Bluesky integrates Germ DM, an E2E encrypted messaging app built on the AT Protocol, making it the first private messenger natively available in the Bluesky app
Here's something that you've never seen on Big Tech social platforms: The decentralized open social network Bluesky has integrated …
Google unveils WAXAL, a speech dataset under an open license for 21 African languages to drive inclusive tech development; African institutions own the dataset
A new 21-language dataset gives African institutions ownership and control in a field long dominated by Big Tech.
US-based AI startup Arcee releases Trinity Large, a 400B-parameter open-weight model that it says compares to Meta's Llama 4 Maverick 400B on some benchmarks
Many in the industry think the winners of the AI model market have already been decided: Big Tech will own it (Google, Meta …
Google DeepMind plans to open its first “automated science laboratory” in the UK in 2026, focused on using AI tools to develop new materials for chips and more
Big Tech group will work with Sir Keir Starmer's government to enhance AI use across public sector
Amazon's AGI team lead Rohit Prasad says Alexa will relaunch as an AI agent, as Amazon works to address the challenges that have dogged the system's AI overhaul
Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays as Big Tech group toils to overcome technical hurdles
Sources: some at Apple think it is over two years behind the leaders in generative AI; a closer look at changes in Apple's HR and hardware engineering groups
note that Apple and carriers are hyping AI a lot their ads—even though the phased rollout and execution are underwhelming. 🍎🧠 Neil Cybart / @neilcybart : So much noise out there regarding Apple Intell...
A look at Home Assistant, an open-source smart home platform with an estimated 1M users, as its creators announce a foundation to help reach the mainstream
Home Assistant's next era begins now - The Verge — https://www.theverge.com/... @TechDesk@flipboard.social : How do you solve the problem of growing a popular smart home platform committed to open-s...
Brave Search updates its image and video search to use Brave's own index rather than Bing's or Google's; some advanced search capabilities are still absent
but this comes at a significant cost to user privacy. We're happy to provide a 100% private and anonymous way for users to find visual content. https://brave.com/... Forums: Leo To / Beehaw : With our...
Q&A with Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker on the company's history, battling Microsoft, working with rivals, generative AI, WebKit, iOS, Chrome, Mastodon, and more
and cooperating — with Google, Apple, and the rest of Big Tech https://www.theverge.com/... @alexanderchopan : “the closed nature of mobile phones is absolutely worth looking at and being engaged in. ...
Predictions for 2023: Apple's AR/VR headset debut, Big Tech belt tightening, Netflix password crackdown, AI in more tech tools, less talk of crypto, and more
with an Apple headset debut 🔮AI goes from toy to tool with it coming to more software 🔮 iPhone RE (Regulators' Edition) https://www.wsj.com/... Christopher Mims / @mims : Tech That Will Change Your Li...