Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky. Bruno de Carvalho/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Alex Mashinksy pulled out $10 million worth of crypto from Celsius weeks before the lender froze withdrawals, the Financial Times reported. The Celsius founder withdrew the month in May as the crypto market was crashing. The company filed for bankruptcy in July, and Mashinsky…
The University of Illinois (UIUC) has partnered with Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft and nonprofits on the Speech Accessibility Project. The aim is to improve voice recognition for communities with disabilities and diverse speech patterns often not considered by AI algorithms. That includes people with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and…
Wisk Aero has unveiled its 6th-generation semi-autonomous air taxi, calling it the “first-ever candidate for type certification by the FAA of an autonomous eVTOL.” The design looks like a substantially updated version of the “Cora” air taxi we first saw fly and hover in New Zealand back in 2018. However, the company didn’t show any…
Yahoo has launched its latest Mail app with a number of updates designed to help users track receipts, shipments, gift cards and “free trial” subscriptions that need to be cancelled by a certain date. A new design also aims to make navigation easier, with “top-of-inbox” contextual filters, one-tap unsubscribe, attachment organization and more. If you’re…
Google’s fall hardware event promises to be special this year. It not only marks the official debut of the Pixel 7, it will launch the company’s first self-branded smartwatch — the Pixel Watch. But what will those devices bring to the table, exactly? And will there be any surprises beyond that? We’re here to let…
You might soon need YouTube Premium for more than ditching ads, background playback and trying new features. As MacRumorsnotes, users on Reddit and Twitter have noticed that YouTube is asking some viewers to upgrade to Premium to watch videos in 4K resolution. It’s not clear which countries, devices or videos are affected, but this won’t…
We now know that Google is shutting its Stadia cloud gaming service on 18 January 2023, which many claim to have seen coming for a while. However, up until last year, there were huge plans that could have changed its fortunes. For starters, it’s been revealed that Google was working closely with Hideo Kojima on…
Google is expected to fully reveal the Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 7 during an event on 6 October, though having teased the devices already, coupled with the plethora of leaks, there isn’t much we don’t already know. Of course, the event will confirm whether the rumours are accurate or not but until then, we…
Merger talks between UK mobile operators Three and Vodafone have reportedly “accelerated” in recent times. The two networks are said to be back at the negotiating table after initial talks over a joint venture seemed to have stalled over the summer. In May, it was claimed that Vodafone and CK Hutchinson’s Three UK discussed plans…
Last week, Google announced it will shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia in January. While Google confirmed it will refund all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, as well as all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store, users have been left concerned about their in-game data. Thankfully, developers…