Talk dirty to me. A new artificially intelligent bidet responding to verbal commands aims to make a splash in the toilet market. Promising a squeaky clean, “hands-free” experience, Kohler’s PureWash E930 is a sentient piece of potty technology that can be vocally activated — via Amazon Alexa or Google Home — to emit a sprinkling…
Updated Jan. 9, 2024 7:09 pm ET X Corp. announced three new shows, including with former CNN host Don Lemon and former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, as the social-media platform seeks to draw more eyeballs and move attention away from controversies over owner Elon Musk’s own posts. The platform also said Tuesday that it will…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise struck a roughly $14 billion deal to buy Juniper Networks in a big bet on networking and artificial intelligence. The companies unveiled the transaction late Tuesday, a day after The Wall Street Journal reported that a deal was close. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Recording new voice-overs without speaking a word: For a busy voice actor, it might sound like a dream — unless that actor is worried about artificial intelligence being used to devalue her work and make hiring her unnecessary. But under a new deal with an artificial intelligence company, members of the Screen Actors Guild will…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to buy Juniper Networks, a $14 billion deal that would merge two legacy network-operations companies as they seek to capitalize on the rise of generative artificial intelligence. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the companies were nearing a deal. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights…
IF IT WERE up to my laptop’s webcam, I’d look like a potato on video calls. To make sure I don’t, I often spend the better part of an hour setting up for a 15-minute check-in. I’ll use floor lamps to offset harsh fluorescents and stack my laptop on books to meet my colleague’s gaze….
Apple is sending payments to millions of iPhone users whose older devices were slowed after the tech giant made software updates, part of a legal settlement over what came to be known as “batterygate.” The payments, which have started landing in consumers’ bank accounts, are larger than expected, attorneys representing Apple customers said in a…
Elon Musk — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter — speaks during The New York Times’ annual DealBook summit in New York City, Nov. 29, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, announced it will launch peer-to-peer…
Updated Jan. 9, 2024 12:07 pm ET The European Union is considering whether to launch a review of Microsoft’s investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI under the bloc’s merger regulations, a month after the U.K. said it was also weighing whether the tech partnership could have an impact on competition. The European Commission, the EU’s executive…
Meta Platforms said Tuesday it would hide more content from teens on Instagram and Facebook, after regulators around the globe pressed the social media giant to protect children from harmful content on its apps. All teens will now be placed into the most restrictive content control settings on the apps and additional search terms will be limited…
