Drones to the rescue: Paladin was started to help public safety departments better respond to 911 calls using drones. The company is growing rapidly and has since been able to help assist Asheville's police department during Hurricane Helene. Read more
Kindle's Wizard of Oz moment: Amazon is refreshing its Kindle line and releasing a new model, the Kindle Colorsoft. Getting color into an e-reader has been a heavily requested feature but has proven to be tough to get right. Read more
Mistral goes mobile: French AI startup Mistral has released new AI models that are designed to be used on "edge devices" like phones and laptops. These models can generate basic text and can work in conjunction with larger models. Read more
Smart robots: Yesterday Boston Dynamics and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced they were pairing up to bring the work TRI has done with large behavior models to Boston Dynamics' electric Atlas humanoid robot. Read more
Social snacking: Spanish food delivery startup Glovo is experimenting with adding social features to its platform that would allow users to find and connect with friends on the app. Why does every app think it needs features like this? Read more
Low to high: Google announced today that it is adding a new tab to Google Flights that will show the cheapest options. As someone who once joked that I'd fly Spirit Airlines to India if I could, this is very welcome news. Read more
Beefing up business features: Apple announced that it is expanding its Apple Business Connect tools, which allow businesses to control how they appear on products like Apple Maps and Siri. Now companies can integrate with other Apple products as well. Read more
