A tale of two foldables
Samsung is still foldables’ 500-pound gorilla, but the company successes have made the category significantly less lonely in recent years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleQualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip aims to bring 5G to sub-$100 devices
Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip to 5G smartphones in the sub-$100 price segment in India and other emerging markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleHow Back Market built a marketplace of refurbished tech
The popularity of refurbishing technology has only increased these past few years and with it, the understanding of how important sustainability is in the industry. Studies estimate that simply...
View ArticleNeura shows off humanoid robot 4NE-1
This week’s video shows 4NE-1 doing a lot; in some sense, it’s doing more than we’ve seen from other humanoids in the space. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleiPad sales help bail out Apple amid a continued iPhone slide
In spite of a drop for the quarter, iPhone remained Apple’s most important category by a wide margin. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleTrade My Spin is building a business around used Peloton equipment
Trade My Spin has pieced together a logistics network capable of offering same or next day delivery in most major cities in the continental U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...
View ArticleWarren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway sells half its Apple stock
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway cut its Apple holding by around half, to $84.2 billion, according to an SEC filing. While Apple remains the firm’s largest stock holding by far, Buffett had already...
View ArticleUK’s Riverlane scores $75M to correct quantum errors
Quantum computing may still largely be in the theoretical domain, but the money that it’s attracting is very real. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleH3X scales up its electric aerospace ambitions with $20M in new funding
Many industries that rely on legacy energy sources are aiming to electrify or at least streamline their operations, but for countless use cases, the tech just isn’t there. H3X is changing the game with...
View ArticleFigure’s new humanoid robot leverages OpenAI for natural speech conversations
Figure 02 is outfitted with speakers and microphones to speak and listen to people at work. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleAfter nine years, Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat gets an AI makeover
It’s no coincidence that the new Learning Thermostat arrives as Google is amping up work on its generative AI model, Gemini. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleChromecast is dead. Meet Google TV Streamer
Google revealed its newest set-top streaming box, Google TV Streamer, which will replace the Chromecast. It doubles as a smart home hub. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleGoogle Assistant lives to automate another day
With new Pixel devices just over the horizon, Assistant’s days on Android may still be numbered. For the time being, however, it still has a place on the home. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved....
View ArticleNothing’s $399 Phone 2a Plus hits the US through a beta program
As has been the case with Nothing's other handsets, there are a few hoops required to purchase the device in the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleMade by Google 2024: How to watch Google unveil the Pixel 9, a new foldable...
Made by Google 2024 kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on August 13. Get ready for a slew of new hardware, including the Pixel 9 and a new foldable. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleCocoon is transforming steel production runoff into a greener cement alternative
Cocoon is a new startup built on the belief that greener steel production and the creation of concrete slag doesn’t have to be an either/or proposition. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
View ArticleLooking Glass’ new lineup includes a $300 phone-sized holographic display
The Looking Glass Pro has a 6-inch display and a foldable base. It shows spatial images like those created with the Apple Vision Pro and iPhone 15 Pro. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
View ArticleRabbit’s r1 refines chats and timers, but its app-using ‘action model’ is...
A new "beta rabbit" mode adds some conversational AI chops to the Rabbit r1, particularly in more complex or multi-step instructions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleSmartwatches shipments see sharp decline in India
India's wearable market declined in Q2, primarily because smartwatch are not attracting consumers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleAs Alexa turns 10, Amazon looks to generative AI
While Amazon has continued releasing Echo devices, including an upgraded Spot announced last month, the company has taken its foot off the gas. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...
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