London-based notetaking startup Goodnotes said today it is acquiring South Korean startup Dropthebit, which operates a meeting and video summary tool called Traw. With the acquisition, Goodnotes is looking to move beyond classrooms and explore making productivity tools for professionals. As part of the deal, all three co-founders of Dropthebit will move to Goodnotes. Plus, … Read more
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Microsoft first launched its AI-powered Office features for businesses in November, but just two months later the company is already offering them to consumers. Copilot Pro is launching today as a $20 monthly subscription that provides access to AI-powered features inside Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint alongside priority access to the latest OpenAI … Read more
Rabbit says it’s about the size of a stack of Post-it notes. Image: Rabbit Jesse Lyu, founder and CEO of Rabbit, was bothered by how we have to open a different app each time we wish to get something done on our phones. So, he came up with a device that will manage all your … Read more
As search engine incumbents — namely Google — amp up their platforms with gen AI tech, startups are looking to reinvent AI-powered search from the ground up. It might seem like a Sisyphean task, going up against competitors with billions upon billions of users. But this new breed of search upstarts believes it can carve … Read more
TL;DR: Through Jan. 1, you can get a lifetime subscription to the OneAir Elite plan and enjoy flight discounts for just $79.97 — that’s a savings of 89%. 2023 savings haven’t ended quite yet. This deal on lifetime access to OneAir provides a convenient way to save on flights, hotels, and more. Ahead of the … Read more
screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Android users now have yet another AI-powered app they can run on their devices. Courtesy of Microsoft, the new Copilot app works similarly to OpenAI’s ChatGPT app and Microsoft’s own Bing AI app and kicks in the latest models for GPT-4 and DALL-E 3. Debuting about a week ago, according to … Read more
Screenshot by Lance Whitney via Imagine/ZDNET Using Meta’s AI image generator to create images is now more convenient, thanks to its new dedicated website. Previously available only through individual and group chats in Meta’s social network platforms, the Imagine tool is now freely accessible on the web for anyone in the US to try. To … Read more
After Palmer Luckey founded Anduril in 2017, he promised it would be a new kind of defense contractor, inspired by hacker ingenuity and Silicon Valley speed. The company’s latest product, a jet-powered, AI-controlled combat drone called Roadrunner, is inspired by the grim reality of modern conflict, especially in Ukraine, where large numbers of cheap, agile … Read more
The rise of and transition to electrification is changing the way we think about designing, driving and refueling (or bidirectionally recharging) our cars. But for automakers such as the Hyundai Motor Group, there’s another reimagination happening at the manufacturing stage with the potential to reshape the way cars will be built in the future, near … Read more
Biotech and AI startup Cradle is finding success with its generative approach to protein design, landing big customers and a hefty $24 million of new investment. The company exited stealth a little over a year ago, just as the hype around large language models was really heating up. Many AI companies in biotech train models … Read more