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Last week, Xiaomi had two major announcements – the 17-series flagships and the 15T-series flagship killers. We already asked you for your thoughts on the flagships, now let’s hear about the T-phones. The Xiaomi 15T and 15T Pro are larger than before with 6.83” displays, up from 6.67” on the 14T series. They are still lovely 12-bit OLED panels and, in the case of the Pro, the screen has 144Hz refresh rate. The vanilla 15T was downgraded to 120Hz, though that shouldn’t make too much of a difference. Xiaomi 15T (left) and Xiaomi 15T Pro (right) We…

Naveen Rao, who was formerly the head of artificial intelligence at Databricks, is in talks to raise $1 billion at a $5 billion valuation for a new startup called Unconventional, Inc., that’s building a new type of computer, according to four people familiar with discussions.  Andreessen Horowitz has agreed to lead the investment, and Lightspeed and Lux Capital are also participating in the deal, two of the sources said, although none of those VC firms responded to our request for comment. Databricks is also said to be investing in Rao’s new company, Bloomberg reported last month.  Rao has already raised…

Summarize This Article:ChatGPTPerplexityGrokGoogle AIAlongside the public rollout of One UI 8, Samsung has already begun preparing for its next big upgrade, One UI 8.5. According to recent leaks, it packs several new features and improvements, making it a complete update rather than a minor one. In fact, some users believe it could have been released as the main One UI 8 update. Since this is another big upgrade, you might be wondering whether your device will get the One UI 8.5 update – here’s the complete list.As usual, Samsung is expected to release its next major upgrade, One UI 8.5,…

OpenAI has acquired Roi, an AI-powered personal finance app. In keeping with a recent trend in the AI industry, only the CEO is making the jump.   Chief executive and co-founder Sujith Vishwajith announced the acquisition on Friday, and a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch he is the only one of Roi’s four-person staff to join OpenAI. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company will wind down operations and end its service to customers on October 15.  The Roi deal marks the latest in a string of acqui-hires from OpenAI this year, including Context.ai, Crossing Minds, and Alex. While it’s not clear whether any of Roi’s technology…

Are you excited for Prime Deal Days next week? That’s going to require a Prime subscription – of course, a trial subscription will work just fine. However, the sales event doesn’t start until Tuesday. For now, here are some deals that don’t need Prime. The Realme GT 7T launched in May with a Dimensity 8400 Max chipset, not unlike the chipset inside the Xiaomi 15T that we looked at last week. It has a 6.8” 10-bit 120Hz OLED display and a massive 7,000mAh battery with 120W fast wired charging. The camera setup is nothing special with a 50MP 1/1.56” main…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare public appearance at Italian Tech Week in Turin on Friday and used the opportunity to predict that millions of people will be living in space “in the next couple of decades,” the Financial Times reports. Speaking with John Elkann, a scion of Italy’s Agnelli dynasty, Bezos, who also founded rocket company Blue Origin, insisted people will be living in space “mostly because they want to,” and that robots will handle the grunt work, while vast AI data centers float overhead. The pronouncement sounds a little like Bezos trying to one-up his space rival.…

After teasing the launch of the Moto G06 Power in India, Motorola has announced that the Moto G06 Power will make its debut in India on October 7 at noon local time. The Motorola Moto G06 Power’s Indian model shares the specs with the model available in other countries, with Flipkart advertising the smartphone as a Helio G81 Extreme-powered device. Say hello to the all new -moto g06 POWERIts massive 7000mAh battery keeps you going for up to 65 hours on a single charge—up to 3 days of entertainment, calls, and endless scrolling without reaching for a charger.Stay tuned for…

Social event planning app Partiful, which calls itself “Facebook events for hot people,” has firmly replaced Facebook as the go-to platform for sending party invitations. But what Partiful also has in common with Facebook is that it’s collecting a tsunami of user data, and Partiful could have done better at keeping that data secure. On Partiful, hosts can create online invitations with a retro, maximalist vibe, allowing guests to RSVP to events with the ease of ordering a salad on a touch-screen. Partiful aims to be user-friendly and trendy, propelling the app to #9 on the iOS App Store’s Lifestyle…

The launch of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 unleashed a torrent of new flagships – among the first were Xiaomi’s revamped 17 series. The series has a slightly different makeup this year with a vanilla and a premium 6.3” model, in addition to a large model (named Pro Max this time). Starting with the new one, the Xiaomi 17 Pro drew people in with its more advanced camera system. It’s not equal to the Pro Max camera as that one packs a beefier telephoto module (larger sensor, wider aperture), though the sensor resolution and focal length are the same.…

OpenAI may be reversing course on how it approaches copyright and intellectual property in its new video app Sora. Prior to Sora’s launch this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI had been telling Hollywood studios and agencies that they needed to explicitly opt out if they didn’t want their IP to be included in Sora-generated videos. Despite being invite-only, the app quickly climbed to the top of the App Store charts. Sora’s most distinctive feature may be its “cameos,” where users can upload their biometric data to see their digital likeness featured in AI-generated videos. At the same…