The long-running debate over how satellite spectrum would be allocated in India appeared to reach an important milestone on Tuesday: India announced it would allocate spectrum for satellite services through administrative means — essentially setting a price that is payable first-come, first-served — rather than auction. Jyotiraditya Scindia, India’s Communications …...Read More

Apple Tuesday unveiled a new version of the iPad mini updated for the era of Apple Intelligence. The new arrival is powered by the company’s A7 Pro chip, bringing compatibility with Apple Intelligence, the company’s new generative AI offering. The new arrival marks the first major update to the 8.3-inch …...Read More

Amplitude, a publicly-traded company that makes digital analytics software, has acquired Command AI, an app user engagement startup formerly known as CommandBar. Most of Command AI’s 30-person, San Francisco-based team will be joining Amplitude. Command AI’s co-founder and CEO James Evans wouldn’t reveal the terms of the deal, but said …...Read More

This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are ongoing. The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The …...Read More

YouTube on Tuesday added new features to its mobile, web, and TV apps, including granular controls for playback speeds, a redesigned mini-player, collaborative playlists and badges. Until now, users had controls to increase the playback speed in increments of 0.25x. With the latest release, YouTube will let users increase or …...Read More

Ruben Harris and Timur Meyster, the founders of the upskilling platform Career Karma, announced today the launch of the company OutRival, which offers a service that hosts and lets businesses build their own customer service agents to take on customer interactions. AI agent companies are hot right now, and AI …...Read More

Inversion Space has become the third company to receive a spacecraft reentry license from the Federal Aviation Administration, paving the way for the startup to launch and return its tech pathfinder mission for orbital delivery later this year. The three-year-old startup has ambitions of transforming space into a new “transportation …...Read More

Creating engaging videos isn’t only about the visuals. So much of the appeal of good video content is about the audio, but finding (or maybe even creating) the right audio effects can be a time-consuming process. At its annual Max conference, Adobe is showing off Project Super Sonic, an experimental …...Read More

After bringing generative AI to Search in 2023, Google is supercharging its Shopping tab with the technology. The company announced on Tuesday that it will use AI to help users shop for products based on exactly what they’re looking for. It also launched a new scrollable feed of personalized, shoppable …...Read More

Five-year-old AI customer service startup Neuron7 just closed an oversubscribed $44 million series B round led by Keith Block and his year-and-half-old venture firm, Smith Point Capital. Neuron7 sits in one of the most promising areas for AI technology: customer service. But unlike the hoards of ChatGPT customer chatbot startups, …...Read More