2026-07-15
Spotify bets Premium subscribers want to chat with their music player
Spotify is expanding its AI voice interface. Premium subscribers can now talk to or text the service directly inside the app.<br /> The article Spotify bets Premium subscribers want to chat with their music player appeared first on The Decoder. [...]
2026-07-15
'We decided not to limit VPNs': UK government U-turns on age-gating privacy tools
The UK government has confirmed it will not restrict VPN access as part of its upcoming social media bans, prioritizing digital privacy while introducing new curfews for 16- and 17-year-olds. [...]
2026-07-15
"Players using CryoTherm Palm felt 60% cooler, held 2.45% higher speeds and preserved sprint velocity 4.7% better" — I asked Therabody's Chief Science Officer how England's World Cup squad is using a new cooling device to combat heat and boost performanc
Therabody's Chief Science Officer tells us about the high-tech cooling gadgets his company supplied to England's World Cup squad — which work by cooling the user's palms. [...]
2026-07-15
Bonsai 27B is a full open reasoning model that fits on an iPhone
PrismML has compressed a 27-billion-parameter AI model to under 4 GB, small enough to run on an iPhone. In the company's own benchmarks, the smallest version keeps 90 percent of the original performance, with math and coding scores barely affected. Apple is reportedly already testing the compression technology, which could help it close the gap in on-device AI.<br /> The article Bonsai [...]
