Good evening!
X going down might be a new weekly tradition. (But hopefully not.)
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. ✍️ Grammarly Secured $1Bn in Non-Dilutive Funding from General Catalyst
That’s not a typo. Writing assistant software company Grammarly secured a $1 billion commitment from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund to support its transformation into a comprehensive AI-driven productivity platform. (Reuters)
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3. 🫠 X Went Down (Again)
Having deja vu with this one. X experienced an outage on Friday, with users reporting issues such as non-loading timelines, malfunctioning search, and problems with XMoney services. This marks the second outage in just over a week. (TechCrunch)
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5. 🤖 Hugging Face Unveiled Two New Humanoid Robots
AI development platform Hugging Face introduced two open-source humanoid robots: HopeJR, a full-sized robot with 66 degrees of freedom priced around $3,000, and Reachy Mini, a desktop unit for AI application testing priced between $250 and $300. The company expects to start shipping units by the end of the year. (TechCrunch)
6. 💸 Samsung’s Tap to Transfer Started Rolling Out
Watch out, Apple Pay. Samsung has begun rolling out its 'Tap to Transfer' feature, allowing users to send money via NFC from a debit card to other phones and cards using Samsung Wallet. The feature aims to streamline peer-to-peer payments for Galaxy users. (The Verge)
7. ✉️ Gmail Will Create Gemini AI-Powered Summaries
Whether you want them or not, Google has updated the Gmail app for Android and iOS to automatically generate AI-powered summaries for complex email threads using its Gemini model. These summaries appear at the top of long conversations, providing quick overviews without the need for manual activation. (ArsTechnica)
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