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During Uber's third annual Go-GET product event in New York on Wednesday, the ride-hailing company added a new mode of transportation to its roster: private chartered boats. The new travel option, launching in Mykonos this summer, will provide Greece locales and vacationers the option to bounce between the island's popular destinations via water.Uber Boat in Mykonos will be able to carry up to eight people on privately-chartered watercrafts to select stops around the island. The price will reflect the number of stops on a given trip, among other factors. Mykonos will be the first of Greece's hotspots to support the travel option, with potentially more destinations in the coastline country to follow, according to TechCrunch.Uber has offered boating options in the past, like its "Boat to Wor...

It's been two years since Elon Musk officially unveiled plans for the Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot designed to perform general tasks for humans.In a video presented during the most recent shareholder meeting event, which Musk claims the team put together the night before, Musk shows off how far the robots have come. The five prototype bots shown are all functional, pictured picking up and rotating objects and slowly walking in various environments. Fine motor torque control allows the robot arms to gently tap objects such as an egg without breaking them, environment discovery & memorization enables the robot to efficiently navigate its surroundings, and the team is currently working on having the bots accomplish increasingly complex tasks. While still a ways away from being ready for re...

Beats by Dre has officially released its new Studio Buds+ wireless earbuds. The new true wireless earbuds feature a number of upgrades from the original version as well as three new eye-catching colorways including a first-ever "Transparent" style, "Black/Gold," and "Ivory."Enhancements include a boost of up to 36 hours of battery with 9 hours alone from the earbuds. A 5-minute Fast Fuel charge provides an hour of additional use. Three vents are added for improved audio quality and comfort alongside a proprietary transducer which delivers cleaner bass and ultra-low distortion. The pairs also now have enhanced Apple compatibility with one-touch iCloud pairing and Find My as well as better Android compatibility with seamless Audio Switch between devices, Google Fast Pair, and Google Find My ...

In 2014, Pluto TV launched as a free, ad-supported streaming platform. Now, this concept has been applied to hardware with Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin's new company Telly. The idea is simple, offer a television in exchange for data and ads. However, its execution is rather nuanced.For Telly's customers, a dual-screen smart TV equipped with a 55" 4K display comes with a Google TV dongle and is offered for "free." Reservation sign-ups ask for a name, email and phone number while the device itself will harvest data to create highly-targeted ads relevant to the user, often on display courtesy of the television's lower "Smart Screen." Additional specifications include a sound bar featuring five-driver immersive sound, video calling functionality, a game room feature, "Hey Telly" voice assist...

Tel Aviv-based AR company Sightful has released its first product: a screenless computer. The personal computer is billed as a re-imagination of the traditional work laptop, packed as an 11-inch long lightweight workstation.Equipped with 5G connectivity, the laptop, dubbed the Spacetop, allows its owner to curate their ideal workstation using AR. A physical deck provides a keyboard and projector, while several laptop screens at a time can be projected into the air.As for its capabilities, the Spacetop runs on a Snapdragon 865 and Adreno 650 GPU. It offers 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage, making it essentially comparable to an iPhone.The user, meanwhile, will have to wear a pair of Nreal glasses while they work, which allow them to view the virtual monitor. Overall, the basis for the device se...

McIntosh Labs is adding to its lineup of audio systems with its new ML1 MKII loudspeaker.The new speaker updates the brand’s original 1970s ML1 speaker in a fusion of vintage styling and contemporary features. Comprising the device is a five separate speaker build, which includes a 12" woofer, two 4" lower midrange drivers, a 2" soft dome upper midrange and a 3/4" titanium dome tweeter.Alongside its compositional features, the new loudspeaker can be connected with amplifiers up to 600 Watts and features wide dispersion capabilities for equal sound distribution."While we have been making loudspeakers for over five decades, the ML1 will always be our first and holds a special place in our hearts here at McIntosh," said McIntosh President Charlie Randall. "We're incredibly excited to showcase...

Bang & Olufsen has unveiled its limited-edition Beosystem 72-23, drawing inspiration from the warm and soft mood of a Scandinavian sunrise. Aptly named Nordic Dawn, the sound system is doused in honey, ginger, and amber hues, which come together with tonal touches of aluminum and birch wood.Aside from its soothing color palette and design aesthetics, the focal point of the sound system is how it harmoniously incorporates analog and digital music formats. Starting with the Beogram 4000c turntable, accompanied by a pair o modern Beolab 28 stereo speakers for an immersive experience. The additional built-in Beosound Core and Beolab Transmitter ensure wireless connectivity, which instantly transports listeners to the modern world of digital music streaming.Mads Kogsgaard Hansen, the Head o...

As OpenAI continues to improve its popular AI chatbot, upping its reliability and accuracy, it now also makes it more easily accessible, launching the ChatGPT app on iOS for users on the go.The version of ChatGPT available on the App Store is free to use and syncs your conversation history across devices. It also integrates the open-source-speech-recognition system Whisper which enables transcription in multiple languages and translation into English, even with poor audio quality or excessive background noise.For ChatGPT Plus subscribers, the app offers exclusive access to GPT-4’s capabilities, allowing for more accurate and detailed responses. Plus subscribers also get early access to new features and faster response times.The rollout of the ChatGPT app for iOS is just the beginning. Foll...

A check signed by Steve Jobs the year Apple was founded was officially sold at RR Auction for$106,985 USD. The Wells Fargo Bank check was paid to Crampton, Remke & Miller, INC., a management consulting firm in Palo Alto, California for a sum of $175 USD on July 8, 1976.Steve Jobs' signature is clearly legible towards the bottom in cursive. Other clients of the firm at the time included Atari, Memorex, National Semiconductor, and Xerox. The Apple Computer Company information can be seen at the top, including its original number, "415-326-4248" as well as its address, "770 Welch Rd., Ste. 154, Palo Alto, Ca 94304," which was the location of an answering service and mail drop when the founding team was still operating out of Jobs' family garage. During this time, the company had recently ...

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has officially banned TikTok in the state. The Governor shared that he signed into law the restriction on Wednesday.The decision follows months of deliberation over whether or not TikTok should be banned in the U.S. In March, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) ordered parent company ByteDance to either sell its stakes in TikTok, threatening them with a ban. The same month, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress, answering questions such as how the app verifies ages and how it stores data.“To protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana,” Governor Gianforte wrote in a tweet.“TikTok is just one app tied to foreign adversaries. Today I directed the state’s Chief In...