Image: The Verge Telegram is pushing a new 2.0 update for its in-app “mini-apps” that allows them to run full screen, enables developers to add subscription plans, allows gift sending from mini-apps, lets you add the apps to your homescreen, and more. Full-screen mini-apps, including games such as Doom, can run in either portrait or landscape orientations inside Telegram and include “expanded gestures and interfaces” to support more gaming genres. Like native mobile apps, mini-apps can now read your device’s processor and RAM information to optimize performance and support gyro controls. GIF: Telegram Add mini-apps to your homescreen. Telegram’s additions show the company’s efforts to build an all-in-one super app like China’s... Continue reading…

Illustration by The Verge Substack still isn’t profitable despite attracting big names in the independent writer world, whose newsletters and blogs rake in a massive digital subscriber base for the platform. Hamish McKenzie, one of Substack’s founders, told The New York Times that it could choose to be profitable but is focusing instead on “investing in and continuing to grow the business.” According to the Times, X owner Elon Musk offered to acquire Substack during a phone call with its CEO, Chris Best, in April 2023. Musk even reportedly suggested making Best “chief executive of the combined company,” but Best turned down the offer. Substack has repeated the line that it could choose profitability if it wanted for years. Best said on Nilay Patel’s Decoder in... Continue reading…

Photo by Al Bello / Getty Images for Netflix © 2024 It was morbid curiosity that made me tune in to Netflix’s live boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson on Saturday night. The stream ran into technical issues, and the fight itself was slow and ponderous. But there was something else that kept me watching: all of the jokes flying on Bluesky. That kind of real-time social experience is a large part of what made X feel so vital back when it was still called Twitter. Whether it was the World Cup or a presidential election or a Nintendo Direct, having so many people posting in one place made it feel alive, an experience that Meta’s Threads, with its algorithmic feed, hasn’t been able to replicate. But at least for a brief moment on Saturday night, Bluesky sure did. jake paul should... Continue reading…

iOS 18.2 will finally bring OpenAI's wildly popular ChatGPT to Siri thanks to integration with Apple Intelligence. This partnership will make Apple's AI platform even more clever by upgrading Writing Tools and beefing up Siri with ChatGPT's most recent large language models. While deeper integration isn't expected until iOS 18.4, when Siri will be able to control people's iPhones, there's a lot of anticipation about this partnership between Apple and OpenAI. Here's how Apple explains it: With ChatGPT from OpenAI integrated into Siri and Writing Tools, you get even more expertise when it might be helpful for you — no need to jump between tools. Siri can tap into ChatGPT for certain requests, including questions about photos or documents. And with Compose in Writing Tools, you can create and illustrate original content from scratch. You control when ChatGPT is used and will be asked before any of your information is shared. Anyone can access ChatGPT for free, without creating an account. ChatGPT subscribers can connect accounts to access paid features within these experiences. iOS 18.2 ChatGPT integration with Apple Intelligence Image source: José Adorno for BGR However, this isn't the only LLM that will be available with its AI platform. Back in June, during the WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple announced that Apple Intelligence would work with third-party LLMs. While this partnership starts with ChatGPT, more companies will be able to join the party later. So far, Bloomberg has reported that Antropic's Claude and Google's Gemini were working on this integration. Apple's Craig Federighi already stated that he would love to have Gemini integration with Apple Intelligence. Now in his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman gave a tidbit on when to expect Google Gemini integration in Apple Intelligence. With an official app recently released for iPhone users, Gurman expects Google Gemini to be available with Apple Intelligence sometime next year. That's obviously bad news if you're eagerly awaiting the ability to use Gemini in place of ChatGPT within Apple Intelligence, though we're not sure how many people out there fall into that category. The supposed delay is probably due to Apple's deal with OpenAI. Since Cupertino doesn't pay OpenAI for this integration, the reporter thinks Apple gave it a "nice window of exclusivity," which is why "I wouldn't expect the Gemini chatbot to arrive in iOS until next year." Don't Miss: Apple Intelligence: AI, features, research, and supported devices The post We may now know when Apple Intelligence will get Google Gemini integration appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Exclusive deal: Buture VAC01 cordless vacuum has a massive 67% discount Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $415+ free Today’s deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $898 Hisense 75-inch TV, $68 Furbuster, $649 Google Pixel 9, more

One of the most remarkable ancient musical instruments ever discovered is the so-called Aztec death whistle. Newly published research seems to confirm the correctness of the ‘death whistle’ label, as it turns out these whistles create sounds that would be at home on the soundtrack of any good horror movie, based on the way they are perceived by the human brain—which is as frightening, and possibly extremely so depending on the circumstances. Religion of the Aztecs: Keeping the Balance in an Unpredictable and Terrifying World First Ever Aztec Royal Burial Site Could Be Indicated By Jaguar, Flamingo and Child Sacrifices [New Discovery] The Screaming Whistle and its Chilling Impact Found inside the graves of sacrificial victims and other deceased people in Aztec burial grounds, these small, skull-shaped wind instruments produce a haunting and eerie sound that is at least somewhat reminiscent of a human scream (when blown forcefully). Read moreSection: ArtifactsOther ArtifactsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesAmericasRead Later 

The House Ethics Panel will be meeting Wednesday as pressure mounts from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to not release the details of its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

China is using its "Root-Seeking" summer camps to expose thousands of ethnically Chinese children living in the U.S. to CCP propaganda and, in some instances, teach them to be like Red Army soldiers and "act like little overseas Chinese police," reports the Daily Caller News Foundation.

President-elect Donald Trump vowed to root out the "woke TV generals" from the U.S. military brass, and that reportedly might include court martial for top Biden administration military officials responsible for the deadly Afghanistan withdrawal.

About one in five Americans - and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats - regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by Pew Research.

DANIA BEACH, FL — Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and for a small additional fee of $50, they will tell you why.