Good evening!
Got a Humane AI Pin? Well, sorry to tell you, but you won’t as of next Friday.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 📱 Apple Announced its iPhone 16e
The new iPhone model is priced lower than its main iPhone models at $599 and uses Apple’s A18 chip which supports Apple Intelligence. The new model will go on sale later this month, which Apple hopes will bring an upswing to its growth in the smartphone category. (CNBC)
2. 🖥️ Microsoft Unveiled its First Quantum Computing Chip
Meet Majorana 1, Microsoft’s first quantum computing chip. The achievement comes after the company has spent nearly two decades researching the field. Microsoft won’t be used for clients on its Azure cloud, but instead is a step toward a goal of a million qubits on a chip, backed by extensive physics research. (CNBC)
3. 💸 Your LinkedIn Ads Strategy is Costing More Than It Should
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4. 🧷 HP Acquired Humane’s AI Pin Assets For $116 Million
Humane, the creator of the hotly debated AI Pin wearable, has had most of its assets acquired by HP for $116 million. The hardware startup is immediately discontinuing sales of its $499 AI pins and its devices will stop functioning on February 28. (TechCrunch)
5. ✌️ Google Pulled Gemini From its iOS Search App
Google is pulling its AI assistant Gemini from the main Google app on iOS devices. The move is meant to encourage users to download the standalone Gemini app instead, allowing Google to directly compete with other consumer-facing AI chatbots like ChatGPT. (TechCrunch)
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7. 🩸 Hims & Hers is Launching At-Home Blood Testing
Telehealth company Hims & Hers has seen massive success with its off-brand weight-loss drugs, and now it’s expanding its offerings to include at-home blood tests. The company has acquired Sigmund NJ (marketed as Trybe Labs) which will allow it to offer lab work for a variety of health concerns such as hormone levels, cardiac risk, stress markers, and cholesterol via an at-home skin prick blood test. (Quartz)
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