging site Telegram, where criminal operatives based mostly in Southeast Asia sold illicit services and orchestrated movements of stolen
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Mobile game publisher Brightika announced that it’s planning to move into PC and console gaming, planning to invest $3 million in new titles. According to the company, it plans to support indie titles with a specific model that includes marketing and operations as well as “selective product support.” It plans to deploy the funding over the next 12-24 months. Brightika’s funding will go towards marketing, user acquisition, localization and community support, with other product support including
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AI company Schemata has come out of stealth and announced $5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its training platform. The company’s 3D reality capture, spatial AI, and contextual information can help the defense and enterprise sectors more rapidly and cost-effectively create photorealistic and interactive training programs. The new platform is already being piloted by the Department of Defense. Schemata’s technology converts 2D images into photorealistic 3D environments
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Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a revised media player layout for Android Auto that moves the Play/Pause button. The Play/Pause button now has a larger background area and swaps placement with the Previous button. These changes affect multiple apps but are only visible on the home screen card UI, not full app views. Google recently showed off Gemini for Android Auto, giving us a glimpse of the platform’s much-anticipated upgrade. Beyond this, we know Google is also wo
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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Step into LG Display’s SID Display Week 2025 booth and you’re stepping into the future of screens. The company’s showcase, themed “Shaping the Future,” is easily one of the most expansive and ambitious at this year’s expo. From jaw-dropping 4,000-nit OLED TVs and ultra-immersive gaming displays to the world’s first blue phosphorescent OLED and shape-shifting in-car screens, LG Display is putting on a tech flex across every category it touches. We toured LG D
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new split-screen mode for Android 16 that aims to improve multitasking on phone displays by using a 90:10 ratio. This allows one app to dominate the screen while the other remains accessible in a smaller portion, and tapping the smaller app swaps their sizes. Inspired by OnePlus’s Open Canvas, this feature could significantly enhance Android’s multitasking capabilities when it launches. Multitasking on most Android phones is cha
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There’s a bit of a tech fad at present which might perhaps be better described as an anti-tech fad, epitomized by products like the Light Phone III and Minimal Phone. The idea is that a less-capable, less-compelling smartphone will let us do the essentials without getting addicted to our device. But while I love the concept and aesthetics, most of those who’ve tried them quickly found they spent hundreds of dollars on something that’s more frustrating than calming … Even Apple acknowledged bac
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You can’t make this stuff up. Max, the streaming service that’s had a rich and confusing history of rebrands, is now making yet another change. Max is being renamed back to ‘HBO Max’ once again. HBO Max is the new, old name for streaming service Warner Bros. Discovery announced today that the ‘Max’ name for its streaming service is going away. What new and improved name will replace it? The same name that it replaced two years ago. Starting this summer, Max will be rebranded back to ‘HBO Max
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We already know that Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto are working away on the sequel to the absurdly successful T he Super Mario Bros. Movie . Now we might also know its title, even if we aren’t supposed to. According to The Verge , NBCUniversal (parent company of Illumination via Universal Pictures) name-dropped the upcoming movie in a press release regarding its 2025 and 2026 content slate, before swiftly removing it. Super Mario World was reportedly included in a section that listed a numbe
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 01:45:26
Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . It might surprise you, but Memorial Day can be a great time to shop for tech. In years past, we've seen solid Memorial Day sales on all manner of gadgets including many of our favorite tablets, headphones, charging accessories, robot vacuums and more. That's on top of all the seasonal
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There's about to be a new online movie rental site in town. Letterboxd is introducing a transactional video-on-demand service for its users, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The social media platform for movie lovers announced the news during the Cannes Film Festival. The Letterboxd Video Store will have curated rental categories such as up-and-coming filmmakers, under-appreciated movies and more on demand. There will also be areas that highlight the movies premiering at different film fest
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 01:02:12
The Keep Aware threat research team recently observed a phishing incident that involved leveraging legitimate infrastructure, precision email validation, and evasive delivery techniques. This attack illustrates the abuse of trusted domains, the practice of server-side phishing email validation, and the critical need for browser-based, zero-day phishing protection. What Happened? In a live environment, the Keep Aware’s browser security solution was configured in silent mode to capture all user
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 01:39:20
A cybersecurity incident on Nucor Corporation's systems, the largest steel producer in the U.S., forced the company to take offline parts of its networks and implement containment measures. The incident caused the company to temporarily suspend production at multiple locations, although the full impact on Nucor’s business remains unclear. Nucor is a major steel producer in the U.S. and scrap recycler in the North America. It is a primary supplier of reinforcing bar that is used extensively in
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Microsoft has fixed a known issue preventing Linux from booting on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled after installing the August 2024 Windows security updates. The list of affected systems includes those running client (Windows 10 and Windows 11) and server (Windows Server 2012 and later) OS versions. This issue is triggered by a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) update that blocks UEFI shim bootloaders vulnerable to exploits targeting the CVE-2022-2601 GRUB2 Secure Boot bypass.
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You may worry about your online security but dread adding another subscription to your monthly budget with a virtual private network (VPN). Sure, there are free VPNs, but they often come with speed and bandwidth limitations. In other cases, free VPN services might be unrestricted, but asking how these VPN vendors make enough money to run their server networks -- such as through user data mining -- leads you to murky, vague answers and a question mark over how secure and private these services a
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ZDNET's key takeaways The LG C5 OLED boosts dazzling brightness and color. It features an ultra-slim body, with material choices that evoke premium. It's priced relatively high for the nominal upgrades over last year's model. View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices I would argue that the most crucial aspect of any television set is its picture quality. Never mind its smart capabilities, brand prestige, or super-high refresh rate. For human beings, at first glance anyway, t
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ZDNET's key takeaways The Shokz OpenDots One are the company's first clip-on earbuds, available in Black and Grey for $199. They sport a comfortable, nondescript design with Shokz's industry-leading bone conduction audio technology. However, the earbuds' touch controls are unreliable and awkward to use. View now at Shokz I used to not be a Shokz believer; the company's headphones seemed best suited for running or swimming, neither of which I do enough to spend $200 on activity-specific headph
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Petri Oeschger/Getty Images With LastPass's browser extension for password management already well-positioned to observe -- and even restrict -- employee web usage, the security company has announced that it's diversifying into SaaS monitoring for small to midsize enterprises (SMEs). SaaS monitoring is part of a larger technology category known as SaaS Identity and Access Management, or SaaS IAM. As more employees are drawn to AI to improve productivity, the company is pitching an affordable
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ZDNET Here we go again. A zombie news story that should have been laid to rest last January has risen from the grave and is walking among us again. The original story In case you missed the original story, here's a recap: Last January, dozens of tech-focused news sites reported that the free upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 was "for a limited time only." In a quote from the same source, they warned that Microsoft had decreed you would need to upgrade to Windows 11 to continue using Micro
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Kerry Wan/ZDNET If today's news is any hint of things to come, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2025 should be packed with notable announcements. In advance of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 16 and three weeks ahead of WWDC 2025, Apple is previewing more than a dozen accessibility features across its product line that will be available in iOS 19. And these are significant upgrades, from a Magnifier for the Mac to Accessibility Nutrition Labels in the App Store. Magnifier for
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Milamai/Getty Images Google is rolling out some changes that should make your phone less attractive to thieves. Several years ago, Android introduced Factory Reset Protection, a security feature that prevents an unauthorized person from accessing your phone by requiring a Google login or PIN after a factory reset. If someone fails these logins, they can't complete setup (meaning they then can't sell your phone). Also: Your Android phone is getting a huge security upgrade for free - what's new
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'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or
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David Gewirtz / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Last week, OpenAI quietly dropped a programming bombshell post on X/Twitter. It turns out you can now connect GitHub repos to Deep Research in ChatGPT. What makes this particularly interesting is that you can put ChatGPT Deep Research to work scanning that repo for all sorts of yummy nuggets of information. GitHub is an online resource owned by Microsoft that holds an enormous number of programming projects, both open source and proprietary. It's us
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