Apple Watch Series 10 review
In the release announcing its Watch Series 10’s availability, Apple refers to the device’s “refined” design. It’s an accurate word for the device overall. Whereas early rumors pointed to a potentially...
View ArticleOme’s $129 smart knob lets you turn off stove burners remotely
Quick confession: I take a picture of my stove before I leave on long trips. I’ve been living with OCD my entire life, and this is one of the little lifehacks I’ve created to silence that anxiety. In...
View ArticleLondoners will soon see drones ferrying blood between hospitals
A joint pilot by Apian, Alphabet’s drone company Wing, and the U.K.’s NHS will see drones used to fly urgent blood samples between two hospitals in London. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
View ArticleSnap’s extremely large Spectacles bring impressive AR to developers at $99 a...
The Spectacles 5 are designed specifically for developers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleUrsa Major nabs $12.5M from US Navy, DoD for 3D-printed rocket motors
Ursa Major, a startup that produces rocket motors through 3D printing, received a $12.5 million grant to develop new solid-fuel rocket engines. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...
View ArticleWhy United chose SpaceX’s Starlink to power its free Wi-Fi
Late last week, United Airlines announced that it signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring its Starlink internet service to its entire fleet and — for the first time — offer free Wi-Fi to...
View ArticleApple Intelligence will support German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, and...
Apple Wednesday announced that its generative AI offering will be available in even more languages in 2025. New additions to Apple Intelligence include English (India), English (Singapore), German,...
View ArticleHere’s how Apple is making iPhone 16 more repairable
The most interesting of the bunch is a new adhesive design that can be loosened by applying low voltage from a 9-volt battery. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleiPhone 16 Pro Max review: A $1,200 glimpse at a more intelligent future
The iPhone 16's headliner features are Apple Intelligence, which will be rolled out next month, and its camera system. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleTechCrunch Minute: Everything you need to know about iOS 18
It’s time to upgrade your iPhone to iOS 18. We know — updating your phone is annoying, and sometimes those software downloads can take a weirdly long time. But if you like customization and fun perks...
View ArticleLuminate’s hair-saving chemo helmet nears release, as new funding goes toward...
The pitch sounds a bit sci-fi: a helmet called Lily that people undergoing chemotherapy wear to prevent hair loss, which is a common side effect of the treatment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights...
View ArticleHTC takes on Apple’s Vision Pro and PC Gaming with $1,000 Vive Focus Vision
The Vive Focus Vision has enough firepower under the hood to appeal to PC gamers tethered via the DisplayPort. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticlePalmer Luckey returns to headsets as Anduril partners with Microsoft on U.S....
Palmer Luckey, the Hawaiian-shirt wearing founder who sold Oculus VR for $2 billion before co-founding the military tech company Anduril, is back in the headset business — in a sense. Anduril will soon...
View ArticleHarbor is building a better baby monitor and an army of night nannies
Like most good startup stories, Harbor began life as a product of disappointment. Kevin Lavelle, the co-founder and CEO of innovative clothing company Mizzen and Main, couldn’t find a baby monitor to...
View ArticleKiwibot acquires an ad startup to turn its delivery robots into mobile...
There’s ample opportunity in the form of a mobile billboard. Kiwibot is so convinced of this fact that it plunked down $25 million to purchase Nickelytics. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
View ArticleMIT develops recyclable 3D-printed glass blocks for construction
The team points to glass’ optical properties and its “infinite recyclability” as reasons for turning to the material. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticlePlaud’s $169 ChatGPT-powered NotePin has a permanent place in my travel bag
The $169 Plaud NotePin is a tiny magnetic recording device. Recordings are transcribed and AI provide summaries of meetings. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleThe iPhone 16 launches today without its most hyped feature: Apple Intelligence
The iPhone 16 officially goes on sale Friday. But for its earliest adopters, it arrives with a fundamental compromise baked into the deal. Put simply, this is not the iPhone 16 that they were promised....
View ArticleApple breaks down iPhone 16 repair process
Apple published step-by-step instructions for swapping out the new handset’s battery. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleQualcomm may be trying to buy Intel
Chipmaker Qualcomm is trying to buy rival Intel, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal broke the news late Friday that Qualcomm had approached Intel about a takeover. The New York...
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