Топ-10 технологий на 2025-10-20
1. Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video | TechCrunch
| Описание: Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com |
2. This top VC bet close to 20% of his fund on teenagers — here’s why | TechCrunch
Описание: Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz is onto his next thing — teenage founders, not as a social experiment but as an unplanned investment thesis.
3. Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you
Описание: A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required
4. Motorola’s Razr Ultra and the Marshall Emberton II top this week’s best deals
Описание: If you’ve been thinking about buying a foldable phone that truly stands out, few models can rival the 2025 Motorola Razr Ultra, which is currently on sale at Amazon and Best Buy with 16GB of RAM and 512GB starting at $999.99 ($300 off), its lowest price to da…
5. WhatssApp changes its terms to bar general purpose chatbots from its platform
Описание: WhatsApp is banning general purpose chatbots from using its Business API
6. Hackers Dox ICE, DHS, DOJ, and FBI Officials
Описание: Plus: A secret FBI anti-ransomware task force gets exposed, the mystery of the CIA’s Kryptos sculpture is finally solved, North Koreans busted hiding malware in the Ethereum blockchain, and more.
7. Gear News of the Week: Honor Teases a Bizarre Robot Phone, and Kohler Debuts a Toilet Sensor
Описание: Plus: Coros has a new mountain watch, July unveils a trackable suitcase, Fujifilm has a new Instax, GrapheneOS will work on non-Pixel phones soon, and Roku leans into AI.
8. Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocates | TechCrunch
Описание: The White House’s David Sacks and OpenAI’s Jason Kwon caused a stir online this week for their comments about groups promoting AI safety.
9. Facebook’s new button lets its AI look at photos you haven’t uploaded yet
Описание: Meta has rolled out an opt-in AI feature to its US and Canadian Facebook users that claims to make their photos and videos more “shareworthy.” The only catch is that the feature is designed for your phone’s camera roll — not the media you’ve already uploaded …
10. The AI sexting era has arrived
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