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China has closed a third state-backed investment fund to bolster its semiconductor industry and reduce reliance on other nations, both for using and for manufacturing wafers — prioritizing what is…
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Iyo thinks its GenAI earbuds can succeed where Humane and Rabbit stumbled
Iyo represents a third form factor in the push to deliver standalone generative AI devices: Bluetooth earbuds.
Spotify to shut off Car Thing for good, leading users to demand refunds
Spotify is notifying customers who purchased its Car Thing product that the devices will stop working after December 9, 2024. The company discontinued the device back in July 2022, but…
ZeroPoint’s nanosecond-scale memory compression could tame power-hungry AI infrastructure
ZeroPoint claims to have solved compression problems with hyper-fast, low-level memory compression that requires no real changes to the rest of the computing system.
The struggle isn’t universal, however.
Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses now let you share images directly to your Instagram Story
Meta is updating its Ray-Ban smart glasses with new hands-free functionality, the company announced on Wednesday. Most notably, users can now share an image from their smart glasses directly to…
Response time is Aerodome’s immediate value prop for potential clients.
Humane, the creator of the $700 Ai Pin, is reportedly seeking a buyer
Humane, the company behind the hyped Ai Pin that launched to less-than-glowing reviews last month, is reportedly on the hunt for a buyer.
Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCs
Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience.
“Late Pledge” allows campaign creators to continue collecting money even after the campaign has closed.
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Sonos finally made some headphones
The market play is clear from the outset: The $449 headphones are firmly targeted at an audience that would otherwise be purchasing the Bose QC Ultra or Apple AirPods Max.
When I attended Automate in Chicago a few weeks back, multiple people thanked me for TechCrunch’s semi-regular robotics job report. It’s always edifying to get that feedback in person. While…
Ampere and Qualcomm aren’t the most obvious of partners. Both, after all, offer Arm-based chips for running data center servers (though Qualcomm’s largest market remains mobile). But as the two…
Flock Safety’s solar-powered cameras could make surveillance more widespread
Flock Safety is a multibillion-dollar startup that’s got eyes everywhere. As of Wednesday, with the company’s new Solar Condor cameras, those eyes are solar-powered and use wireless 5G networks to…
Here are quick hits of the biggest news from the keynote as they are announced.
Android’s new Theft Detection Lock helps deter smartphone snatch and grabs
When triggered, the AI-powered feature will automatically lock the device down.
Apple announces new accessibility features for iPhone and iPad users
Apple is bringing new accessibility features to iPads and iPhones, designed to cater to a diverse range of user needs.
Looking Glass makes trippy-looking mixed-reality screens where things look 3D without the need of special glasses. Today it launches a pair of new displays, including a 16-inch mode that runs…
At its Google I/O developer conference, Google on Tuesday announced the next generation of its Tensor Processing Units (TPU) AI chips.
Apple iPad Pro M4 vs. iPad Air M2: Reviewing which is right for most
Apple devoted a full event to iPad last Tuesday, roughly a month out from WWDC. From the invite artwork to the polarizing ad spot, Apple was clear — the event…
Apple and Google agree on standard to alert people when unknown Bluetooth devices may be tracking them
Apple and Google announced on Monday that iPhone and Android users will start seeing alerts when it’s possible that an unknown Bluetooth device is being used to track them. The…
White House proposes up to $120M to help fund Polar Semiconductor’s chip facility expansion
The expansion of Polar Semiconductor’s facility would enable the company to double its U.S. production capacity of sensor and power chips within two years.
Alora Baby aims to push baby gear away from the ‘landfill economy’
Alora Baby is not just aiming to manufacture baby cribs in an environmentally friendly way but is attempting to overhaul the whole lifecycle of a product
Smart ring maker Oura is launching two new features focused on heart health, the company announced on Friday. The first claims to help users get an idea of their cardiovascular…
Rowing startup Hydrow acquires a majority stake in Speede Fitness as their CEO steps down
Hydrow, the at-home rowing machine maker, announced Thursday that it has acquired a majority stake in Speede Fitness, the company behind the AI-enabled strength training machine. The rowing startup also…
Apple’s iPad event had a lot to like. New iPads with new chips and new sizes, a new Apple Pencil, and even some software updates. If you are a big…
We’re still well over a month out from WWDC, but Apple went ahead and snuck in another event. On Tuesday, May 7 at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET, the company…
At its iPad-focused event, Apple announced a new and improved Magic Keyboard, its keyboard accessory for iPad. The Magic Keyboard has been “completely redesigned” to be much thinner and lighter,…
Crypto? AI? Internet co-creator Robert Kahn already did it … decades ago
Robert Kahn has been a consistent presence on the Internet since its creation — obviously, since he was its co-creator. But like many tech pioneers his resumé is longer than…
Here’s everything Apple just announced at its Let Loose event, including new iPad Pro with M4 chip, iPad Air, Apple Pencil and more
Today is Apple iPad Event day, and we bring you all the iPad goodness you can stand, including if some of the rumors are true of what’s coming, like a…