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Members of the mobile and telecommunications industries have gathered at Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, held Feb. 26-29. The main trends at MWC so far are AI, 5G and always-on connectivity. We’re rounding up the enterprise business tech news from MWC that is most relevant for IT and tech decision-makers. This article will be updated throughout MWC with more tech news highlights. Intel commits to 5G and AI Intel hooked a handful of announcements to MWC (Figure A), including: Intel’s Edge Platform, a…

Hyped AI startup Humane has announced plans for its first international market, inking a deal with South Korean carrier SK Telecom. The announcement comes shortly after the San Francisco-based company revealed it was pushing back the shipping date of its Ai Pin device from March to mid-April in its domestic U.S. market. Founded in 2017 by former Apple executives Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, Humane had raised north of $200 million from backers including Microsoft, Qualcomm Ventures, and…

Hardware is difficult, to paraphrase a famous adage. First-generation products from new startups are notoriously so, regardless of how much money and excitement you’ve managed to drum up. Given all that, it’s likely few are too surprised that Humane’s upcoming Ai Pin has been pushed back a bit, from March to “mid-April,” per a new video from the Bay Area startup’s Head of Media, Sam Sheffer. In the Sorkin-style walk and talk, he explains that the first units are set to, “start leaving the factory at the end of…

For a while, WhatsApp has given people the ability to create and manage Channels. Channels are one-to-many chat groups where people can post messages for the masses to view. Well, according to a new report, WhatsApp is working on a feature that will let people pin Channels to the top of their feed. If you’re curious about making your own Channel, it’s pretty simple to do. In the app, go to the Updates tab and you’ll see a section titled Channels; tap on the “+” icon next to it. You see a popup menu with two options, tap…

Google Meet is getting a new feature that can be particularly helpful in large meetings. Meeting hosts or co-hosts can now pin up to three specific tiles for all the meeting participants. This will enable the participants to see the same people, presentations, or items highlighted on the screen, without having to do anything at their end. Earlier, while participants could pin up to three tiles, however, they would not be reflected on anyone else's screen. All users will have the option to unpin the participants at their…

We last covered  carbon credits startup Ceezer in late 2022 when it raised a €4.2 million ($4.5m) seed round.  Then, as now, Ceezer was part of the new wave of tech-driven offsetting and/or removal platforms trying to bring transparency and cohesion to a sector that has been rocked by charges of “green-washing”. Whatever it’s doing, its investors think it’s onto something, because it’s now raised a €10.3 million ($11.2m) Series A funding round led by HV Capital, alongside existing investors Norrsken VC, Picus…

Only two months after it unveiled its much anticipated “AI Pin,” flashy startup Humane has laid off four percent of its staff, according to a report from The Verge Tuesday. The layoffs, which will affect 10 people, come as a wave of cuts are impacting workers at other, larger companies in the tech industry. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechCEO and co-founder Bethany Bongiorno framed the staff losses in a LinkedIn post as a restructuring of the company designed to take it from a stealth AI startup to a…

Wearable startup Humane AI laid off four percent of its employees before it has started shipping its Ai Pin, The Verge has reported. Leadership reportedly told employees that budgets would be lowered in 2024, according to sources familiar with the matter. The cuts were implemented earlier this week and affect around 10 people.On LinkedIn, CEO and co-founder Bethany Bongiorno called the cuts "part of a wider refresh of our organizational structure as our company evolves with purpose for this next phase of growth." She…

You might think that using your fingerprint or face to unlock your phone is more secure than using your PIN. But you could be wrong. Hackers have developed sophisticated Android malware that can disable your biometric security and steal your PIN and data.What is the Chameleon Android banking malware?The malware is known as the Chameleon Android banking trojan. It was first detected earlier this year. The trojan can mimic legitimate apps and trick you into granting it permissions. Once it has access to your device, it can…

With Ai Pin, the user will be able to communicate with an AI chatbot through voice and laser ink technology, unlike conventional consumer tech products. Sam Altman-backed startup Humane has announced that its ChatGPT-powered Ai Pin will start shipping in March 2024.“We are thrilled to announce that Ai Pin will start shipping in March 2024. All of us here at Humane can’t wait for you to experience your Ai Pin, the world’s first wearable computer powered by Ai,” the company wrote on X.This wearable device…