TikTok is testing voice calls in DMs, because you must talk where you doomscroll

TikTok is testing voice calling in DMs, according to screenshots shared by a user on X. The feature will reportedly require both participants to be friends and offer a “Mute calls” option in DM settings.

Waiting for your Framework Laptop 13 Pro? You’ll be waiting a bit longer

Framework has delayed the Laptop 13 Pro by about a month after finding issues with the haptic touchpad and display. Here’s what your customers need to know.

TikTok’s “Not Interested” buttons fails you in merely a few minutes, finds research

New research from Northeastern University found that TikTok’s “Not Interested” button loses effectiveness quickly, with flagged content resurfacing on user feeds within minutes after they stop pressing it.

Radical new coffee-making method uses sound, skips hot water and reduces energy bills

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed an ultrasonic brewing method that makes espresso-strength coffee with room-temperature water, cutting energy consumption by up to 75%, and 100 blind taste-testers couldn’t tell it from the real thing.

Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’

Bluesky will be getting “communities,” which will function as smaller spaces where you can “go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff” sometime this year, according to head of product Alex Benzer. They will be built on the decentralized AT Protocol that underpins Bluesky, with Benzer saying that “it’s a […]

If you’re using AI tools like ChatGPT to fact-check news, there’s some bad news for you

MIT researchers warn that relying heavily on AI chatbots like ChatGPT for fact-checking news may weaken users’ ability to independently spot misinformation.

Insta360 Luna Ultra brings 8K recording and advanced stabilization to creators

Insta360 has launched the Luna Ultra, a dual-lens 8K gimbal camera developed with Leica and designed for creators seeking cinematic portable video tools.

GM is betting on battery cells that don’t use lithium
GM is betting on battery cells that don’t use lithium

GM has partnered with Peak Energy to develop next-generation sodium-ion battery cells, but they’re not going into EVs – they’re for grid-scale energy storage projects. GM Ventures is making a strategic investment in Peak Energy.

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Framework delays its first Laptop 13 Pro shipments by a month
Framework delays its first Laptop 13 Pro shipments by a month

The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is delayed. The new 13-inch Framework flagship was set to launch in June, but shipments from the first batch are now expected in July – and there’s still a chance some shipments could slip to early August. If you’re not in the first batch, your Laptop 13 Pro shifts from […]

BYD is bringing its 5-min ‘Flash’ electric car charging to Canada
BYD is bringing its 5-min ‘Flash’ electric car charging to Canada

BYD is preparing to bring its megawatt “Flash Charging” network, which can add about 250 miles (400 km) of range in 5 minutes, to Canada – the first confirmed deployment in North America.

The plan was revealed through a new BYD job posting in Toront…