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Happy Thursday! What goes well with coffee? News, of course! I’ve gathered some for you. 

🚗 EV charging just got a $623 million boost from the US government.

🛍️ Google Cloud is rolling out gen AI features specifically for retailers.

🐇 Rabbit sold 10,000 units of its R1 handheld AI device in one day. 

P.S. Did you know we have a new podcast? Catch up with all the tech news you missed in the Product Hunt Weekly Digest Podcast.

Happy Hump Day! Here’s a joke for you: Why do Java programmers have to wear glasses?

Because they don’t C#....I’ll see myself out. 

Here’s the news: 

🔋 Microsoft has discovered a new battery material – thanks to AI.

🤖 Quora has raised $75m from a16z to grow its AI chatbot Poe.

📹 Elon Musk is now claiming that X will be a video-first platform.

Good morning, afternoon, or evening, depending on where you are in the world. This edition is coming to you from Berlin. 

Here’s some news: 

👓 The Apple Vision Pro is finally dropping on February 2nd.

🎧 Will.i.am is getting into the car audio world with his new startup.

🚗 Volkswagon is planning to integrate ChatGPT into its car. 

📸 Sony is launching a new digital certificate that sounds a lot like NFTs.

Happy Monday! If you’re in the Berlin area, the Product Hunt team is hosting a meetup tonight. Join the team and other makers for a night of demos and fun. RSVP here. 

🤖 Google is preparing to launch a paid upgrade to its AI chatbot, Bard. 

💰 Open AI and Apple want to pay publishers to train AI on their content.

🎧 Samsung is launching an audio version of its Frame TV.

🎪 CES goes live this week, so keep your eyes peeled for some new products.

Happy Friday! Week one is down — only 51 more weeks to go until 2025. 

Here’s the news: 

🤖 Google wrote a “Robot Constitution” to make sure AI doesn’t go rogue.

🚽 A voice-controlled toilet bidet now exists because, of course, it does.

🎨 InVision is shutting down its design collaboration services.

Good morning! ICYMI: The Product Hunt team is hosting a meetup in Berlin (cohosted by FastGen) on January 8th. Meet the team, kick back, and demo some products with us. RSVP here.

Here’s some news to go with your coffee: 

⌨️ Microsoft is updating its keyboards to have a dedicated “Copilot key.”

🕹️ Ever wanted Xbox toast? Now you can have it thanks to this toaster.

📱 Kim Kardashian is shutting down her mobile game after making $156 million in sales.

Happy Hump Day! Spent my morning taking down decorations and reading news. 

Here’s the news: 

📱 Samsung Unpacked is happening on January 17th. Expect some new phones. 

💬 Telegram launched a new update with a redesigned look and less battery drain.

📡 Starlink launched new satellites to enable mobile connection anywhere on Earth.

The Product Hunt team is hosting a meetup in Berlin (cohosted by FastGen) on January 8th, and we'd love for you to kick back and demo products with us! RSVP here.

Here’s some news: 

🐁 Micky Mouse, or a version of him, is in the public domain, and chaos has ensued. 

👓 Want to try VR? Meta has cut the price for its Quest 2 headset and accessories.

💲 Bitcoin is on the move, rising to above $45k for the first time since 2022.

Happy New Year! It’s officially time to circle back to all the things you said you would in the new year. 

Here’s some news: 

🤖 GitHub officially makes Copilot Chat generally available to all devs.

❤️‍🩹Scientists have discovered new antibiotics with the help of AI.

📷 Camera manufacturers are developing tech to help distinguish between real and AI.

It’s finally here. In case you missed it, we counted down the top twenty products of the year. Check them out here. Now it’s time for the top five. 

5. Bento is a new type of link-in-bio tool that puts both beauty and function at the forefront. You can easily display all of your content links in an eye-catching grid and even sell products. 

4. Galxe is a no-code self-serve platform for web3 brands to launch their own loyalty programs.

3. Clustr helps you build a diversified and safer crypto portfolio by analyzing the risks involved in Web3 projects to help you avoid making rookie mistakes.

2. Chat by Copy.ai is marketed as a smarter ChatGPT for getting things done. You can scrape sites for data, generate personalized copy, summarize videos, and more. 

And now for the number one most upvoted product of the year. Drum roll, please. 🥁

1. Dora AI uses AI to speed up the website development process by letting you generate one with a simple prompt. It even has support for 3D animations. It gathered over 4,000 upvotes from the community and received the Product of the Day, Week, and Month badges. 

So there you have it. The twenty five most upvoted products of 2023. What a year it has been! We can’t wait to see what everyone builds in 2024.