Author: Geek Planet

New York-based startup Atma Sciences is rethinking doomscrolling with a new app called Gizmo that swaps viral videos for a TikTok-style feed of interactive, vibe-coded mini apps. Instead of passively watching short clips, Gizmo lets users scroll through fun AI-generated experiences they can actively engage with. Each swipe drops users into a different interactive experience, ranging from simple games and quizzes to reactive memes and visual experiments. According to TechCrunch, these mini apps are generated using natural language prompts, with Gizmo’s built-in AI handling the underlying code and design, allowing anyone to create and publish interactive content without technical skills.…

That was the message from global chief Brian Lesser on the holding company’s latest earnings call (August 7). In a market where buying power has lost some of its heft in the eyes of CMOs, Lesser highlighted its data as the differentiator.  Related Insights “We now have more data than any of our competition reaching five billion consumers, connecting intelligence of all forms, including IDs, across a vast federated ecosystem,” said Lesser on the call.  It’s a line that’s been making the rounds with clients in the U.S. and the U.K. for months, ad execs told Digiday.  “They were talking…

If you’ve been waiting for the global memory shortage to ease anytime this year and hardware prices to drop, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has some bad news. Speaking at a recent Cisco Systems conference, Tan said the crunch will likely last at least two more years. According to Bloomberg, Tan cited information from two key players in the memory space who reportedly told him, “There’s no relief until 2028.” The timeline aligns with recent comments from Micron’s Christopher Moore, VP of Marketing for its Mobile and Client Business Unit, who said tight supply conditions are likely to linger for the…

Samsung’s next Galaxy S phone could get a new AI feature that’s built for speed. A post from leaker Ice Universe claims the Galaxy S26 will add EdgeFusion, an on-device text-to-image tool that can spit out results in under a second, even offline. If it ships that way, Galaxy S26 offline AI image generation becomes a lot more practical. You type a prompt, the phone creates an image locally, and you’re not waiting on a server or a strong signal. It’s the difference between a novelty and something you might actually use. The same post links EdgeFusion to a partnership…

Samsung just changed the outlook for Galaxy S21 security updates. Its published security update pages no longer place the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, or S21 Ultra on the monthly or quarterly tracks, which is a strong sign the phones are no longer in the standard patch cycle. Nothing breaks overnight. But you should stop assuming a fresh patch is coming on a predictable schedule, especially if you use banking apps, store two factor codes, or sign into work accounts on your phone. The timing fits the S21’s original roadmap. The lineup launched in 2021 and has already received the four…

AI companies keep forgetting they’re brands — and it’s costing them.A week apart, OpenAI and Perplexity reminded everyone that in 2025, AI isn’t just about technology. It’s about brand. From user outrage over latest updates to theatrical headlines for attention — the fallout has been fast and public. On one side: OpenAI replaced older GPT models like -4o and o3 with GPT-5 without warning on August 7, regardless of whether users liked it, causing outrage. The result: CEO Sam Altman promised to restore GPT-4o and increase GPT-5’s reasoning limits. OpenAI clearly forgot that it’s not just a tech business. It’s…

After years of struggling, retreating, and re-emerging, Intel is once again entering the GPU market. The company plans to build GPUs at scale, a clear signal that it wants a serious seat at the tablet ruled by Nvidia and AMD. Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, said that the company has hired a new chief architect to build graphics cards. “I just hired the chief GPU architect, and he’s very good,” Tan mentioned in a statement quoted by Reuters. Why Intel can’t afford to ignore GPUs anymore GPUs are no longer optional in the AI-driven industry, even for the most prominent players…

The end may be near for at-home try-on programs. Warby Parker, the eyewear brand that helped pioneer online glasses sales in the 2010s, said last Thursday on its quarterly earnings call that it would end its home try-on program by the end of the year. For years, the service — allowing customers to try out five glasses at home for five days — defined Warby Parker. This is one of two major examples this year of companies discontinuing at-home try-on in favor of testing apparel virtually or in person. Warby Parker follows Amazon, which in January ended its “try before you buy”…

Alexa+ is now available to everyone in the US, and if you are an Amazon Prime member, you get it at no extra cost. Amazon has been testing Alexa+ through an early access program over the past year. Now, it is moving out of that phase and opening the experience to a much wider audience across Echo devices, the Alexa mobile app, and Alexa.com. What is Alexa+? Alexa+ is a rebuilt version of Amazon’s assistant, powered by large language models from Amazon Nova and Anthropic. Unlike the older Alexa, which focused on short commands, Alexa+ is designed to understand natural,…

The late summer back-to-school sales period has long been a vital one for brands like Old Navy, Amazon and Target hoping to capture the high school and college-age dollar.This year, the National Retail Federation (NRF) calculated that total back-to-school spending — roughly spanning July to the beginning of September — by U.S. consumers will reach $128 billion. But with consumer spending confidence doubtful and many advertisers working to drum up sales in spite of their own rising prices, marketers are pressured to make the most out of the late summer period even more than usual. The impact of tariffs on the…