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Starlink becomes a phone data provider, Instacart ships AI search, IG tests new user controls
Good morning! Range Rover is equipping new models with a “Body and Soul” seat that vibrates in tune with the music drivers are playing. Get ready to feel the beat 🎼
🌶 Highlight of the day 🌶
SpaceX launched Starlink Mobility, a new satellite internet product. Mobility offers users global coverage from even the most remote locations, and allows for internet to be accessed on-the-go.
The service is tailored towards mobile operations in remote areas, such as emergency services, trucking, and buses. Starlink is morphing into a phone data provider 📱
♨️ Hot off the press launches
Big tech
Instagram tests new user controls for recommended posts
Google Nest ends third-party integrations with notes apps
Google rolls out image responses for its Bard AI chatbot
Snap launches a ‘My AI Snaps’ feature for paid subscribers
Instacart ships an AI search tool powered by ChatGPT
General and early-stage
Blink unveils a generative-AI tool for security ops
DistroKid launches a music distribution iPhone app
Antimatter ships a meme-based education platform
Atly launches a real-world social mapping platform
Superflow adds reactions to its design feedback tool
🔍 Other good finds
Beginner’s luck. On doing user research before writing any code
Fender free. US to require auto emergency brakes for new vehicles
See thru. Instagram explains its recommendation algorithm
🧈 Twitter nugget
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