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Pinterest is experimenting with “auto-collages,” an AI feature that allows advertisers to quickly turn their product catalogs into shoppable collages, the company announced this week. The new feature is designed to make it easier for advertisers to reach customers while saving time and creative resources, Pinterest says. The company notes that collages are one of the most popular and engaging content types among Gen Z users, with over tens of millions of collages created on the platform. In early tests, Pinterest found that users saved auto-collages at twice the rate of standard product Pins. Auto-collages work by grouping together product…
Traditional web tools are facing an existential crisis as AI products and tools increasingly eat up attention — and therefore market share and money — from a wide swathe of products that people have used for years to interact with the internet. At least, that’s what The Browser Company seems to think is happening. The company last year decided to stop developing its popular web browser Arc, acknowledging that while Arc was popular among enthusiasts, it never hit scale as it presented too steep a learning curve to reach mass adoption. The startup has since been heads-down on developing a…
CNN — Brian Wilson, cofounder of The Beach Boys and the creative force behind the group’s surf sound, orchestral arrangements and perfect harmonies, has died, his family announced on Wednesday. He was 82. “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away,” his family wrote in the statement shared on Instagram and his official website. “We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world.” CNN has reached out to representatives for Wilson…
Tyler Adams says the U.S. soccer team has tuned out criticism from former players.Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey, who share the American goals record with 57 each, are among those who have been critical of current regulars not in the struggling roster preparing for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.“We don’t talk about that internally as a group,” Adams said Wednesday during a Zoom interview with The Associated Press. “The noise on the outside is the noise on the outside. I think we need to focus on what we need to do as a group and continue to build.”Star Christian Pulisic is…
It turns out, our furry best friend might be our sleep enemy.Lots of pet owners let their animals sleep on the bed with them, which usually disrupts sleep. But many would say it’s worth it.And researchers don’t necessarily disagree.Melissa Milanak, a professor at Medical University of South Carolina specializing in sleep health, said most people at her clinic say their pets disturb them often at night.“You can’t say that hands down, it’s bad for every single person, but there is a lot out there saying it negatively impacts your sleep,” she said.Generally speaking, having a pet is good for many…
Uptime Industries is taking a bet on on-premise AI infrastructure with an “AI-in-a-box” handheld device called Lemony AI. The size of a sandwich, Lemony AI can supposedly run a large language model (LLM), AI agents and AI workflows all on one node. Each Lemony requires only 65 watts of power to run, the equivalent of charging a laptop, and can be stacked and connected to form bigger AI clusters. Sascha Buehrle, co-founder and CEO of Uptime, told TechCrunch that each node can sustain an LLM up to 75 billion parameters in size, and can host open-source models or retrofitted versions…
Moments Lab is part of a growing number of AI startups raising money to reshape Hollywood and related fields.Moments Lab provides tools that index video libraries and create new videos from raw footage.The company recently raised $24 million in Series B funding from Oxx, with participation from Orange Ventures, Kadmos, Supernova Invest, and Elaia Partners. It plans to use the funding to build on its existing tech and roll out an agentic AI tool. To date, it’s raised $37.4 million.Paris-based Moments Lab was founded by twin brothers Fred and Philippe Petitpont in 2016. Philippe was a product manager for French…
DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar captured the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman for a second time in four seasons.The Colorado Avalanche standout finished the regular season with 30 goals to become to first NHL blueliner to reach that mark since Mike Green scored 31 for Washington in 2008-09. Makar also led all defensemen this season with 62 assists and 92 points.He received first-place votes on 176 of the 191 ballots cast by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The 26-year-old from Calgary, Alberta, has been a Norris finalist in each of the last five seasons.Makar finds himself…
In Florida, a bill that bans cellphone use in elementary and middle schools, from bell to bell, recently sailed through the state Legislature.Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law on May 30, 2025. The same bill calls for high schools in six Florida districts to adopt the ban during the upcoming school year and produce a report on its effectiveness by Dec. 1, 2026.Parents are divided on the issue. According to a report from Education Week, many parents want their kids to have phones for safety reasons – and don’t support bans as a result.But in the debate over whether…
Tech companies are rushing to bring AI into every part of their business. But one newly public healthcare player says it won’t go all in on AI just yet.Chronic care company Omada Health went public on Friday, 14 years after its founding. Its exit marked the second digital health IPO this year, following physical therapy startup Hinge Health’s public market debut on May 21.On the day of Hinge Health’s IPO, CEO Daniel Perez proclaimed that Hinge Health would use AI to automate as much of its care delivery as possible. “The long-term vision is to continue to peel away aspects…