Humane’s $699 AI Pin is now available
Humane today announced the availability of its first product, the AI Pin. The Bay Area-based hardware startup has been kicking around since 2017, a year after cofounders Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Ch...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/humanes-699-ai-pin-is-now-available/
Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify
Substack announced on Thursday that it’s launching a few new features for podcasters on its platform. Most notably, the company is rolling out a Spotify integration that will allow podcasters on Subst...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/substack-podcasters-sync-distribute-episodes-spotify/
DuckDuckGo launches a new subscription to bundle VPN and identity theft protection
Privacy-focused consumer tech company DuckDuckGo launched a new Privacy Pro subscription on Thursday that bundles a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration. The plan,...
European car manufacturer will pilot Sanctuary AI’s humanoid robot
Sanctuary AI announced that it will be delivering its humanoid robot to a Magna manufacturing facility. Based in Austria, Magna manufacturers and assembles cars for a number of Europe’s top automakers...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/european-car-manufacturer-will-pilot-sanctuary-ais-humanoid-robot/
Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step
Meta has announced it’s testing new features on Instagram intended to help safeguard young people from unwanted nudity or sextortion scams. This includes a feature called Nudity Protection in DMs, whi...
Apple opens access to used iPhone components for repair
On Thursday, Apple announced that it has opened its iPhone repair process to include used components. Starting this fall, customers and independent repair shops will be able to fix the handset using c...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/apple-opens-access-to-used-iphone-components-for-repair/
The complete TC Early Stage 2024 agenda is here!
We’re excited to reveal the complete agenda, packed with keynote stage speakers and interactive roundtable sessions. From fundraising insights to growth strategies, join us as we navigate the startup ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/the-complete-tc-early-stage-2024-agenda-is-here/
US government urges Sisense customers to reset credentials after hack
The U.S. government's cybersecurity agency said it was responding to a "recent compromise" of the data analytics giant, which provides business intelligence to critical infrastructure.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/cisa-government-sisense-reset-credentials-cyberattack/
Google’s Gradient backs Patlytics to help companies protect their intellectual property
Patlytics, an AI-powered patent analytics platform, wants to help enterprises, IP professionals, and law firms speed up their patent workflows from discovery, analytics, comparisons, and prosecution t...
Humane’s Ai Pin considers life beyond the smartphone
Nothing lasts forever. Nowhere is the truism more apt than in consumer tech. This is a land inhabited by the eternally restless — always on the make for the next big thing. The smartphone has, by all ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/humanes-ai-pin-considers-life-beyond-the-smartphone/
Voltpost wants to bring curbside charging to a lamppost near you
The New York City-based startup has been working on a product that retrofits existing street lampposts to enable EV charging.
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Simbian brings AI to existing security tools
Simbian is a cybersecurity platform that effectively controls other cybersecurity platforms as well as security apps and tooling.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/simbian-brings-ai-to-existing-security-tools/
Amazon, eyeing up AI, adds Andrew Ng to its board; ex-MTV exec McGrath to step down
If corporate boards of directors signal something about where a company wants to be focusing, Amazon’s just made an interesting move to change up its direction. The company has just announced that And...
Elon Musk accused of profiting from tragedy as study finds X rewards hate targeting Israel-Gaza war
A few weeks after defeating Elon Musk’s attempt to silence it in court, anti-hate research nonprofit, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), is back with a new piece of research into Musk’s so...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/ccdh-hate-influencer-study/
Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary attacks in new warning
Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries on Wednesday, warning them that may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks. The company sent the alerts to individuals in 92 na...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/apple-warning-mercenary-spyware-attacks/
Astranis unveils Omega ‘MicroGEO’ satellites for beaming dedicated broadband down from high orbit
Astranis has taken the wraps off a new generation of communications satellites that will serve broadband to customers on Earth from geostationary orbit, but faster and smaller than any comsat up there...
Alternative browsers report uplift after EU’s DMA choice screen mandate
A flagship European Union digital market regulation appears to be shaking up competition in the mobile browser market. It’s been a little over a month since the Digital Markets Act (DMA) came into app...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/eu-dma-browser-choice-screen-early-impact/
Google Cloud Next 2024: Everything announced so far
Don’t have time to be in Las Vegas? That’s OK: We’ve summed up the most important parts of this year's Google Cloud Next.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/google-cloud-next-2024-everything-you-need-to-know/
Apple News is testing a game that kind of looks like NYT Connections
Apple News is testing a new game for iOS 17.5 called Quartiles, which requires players to organize a grid of 20 syllables into five four-syllable words. Spotted by Gadget Hacks, the interface for Quar...
Hundreds of creators sign letter slamming Meta’s limit on political content
If you haven’t been seeing much political content on Instagram lately, there’s a reason for that. Since March, Instagram and Threads have instituted a new default setting that limits political content...