A Colour Display That Feels More Like a Tablet

The new model from Boox moves beyond the usual monochrome e-ink screen to offer a colour display and pen input capabilities, edging closer to tablet territory.

Stay Connected Anywhere with Cellular Support

It includes cellular connectivity, so you’re not tied to WiFi when reading on the go — useful for traveling or working offline.

Premium Price Comes with Trade-Offs

Despite the new features, the price has increased: the author notes that the $399 tag “is moving in the wrong direction”, suggesting trade-offs in value.

Best Suited for Loyal Palma Users

For people who already loved the previous Palma e-reader, this upgrade makes sense, but if you only use a basic e-reader, the added cost might not justify the features.

Likeness Law Goes Beyond Copyright

AI-generated replicas like the song “Heart on My Sleeve” showed early how likeness law is about more than copyright — it’s now central to what AI can do with your face or voice.

Outdated Laws Struggle to Address AI

There’s no uniform US federal law protecting likeness rights; instead, it’s a patchwork of state laws that weren’t written for AI.

The NO FAKES Act Sparks Debate

The proposed NO FAKES Act would give people nationwide rights to control “computer-generated, highly realistic electronic representations” of their likenesses — but critics say it risks censorship and overreach.

Platforms Step In Before Regulators Do

Platforms are beginning to act: for example, YouTube now lets creators search for uploads using their likeness and request removals — showing how this space is evolving outside of regulation.

Defining ‘Unauthorized Use’ Remains Murky

The biggest practical issue: even if law catches up, what counts as “unauthorized use” in an age of deepfakes and AI-made likenesses is still fuzzy — making real enforcement messy and unpredictable.

Pick a Trusted Tool: Use licensed platforms like ElevenLabs or Resemble.ai — they require consent and secure data storage.

Record Clear Samples: Capture at least 3–5 minutes of clean, quiet audio for best results.

Read the Fine Print: Always check usage rights — avoid services that claim ownership of your recordings.

Limit Access: Store your model privately to prevent misuse or unauthorized uploads.

Aurora

This is a self-driving system designed for freight operations—a Level 4 automation platform that aims to integrate into existing trucks and haul loads nearly round-the-clock. It has already clocked significant miles in commercial testing, showing that autonomous trucking is moving from lab to road. The challenge? Many of the road conditions, safety scenarios and regulatory conditions still need real-world refinement.

Bit.ai

Bit.ai brings together document creation, real-time collaboration, wikis and knowledge hubs into one interface. It’s built for teams—whether remote or in-office—to co-author, comment, embed smart content (like videos, charts) and share widely with trackers, links and access controls. For content writing, agency workflows or even internal training docs, this tool streamlines storage, versioning and access.

Mubert 

Mubert uses AI to generate royalty-free music tracks based on text prompts, genre choices or even image inputs. It works in real-time, creating unique streams for activities like focus, meditation, gaming or video background music. For creators (video producers, podcasters, game developers), this means access to custom audio without needing to compose everything manually or search for clips.

Visier 

Visier helps organizations unify workforce data, apply AI-driven analytics and deliver insights about talent, retention, mobility and workforce planning. It’s designed for business leaders to answer questions like: “Which roles are at risk of turnover?”, “Where should we invest in training?”, or “What’s the hidden cost of hiring slow?”.

Peggy

Peggy is an AI-powered platform helping artists, galleries and collectors authenticate artwork with a “digital fingerprint” — scanning brush strokes, canvas texture and other intrinsic markers to verify provenance. It also enables resale royalty payments for artists, which is rare in the broader art market. The model aims to make art trading more accessible and trustworthy by replacing expensive traditional authentication processes with smartphone-based AI.

Final Round AI

Final Round AI is a platform built to support job-seekers via an AI interview-prep assistant called Interview Copilot. With seed funding secured (over $6.8 M) and a global user base, its goal is to help candidates navigate interviews confidently, reduce bias and apply more effectively in under 30 days.   

HelloHost

HelloHost provides an AI agent for vacation-rental hosts — automating guest communications, booking requests, multi-language support and calendar integrations. It’s positioned as a 24/7 assistant so hosts can deliver high-quality guest experiences with less manual effort, especially useful for scaling multiple properties.

Circle Health

Circle Health offers AI-powered documentation and workflow tools tailored to behavioural health, hospice care and foster-care providers. It automates progress notes, treatment plans and compliance documentation while surfacing real-time clinical insights. The technology is designed to reduce administrative burden and allow caregivers to focus more on patient care.