Apple’s new AirTags are louder and easier to find over long distances
Apple announced the next version of AirTag on Monday. It has longer Bluetooth range, a larger speaker, and improved and more accurate search capabilities. The latter is powered by Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, which is also found in iPhone 17 devices, iPhone Air, Apple Watch Series 11, and Apple Watch Ultra 3. With Precision […]
Nvidia’s new AI weather model probably predicted this storm was coming weeks in advance
In the run-up to the winter storm currently hitting much of the United States, weather forecasts in some areas have changed across the board, and snowfall forecasts have fluctuated wildly. Nvidia couldn’t have released a new Earth-2 weather forecast model at a better time. Or perhaps the company knew something we didn’t, given how accurate […]
Synthesia reaches $4 billion valuation, allowing employees to withdraw cash
Synthesia, a British startup with an AI platform that helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised $200 million in a Series E round, giving it a $4 billion valuation, up from $2.1 billion just a year ago. Unlike some other AI startups that are still far from turning a profit, Synthesia has found a […]
This founder beat firefighting and is now building an AI goldmine
Sunny Sethi, founder of HEN Technologies, is an unlikely person to disrupt an industry that has remained largely unchanged since the 1960s. His company manufactures fire extinguishing nozzles. Specifically, a nozzle that can extinguish fires up to three times faster than previous products while saving 67% water. But Sethi speaks matter-of-factly about his accomplishments, focusing […]
Humans& believes coordination is the next frontier in AI, and we’re building models to prove it
Although AI chatbots are getting better at answering questions, summarizing documents, and solving mathematical equations, they still act like helpful assistants for one user at a time. They aren’t designed to manage the heavy lifting of real collaboration, like coordinating people with competing priorities, tracking decisions over time, and keeping teams aligned over time. Humans&, […]
Science fiction writers say goodbye to AI at Comic-Con
In recent months, some major players in science fiction and popular culture have taken stronger stances against generative AI. Separate decisions by San Diego Comic-Con and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) demonstrate the depth of opposition to AI in some creative communities — not only that, but music distribution platform Bandcamp also […]
TechCrunch Mobility: RIP, Tesla Autopilot, and NTSB investigate Waymo
Welcome to TechCrunch Mobility. A central hub for news and insight on the future of transportation. To receive this in your inbox, sign up for free here. Just click on TechCrunch Mobility. As I was about to send out this newsletter, I received a little breaking news. The National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation […]
What is Bendable Spoon? Everything you need to know about Eventbrite’s acquirer
Bending Spoons, a 12-year-old tech conglomerate based in Milan, has quietly become one of the tech industry’s most prolific buyers, now owning companies such as Meetup and WeTransfer, among many others, but is largely unknown to the public. So what exactly is Bending Spoon? Despite its catchy name, the company attracts significantly less attention and […]
Google announces fix for Gmail issues with spam and misclassification
If your Gmail account didn’t seem to be working properly on Saturday, you’re not alone. However, Google says the issue has been resolved. According to Google Workspace’s official status dashboard, the issue began Saturday morning around 5 a.m. Pacific Time, with users experiencing both “misclassified emails in their inboxes and additional spam alerts.” For me, […]
Tech CEOs brag and argue about AI at Davos
At times this week at the World Economic Forum, Davos appeared to be turning into a powerhouse technology conference, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and more industry executives taking to the stage. Unsurprisingly, the biggest topic was AI, with CEOs laying out their […]
