Best cheap phone: five smartphones for under $500

Best cheap phone: five smartphones for under 0

Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget … Read more

The new EufyCam S3 Pro promises impressive night vision

The new EufyCam S3 Pro promises impressive night vision

The newest security camera from Eufy — Anker’s smart home company — can see clearly in the dark, uses radar motion sensing for fewer false alerts, and records 24/7 when wired. As with other Eufy cams, the new S3 Pro has free facial recognition, package, vehicle, and pet detection, plus locally stored recorded video with … Read more

Starlink hits 4 million subscribers

Starlink hits 4 million subscribers

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer milestone this week, company President Gwynne Shotwell told Texas legislators on Tuesday.  “This week, by the way, we will pass 4 million customers for Starlink, which is quite exciting,” she said while testifying before a state House Appropriations Committee meeting. (The milestone was confirmed … Read more

Meta Connect 2024: Orion glasses, Quest 3S headset, Meta AI upgrades, Ray-Ban Meta real-time video, and more

Meta Connect 2024: Orion glasses, Quest 3S headset, Meta AI upgrades, Ray-Ban Meta real-time video, and more

Meta Connect 2024 is a developer-centric event featuring a keynote from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He showcased new hardware and software to support two of Meta’s big ambitions: AI and the metaverse. This included everything from new Quest headsets, updates to Meta’s Llama AI model, and even a new fully AR glasses prototype. Meta Connect 2024 … Read more

Subscription management platform RevenueCat acquires a ‘spicy’ audiobooks app (??!!)

Subscription management platform RevenueCat acquires a ‘spicy’ audiobooks app (??!!)

On the heels of its earlier $12 million fundraise, subscription management platform RevenueCat has made its first acquisition — and it’s an unusual one. Instead of acquiring a company to add more tools to its platform, it’s buying an app offering subscriptions to “spicy” audiobooks, Dipsea. No, this isn’t a massive pivot for the popular … Read more

Former Brex COO who now heads unicorn fintech Figure says GPT is already upending the mortgage industry

Former Brex COO who now heads unicorn fintech Figure says GPT is already upending the mortgage industry

Lending startup Figure announced today a rollout of AI tooling to make the home lending process more efficient. The company will be launching an AI tool powered by GPT-4 to help catch errors in lending documents.  Figure, founded in 2018, specializes in helping consumers secure home equity lines of credit. The company touts that its … Read more