iOS Users Get Siri Alternative as Perplexity Rolls Out AI Voice Assistant
April 24, 2025 – AI-driven company Perplexity has unveiled a new AI voice assistant feature for its iOS app, promising an experience that rivals Apple’s native Siri. This third-party application aims to bridge the gap by enabling users to perform tasks via voice commands, spanning web browsing and multi-app interactions. In a demo video, Perplexity’s…
Apple’s iPhone Faces Dip in User Stickiness in U.S. Market as Samsung Achieves Record-High 76% Brand Loyalty
May 22 2025 – According to a blog post released yesterday (May 21) by market research firm CIRP, Apple’s iPhone continues to lead the U.S. smartphone market in terms of brand loyalty, though its position has softened over the years. The data indicates that iPhone user loyalty, which stood at a towering 94% in 2021,…
LG Unveils StanbyME 2: The Ultimate Portable TV with a Carry Strap
January 9, 2025 – At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), LG Electronics unveiled its latest innovation, the StanbyME 2 portable TV. Following the success of its predecessor, the original StanbyME, and its suitcase-style follow-up product, the new model promises significant upgrades and enhanced features. The most notable enhancement in the StanbyME 2 is the…
DoorDash & Waymo Team Up: Self-Driving Taxis Revolutionize Food Delivery in the U.S.
October 20, 2025 – DoorDash, the largest food delivery platform in the United States, has forged a strategic partnership with Google’s Waymo to integrate Waymo’s self-driving taxis into its delivery network. This collaboration will initially cover an expansive 816-kilometer area within the Phoenix metropolitan region of Arizona. Currently in the testing phase, the new feature…
Apple Offers Nearly $100 Million to Unblock iPhone 16 Sales in Indonesia
November 19, 2024 – According to Bloomberg, Apple has proposed to invest nearly $100 million in Indonesia within two years, aiming to lift the country’s ban on the sale of new iPhone models. This proposed investment marks a significant increase of almost ten times compared to previous offers. Informed sources revealed that following Apple’s willingness…
Uber’s U.S. Pilot: Pairing Female Passengers with Female Drivers for Safer Rides
July 24, 2025 – Yesterday (July 23), the well – known overseas ride – hailing platform Uber announced plans to launch a pilot program in the coming weeks. The trial will take place in three major U.S. cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit. The highlight of this initiative is that it will enable female…
Porsche’s 2026 Macan Electric: Unleashing Gaming Thrills with Phone-turned-Controllers
August 30, 2025 – Today, automotive media outlet CarScoops dropped a blog post revealing that Porsche has unveiled the 2026 Macan all – electric crossover. This new model comes packed with a slew of cutting – edge tech upgrades, ranging from an in – car gaming platform for group entertainment to an AI – boosted…
BMW Chairman Criticizes EU Tariffs on Chinese Electric Cars as ‘Dead End’
July 05, 2024 – BMW Chairman and CEO Oliver Zipse has criticized the European Union’s decision to impose a temporary tariff of up to 37.6% on Chinese-made electric vehicles from July 5th. According to Zipse, this measure will not only fail to enhance the competitiveness of the European automotive industry but may actually harm the…
Musk’s xAI Unveils Image Creation API at $0.07 per Image Cost
March 21, 2025 – Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has announced the integration of an image generation capability to its Application Programming Interface (API). Currently, this feature is exclusively powered by the “grok-2-image-1212” model, which can produce up to ten images based on a given prompt, processing a maximum of five requests per second….
Microsoft’s Xbox Teams Up with Inworld AI to Revolutionize NPC Interaction in Games
December 25, 2023 – Microsoft’s Xbox Gaming AI General Manager, Haiyan Zhang, has recently announced a partnership with the digital humans development company, Inworld AI. This collaboration is set to introduce a range of development tools that will allow game developers to create AI-based NPCs (Non-Player Characters). Currently, NPCs in games often rely on pre-scripted…