The new iPad Pro is Apple’s first device powered by its M4 chip
At its iPad event today, Apple announced its new iPad Pro tablets, powered by its new M4 chips, the fourth generation of its custom SoCs. The new chips feature a new display engine, as well as a signi...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/the-new-ipad-pros-are-apples-first-devices-powered-by-its-m4-chip/
Apple’s Final Cut Camera lets filmmakers connect four cameras at once
The latest version of Final Cut Pro introduces a new feature to speed up your shoot: Live Multicam. It’s a bold move from Apple, transforming your iPad into a multicam production studio, enabling crea...
US, UK police identify and charge Russian leader of LockBit ransomware gang
The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed. On Tuesday, a coalition of law enforcement led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency announ...
Motional delays commercial robotaxi plans amid restructuring
Motional, the autonomous vehicle startup borne out of a $4 billion joint venture between Hyundai and automotive supplier Aptiv, will pause its commercial operations and delay plans to launch a driverl...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/motional-delays-commercial-robotaxi-plans-amid-restructuring/
Apple unveils the new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air with M2 chip
Apple is refreshing its iPad lineup today. And this launch is a bit overdue as the previous iPad Air was announced more than two years ago. The most important addition to the new iPad Air is that it n...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/apple-unveils-the-new-11-inch-and-13-inch-ipad-air-with-m2-chip/
Apple iPad Pro gets an M4 chip and OLED display
As anticipated, Apple’s iPad Pro was the star of Tuesday’s “Let Loose” event. The arrival of the 7th generation device marks the first major upgrade to the premium tablet since 2022. “We’re not only g...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/apple-ipad-pro-gets-a-refresh/
Live: Apple iPad Event 2024, everything announced so far
Today is Apple iPad Event day, and we’re bringing you all the iPad goodness you can stand, summed up in a convenient package.
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Apple finally places front camera on iPad on the landscape edge — like it should be
Apple announced two new iPad Air models today— an 11-inch and a 13-inch model — at its iPad event on Tuesday. However, one of the important updates for people who take a lot of video calls was Apple s...
Apple stacks two OLED screens – “Tandem OLED” – in its new iPad Pro
Yeah, you can put an OLED screen in an iPad, but then you lose the brightness that iPad Pro users are used to. What is a poor computer maker to do? You stack two of them, of course. “We’ve always envi...
Starfish Space and D-Orbit complete orbital rendezvous, bringing Otter Pup mission to a close
Starfish Space’s ambitious first mission to demonstrate on-orbit rendezvous and docking tech has officially come to a close, with the startup managing to complete some of the objectives thanks to a li...
Wiz raises $1B at a $12B valuation to expand its cloud security platform through acquisitions
Wiz, the buzzy startup building an all-in-one cloud security platform, is on an acquisition march to expand its business quickly en route to an IPO. Now, it has closed a major round of funding of $1 b...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/wiz-raises-1b-at-12b-valuation-expanding-through-acquisitions/
Apple iPad event 2024: Watch Apple unveil new iPads right here
We’re still well over a month out from WWDC, but Apple went ahead and snuck in another event. Today, at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET, the company is set to unveil the latest additions to the iPad line. Accord...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/apple-ipad-event-2024-watch-apple-unveil-new-ipads-right-here/
Rad AI, a startup that helps radiologists save time on report generation, raises $50M Series B from Khosla Ventures
In 2017, Vinod Khosla told CNBC that the job “of the radiologist will be obsolete in five years.” While the founder of Khosla Ventures later revised that timeline to as long as 15 years, he maintained...
Legion’s founder aims to close the gap between what employers and workers need
While taking a long road trip across the U.S. years ago, Sanish Mondkar realized that there were stark, problematic disconnects between employers and the staff they employ. To critics of late-stage ca...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/legion-taps-ai-to-match-workers-with-available-hours/
Startup neobank Mercury is taking on Brex and Ramp with new bill pay, spend management software
Digital banking startup Mercury is layering software onto its bank accounts, giving its business customers the ability to pay bills, invoice customers and reimburse employees, the company has told Tec...
Tubi calls on indie filmmakers and their fans to help beef up original content library
Tubi launched a new program called “Stubios” for aspiring filmmakers to submit original content.
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Nintendo finally confirms the Switch 2 is on the way
In the most anticlimactic way possible, Nintendo on Tuesday confirmed years of rumors: the Nintendo Switch 2 console is on the way.
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Daloopa trains AI to automate financial analysts’ workflows
Daloopa, a startup building AI to extract info from financial reports and investor presentations, has raised cash in a new funding round.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/daloopa-trains-ai-to-automate-financial-analysts-workflows/
Meta AI is obsessed with turbans when generating images of Indian men
Bias in AI image generators is a well-studied and well-reported phenomenon, but consumer tools continue to exhibit glaring cultural biases. The latest culprit in this area is Meta’s AI chatbot, which,...
Microsoft and OpenAI launch $2M fund to counter election deepfakes
Microsoft and OpenAI have launched a $2 million fund to combat the growing risks of AI and deepfakes in elections.
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