Powered by electric vehicle growth, China overtakes Japan as biggest auto exporter
One might start noticing more Chinese cars in Western markets in recent times. In the first half of the year, China exported 2.34 million vehicles,...
Islanders VR Edition Brings Chilled City Building To Quest, SteamVR
A new relaxing city builder is coming to Quest and SteamVR soon with Islands VR Edition. The original flatscreen version of Islanders released in 2019...
OpenAI deploys web crawler in preparation for GPT-5
OpenAI has introduced a web crawling tool named “GPTBot,” aimed at bolstering the capabilities of future GPT models. The company says the data amassed through...
Europe confirms in-depth probe for Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition
The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that it’s opening an in-depth investigation into Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design software rival Figma. The...
Paramount+ tops 61 million subscribers after Showtime merger
Paramount said that it added 700,000 subscribers to Paramount+ in Q2 2023 after the company launched a subscription tier with Showtime integration in June. This...
SoftBank posts loss, with a cumulative loss of $6.3B in its Vision Fund business
As SoftBank prepares to dive deeper into AI investments, the group posted an unexpected consecutive quarterly overall loss, as well as a continued loss in...
Seoul-based proptech Dongnae acquires co-living platform Dears
Proptech startup Dongnae said Tuesday it plans to acquire Stevens, a South Korean company that operates co-living business Dears. The two companies did not disclose the...
Apple Music adds a new algorithmic station to let users discover new music
Apple Music has added a new algorithmic radio station to the app called ‘Discovery Station’ in a way to compete with Spotify’s personalized lists. Apple’s...
PayPal debuts dollar-backed stablecoin PYUSD
The stablecoin space is getting a new player in the form of fintech major PayPal, which has now introduced its very own stablecoin: PayPalUSD (PYUSD)....
China’s draft measures demand ‘individual consent’ for facial recognition use
The pervasive use of facial recognition technology across all facets of life in China has elicited both praise for its convenience and backlash around privacy...