Tap on the Enable Biometric button on the account on which you want to enable the setting. Once you complete these steps, you can now make UPI payments in PhonePe by using your fingerprint or Face ID. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can enable biometric payments across various…
China’s OpenClaw Boom Is a Gold Rush for AI Companies
George Zhang thought OpenClaw could make him rich, even though he didn’t really understand how the viral AI agent software worked. But he saw a video of a Chinese social media influencer demonstrating how it could be deployed to manage stock portfolios and make investment decisions autonomously. Zhang, who works…
Why I stopped buying smart TVs, and what I bought instead
For all the energy around finding the right TV, which involves considering screen type, OS, size, and features, there’s a chance you might be asking the wrong questions. Instead of trying to secure the best smart TV for your entertainment needs, perhaps you don’t need a TV at all. Technology…
Wonderful raises $150M Series B at $2B valuation
Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round that values it at $2 billion, coming just four months after the company raised a $100 million Series A. The new round was led by Insight Partners and saw participation from existing investors, including Index…
Alexa+ gets a new ‘adults only’ personality option that curses but won’t do NSFW content
Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ is getting another new personality. On Thursday, the company announced it’s expanding its lineup of personality styles for users to choose from to include a “Sassy” option, which is for adults only. Notes Amazon, before opting to use the Sassy personality, users will be required to…
Tesla becomes a utility in the UK, setting up showdown with Octopus Energy
Tesla is now an officially licensed utility in the United Kingdom, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The automotive and energy company recently received a license from the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, allowing it to sell electricity directly to households and commercial and industrial…
A writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into ‘AI editors’ without consent
Grammarly released a controversial feature last week that uses AI to simulate editorial feedback, making it seem like you’re getting a critique from novelist Stephen King, the late scientist Carl Sagan, or tech journalist Kara Swisher. But Grammarly did not get permission from the hundreds of experts it included in…
Bumble introduces an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee’
Dating app maker Bumble is venturing into generative AI. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, Bumble introduced a new AI assistant it’s calling “Bee,” designed to become a personal matchmaker that learns users’ “values, relationship goals, communication style, lifestyle, and dating intentions” through private chats. It then uses those…
Truecaller now lets you hang up on scammers — on behalf of your family
Caller identity platform Truecaller recently launched a new feature that lets one person become an admin of a family group, get alerts about fraud calls received by other members, and even end a call on their behalf if they suspect a family member might get scammed. The company, which has…
Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it
Eighteen months after selling his startup to chipmaker AMD for $665 million, Finnish entrepreneur Peter Sarlin has left his role as CEO of the unit now known as AMD Silo AI. He is now chairman at two new ventures: physical AI lab NestAI, and QuTwo, an AI startup aimed at…