Perplexity’s Comet AI browser is now available on Android, bringing smart summarization and ad blocking to mobile. The launch represents a direct challenge to Google’s Chrome browser on its home turf. But breaking Google’s default advantage won’t be easy.
Foxconn continues hiring far more temporary workers than Chinese law allows for iPhone production, with over 50% being temps despite a 10% legal limit. The company’s Zhengzhou workforce has halved since 2017 as Apple shifts 20% of iPhone assembly to India to avoid tariffs.
Scientists watched Earth’s protective plasma shield collapse during the May 2024 superstorm. The plasmasphere shrank to just 9,600 km altitude and took over four days to recover, far longer than expected. This unprecedented data reveals why space weather disruptions last so long.
YouTube is testing direct messaging for video sharing in its mobile app, currently available to users over 18 in Poland and Ireland. The feature lets users privately share videos and chat about them, with the same moderation policies as public content. This marks YouTube’s second attempt at direct m
The PR industry is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades thanks to AI. Agencies are building custom tools, tracking GEO metrics, and rethinking everything from press releases to Substack pitches.
The MANTIS satellite mission has wrapped up after two years of delivering high-resolution Earth imagery for energy, mining, and environmental sectors. What made it unique was combining advanced optics with onboard AI processing in a compact 12U form factor. The mission successfully deorbited without
TP-Link has filed a lawsuit against rival Netgear, alleging the company and its CEO spread false information portraying TP-Link as a national security risk. The complaint claims Netgear violated a settlement agreement that cost TP-Link $135 million earlier this year. Both companies are major players
Private equity firms have snapped up struggling child care providers since the pandemic, now controlling 8 of the 11 largest providers. They’re betting on economies of scale and higher fees, but quality concerns are mounting as teacher pay suffers.
Teachers are getting free access to ChatGPT Plus through 2027. OpenAI revealed educators are among the earliest and most active adopters of their AI platform among 800 million weekly users.
Europe’s senior tech talent pool has expanded more rapidly than America’s over the past decade. Yet founders still face market fragmentation and stubborn gender funding disparities that show no signs of improvement.
