Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last week‚ I placed a big dinner order for myself and several friends through DoorDash. There was no way to add a tip when I placed my order‚ but I wasn’t too worried — DoorDash assured me I’d be able to tip after the order was placed or delivered. It was the first time I had used the service since last November‚ and since then‚ DoorDash made some big changes: in protest of a New York City law guaranteeing a minimum wage for delivery drivers‚ the platform removed the ability to add a tip when you place an order. Now‚ in New York City‚ customers like myself who want to continue tipping must do so after their order is placed. It wasn’t until I went back to add a tip to that dinner order that I realized just how difficult DoorDash has made... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last week‚ I placed a big dinner order for myself and several friends through DoorDash. There was no way to add a tip when I placed my order‚ but I wasn’t too worried — DoorDash assured me I’d be able to tip after the order was placed or delivered. It was the first time I had used the service since last November‚ and since then‚ DoorDash made some big changes: in protest of a New York City law guaranteeing a minimum wage for delivery drivers‚ the platform removed the ability to add a tip when you place an order. Now‚ in New York City‚ customers like myself who want to continue tipping must do so after their order is placed. It wasn’t until I went back to add a tip to that dinner order that I realized just how difficult DoorDash has made... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Apple CEO Tim Cook has made it clear that AI features are coming soon‚ and a new report from AppleInsider offers more details about what we might see in the next version of iOS. One of the big focuses will be on Siri‚ which will reportedly gain the ability to analyze and summarize texts within the Messages app. AppleInsider previously said a similar “Intelligent Search” feature is coming to Safari in iOS 18‚ allowing users to summarize webpages. Apple’s large language model (LLM)‚ called Ajax‚ will power these features. Several papers published by Apple suggest that the company is working on bringing on-device AI processing to the iPhone‚ and AppleInsider’s report further aligns with this. The report says that Ajax uses on-device... Continue reading…

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Bounced emails. Stalled projects. Delayed adapters. These are the immediate effects of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s “absolutely hard core” approach to cost cutting‚ which has resulted in at least 500 layoffs from the company’s Supercharger business‚ including the division’s top executive‚ Rebecca Tinucci. The timing couldn’t have been worse. Tesla was on the verge of making its vehicle charging plug the de facto standard in North America‚ and its competitors and stakeholders are counting on a smooth ride. But Musk claims the leaner team will focus less on deploying new Supercharger locations and instead focus on “100 percent uptime.” How that will translate into reality is unclear‚ with laid-off employees telling InsideEVs that reduced manpower... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Apple CEO Tim Cook has made it clear that AI features are coming soon‚ and a new report from AppleInsider offers more details about what we might see in the next version of iOS. One of the big focuses will be on Siri‚ which will reportedly gain the ability to analyze and summarize texts within the Messages app. AppleInsider previously said a similar “Intelligent Search” feature is coming to Safari in iOS 18‚ allowing users to summarize webpages. Apple’s large language model (LLM)‚ called Ajax‚ will power these features. Several papers published by Apple suggest that the company is working on bringing on-device AI processing to the iPhone‚ and AppleInsider’s report further aligns with this. The report says that Ajax uses on-device... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last week‚ I placed a big dinner order for myself and several friends through DoorDash. There was no way to add a tip when I placed my order‚ but I wasn’t too worried — DoorDash assured me I’d be able to tip after the order was placed or delivered. It was the first time I had used the service since last November‚ and since then‚ DoorDash made some big changes: in protest of a New York City law guaranteeing a minimum wage for delivery drivers‚ the platform removed the ability to add a tip when you place an order. Now‚ in New York City‚ customers like myself who want to continue tipping must do so after their order is placed. It wasn’t until I went back to add a tip to that dinner order that I realized just how difficult DoorDash has made... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Apple CEO Tim Cook has made it clear that AI features are coming soon‚ and a new report from AppleInsider offers more details about what we might see in the next version of iOS. One of the big focuses will be on Siri‚ which will reportedly gain the ability to analyze and summarize texts within the Messages app. AppleInsider previously said a similar “Intelligent Search” feature is coming to Safari in iOS 18‚ allowing users to summarize webpages. Apple’s large language model (LLM)‚ called Ajax‚ will power these features. Several papers published by Apple suggest that the company is working on bringing on-device AI processing to the iPhone‚ and AppleInsider’s report further aligns with this. The report says that Ajax uses on-device... Continue reading…

Thank god for the Humane Ai Pin and Rabbit r1 launches this year. These &;quot;not-a-phone&;quot; gadgets are supposed to put AI front and center. But each of them represents a different type of failure. Yet I'm thankful for both of them‚ as they've opened our eyes to the reality of AI hardware: We have some neat-looking ideas out there‚ but they're all quite bad. It's not just genAI models that aren't ready to deliver the kind of experiences these gadgets want to offer. The technology just isn't ready for a device that would let companies manufacture a small‚ internet-connected‚ always-on AI device with decent battery life and top specs. This only makes me question whether the &;quot;iPhone of AI&;quot; — meaning the disruptive hardware that every company in the industry will have to chase — will have to look and behave like a regular old smartphone. Sam Altman and Jony Ive are supposedly working on the iPhone of artificial intelligence for ChatGPT‚ an AI gadget that reportedly needs financial backing of at least $1 billion to become a reality. Continue reading... The post What if the groundbreaking ‘iPhone AI’ is just a regular old phone&;#63;  appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech‚ laptops‚ TVs‚ and more sales Today’s deals: $89 Apple AirPods‚ $3.75 smart plugs‚ $89 robot vacuum‚ Samsung monitors‚ more Best Apple deals for May 2024 Today’s deals: $179 AirPods Pro‚ $299 Apple Watch Series 9‚ $300 off Bose Smart Soundbar‚ more

Thank god for the Humane Ai Pin and Rabbit r1 launches this year. These &;quot;not-a-phone&;quot; gadgets are supposed to put AI front and center. But each of them represents a different type of failure. Yet I'm thankful for both of them‚ as they've opened our eyes to the reality of AI hardware: We have some neat-looking ideas out there‚ but they're all quite bad. It's not just genAI models that aren't ready to deliver the kind of experiences these gadgets want to offer. The technology just isn't ready for a device that would let companies manufacture a small‚ internet-connected‚ always-on AI device with decent battery life and top specs. This only makes me question whether the &;quot;iPhone of AI&;quot; — meaning the disruptive hardware that every company in the industry will have to chase — will have to look and behave like a regular old smartphone. Sam Altman and Jony Ive are supposedly working on the iPhone of artificial intelligence for ChatGPT‚ an AI gadget that reportedly needs financial backing of at least $1 billion to become a reality. Continue reading... The post What if the groundbreaking ‘iPhone AI’ is just a regular old phone&;#63;  appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech‚ laptops‚ TVs‚ and more sales Today’s deals: $89 Apple AirPods‚ $3.75 smart plugs‚ $89 robot vacuum‚ Samsung monitors‚ more Best Apple deals for May 2024 Today’s deals: $179 AirPods Pro‚ $299 Apple Watch Series 9‚ $300 off Bose Smart Soundbar‚ more

A new AI app is drawing criticism and horror for its unsettling premise that it can clone your friends and loved ones. The app is called Vera AI‚ and while it isn’t available on the Google Play Store any longer in certain countries‚ reports about the app paint a very disturbing picture. For starters‚ the app’s marketing has been pretty shameless‚ offering a way to replace your connection with other humans. The goal of the app‚ based on those marketing materials‚ is to “recreate someone you miss” so that you can “keep talking without limits.” It sounds a lot like this Vera AI is trying to reconnect you with dead relatives‚ or people who are otherwise unable to respond to you. According to social media posts‚ screenshots that appeared on the chatbot’s page included mentions of the user’s father‚ and the name associated with the chat was “Granma Ellie‚” insinuating that the chatbot was the user’s grandmother. A freelance medical editor named Robin Marwick was just one of many who took to social media to call out the app‚ writing on Bluesky‚ “absolutely the f*** not” and sharing the screenshot mentioned above. I wasn’t able to confirm this myself‚ as the app appears to have been removed from Google Play in Canada and the U.S. at the time of this article’s writing. However‚ details of the app’s listing can be found on other websites. Still‚ the fact that something like Vera AI even exists is absolutely baffling. We’ve seen other services like this popping up‚ too‚ so this isn’t the first time that someone has taken AI too far in the pursuit of making some quick cash. A previous service called Seance AI promised to reconnect you with the dead using AI. Of course‚ there are also tons of other AI “friends” out there‚ including apps that let you create AI boyfriends‚ girlfriends‚ and other types of friends. This use of AI isn’t exceptionally high quality‚ though‚ and there are a lot of concerns about the data that these types of apps are harvesting. Vera AI‚ though‚ appears to have been a much more brazen and lazy attempt to cash in on the AI hype and people’s need for connection‚ with the Play Store page reportedly featuring a “word soup” of a description‚ according to Futurism. There are‚ of course‚ plenty of things you can do with AI beyond simply talking to it. But‚ trying to recreate dead loved ones seems like a sure way to push the limits a bit too much. We can only be happy that Vera AI became unavailable in some countries so quickly and hope that nothing else like it pops up again anytime soon‚ and that Google removes it completely in the future. Though‚ I wouldn’t hold my breath on that point. Don't Miss: Bacteria on the ISS has mutated into something never seen on Earth The post This AI app clones your dead family members‚ and people are horrified appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: Rare Nintendo Switch discount‚ $84 Chromebook‚ $136 standing desk‚ Vitamix blenders‚ more Best Apple deals for May 2024 Today’s deals: $299 Apple Watch Series 9‚ Dell laptop sale‚ KitchenAid mixers‚ $349 iPad 10‚ more Amazon gift card deals‚ offers &; coupons 2024: Get $375+ free