At an AI-focused press event today in New York, Google announced that it’s bringing its AI-powered wildfire detection system to the U.S. Canada, Mexico and parts of Australia. It’s one of several “AI for good” efforts the company detailed this morning, which also included Google’s efforts to expand flood forecasting to more regions around the…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Sony is launching its second-generation virtual reality headset for PlayStation on February 22, 2023 (exactly a year after its initial reveal, by the way). The PS VR2 will cost $549.99, which includes the headset and controllers, as well as stereo headphones. The PS VR2 headset will open for pre-orders exclusively through the PlayStation store on…
Paramount reported its earnings results for the third quarter this morning, citing growth in global streaming subscribers. The company’s flagship streaming service, Paramount+, saw a slight increase of 2.7 million subscribers in Q3, bringing the total to 46 million, up from 43.3 million in the second quarter when Paramount+ experienced a net add of 3.7…
There are countless big problems left to solve in the world automation, and robotic learning sits somewhere near the top. While it’s true that humans have gotten pretty good at programming systems for specific tasks, there’s a big, open-ended question of: and then what? New research demonstrated at Google’s AI event in New York City…
If you are raising money for an early-stage startup today, there’s reason to be hopeful when it comes to the price that you might be able to charge for shares in your company. The later-stage your startup is, however, the worse your chances are to raise funds at a price that you like. New data…
Caesar Sengupta has worked on, and oversaw, several category-defining projects in the past decade and a half. As a product lead at Google, he was in charge of ChromeOS, the company’s desktop operating system. He then headed the Android-maker’s Next Billion Users initiative that made products such as Google Pay in India to serve and…
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha and Alex interviewed one of their favorite reporters, Business Insider’s…
James Cameron’s Avatar has a legacy to uphold: the 2009 sci-fi film was a mega-hit. Now, the highly-anticipated sequel is set to hit theatres next month, with a trailer that has finally arrived. Avatar: The Way of Water follows the Sully family doing all they can to protect each other once again, chronicling events set…
The only people more dedicated to caffeine than regular coffee lovers are the espresso-obsessed. If you’re not one yourself, you definitely know one. People who drink espresso know that it’s all about quality, which means if you’re not getting your tiny cup of life from your local barista, you best do your research and invest…
Nothing like meeting your partner’s family for the first time at Christmas without them. That’s the set-up for Prime Video holiday comedy Your Christmas Or Mine? directed by Catastrophe and Trying‘s Jim O’Hanlon, in which couple Hayley (newcomer Cora Kirk) and James (Sex Education‘s Asa Butterfield) accidentally travel to each other’s family houses at Christmas…