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 had said at the...
View ArticleIyo 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. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleChina’s $47B semiconductor fund puts chip sovereignty front and center
China has closed a third state-backed investment fund to bolster its semiconductor industry and reduce reliance on other nations, both for using and manufacturing wafers — prioritizing what is called...
View ArticleFitbit’s new kid smartwatch is a little Wiimote, a little Tamagotchi
The watch features a variety of different 3D games, unlocking more play time the more kids move. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleAmazon gets FAA approval to expand US drone deliveries
Amazon has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its delivery drones longer distances, the company announced on Thursday. Amazon says it can now expand its Prime...
View ArticleMill’s redesigned food waste bin really is faster and quieter than before
The design brief was simple: each grind and dry cycle had to be completed before breakfast. Here's how Mill made it happen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleIndustries may be ready for humanoid robots, but are the robots ready for them?
How large a role humanoids will play in that ecosystem is, perhaps, the biggest question on everyone’s mind at the moment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleKobo’s new e-readers are a sidegrade most can skip (with one exception)
Kobo put out a handful of new e-readers a few weeks back: color versions of the excellent Libra 2 and Clara, as well as an updated monochrome version of the latter. But after testing them all out, I...
View ArticleInside Apple’s efforts to build a better recycling robot
Last week, TechCrunch paid a visit to Apple’s Austin, Texas, manufacturing facilities. Since 2013, the company has built its Mac Pro desktop about 20 minutes north of downtown. The 400,000-square-foot...
View ArticleSonos Ace review: A high-priced contender
The Ace are a contender in a crowded market, but they're still in search of that magic bullet to truly let them stand out from the pack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleWatch Apple kick off WWDC 2024 right here
The keynote will be focused on Apple's software offerings and the developers that power them, including the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi partners with Hailo for its AI extension kit
Raspberry Pi has released a $70 AI extension kit with a neural network inference accelerator that can be used for local inferencing, for the Raspberry Pi 5. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
View ArticleWhat to expect from WWDC 2024: iOS 18, macOS 15 and so much AI
Apple is hoping to make WWDC 2024 memorable as it finally spells out its generative AI plans. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleHumane urges customers to stop using charging case, citing battery fire concerns
The warning for the Ai Pin was issued “out of an abundance of caution,” according to Humane. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleSiri and Google Assistant look to generative AI for a new lease on life
Voice assistants in general are having an existential moment, and generative AI is poised to be the logical successor. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleApple’s generative AI offering might not work with the standard iPhone 15
Apple is set to board the runaway locomotive that is generative AI at next week’s World Wide Developer Conference. Reports thus far have pointed to a partnership with OpenAI that will, among other...
View ArticleWazer Pro is making desktop water jetting more affordable
Before Wazer came along, “water jet cutting” and “affordable” didn’t belong in the same sentence. That changed in 2016, when the company launched the world’s first desktop water jet cutter, pre-selling...
View ArticleApple to release Vision Pro in international markets
The Apple Vision Pro is now available in eight new countries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleiPhones will soon text via satellite
"Messages via Satellite," announced at Apple's WWDC 2024 keynote, works much like the SOS feature does. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleApple confirms plans to work with Google’s Gemini ‘in the future’
“We’re looking forward to doing integrations with other models, including Google Gemini, for instance, in the future," Federighi said during WWDC 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
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