Chris’ Corner: Stand Alones
It continues to be a big year for Web Components. I’m noticing it more this week as it’s effecting some of my friends. My long-time ShopTalk co-host Dave Rupert just got a job at Microsoft working on Fluent UI Web Components. Probably didn’t hurt that he wrote the book on
Read moreUK’s autonomous vehicle legislation becomes law, paving the way for first driverless cars by 2026
The U.K.’s self-proclaimed “world-leading” regulations for self-driving cars are now official, after the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent — the final rubber stamp any legislation must go through before becoming enshrined in law. The government says that fully self-driving vehicles could be on U.K. roads within two years.
Read moreRollup wants to be the hardware engineer’s workhorse
Hard tech startups generate a lot of buzz, but there’s a growing cohort of companies building digital tools squarely focused on making hard tech development faster, more efficient, and — well, a whole lot more like software development. California-based Rollup is the latest startup to come out as part of
Read moreDisrupt Audience Choice vote closes Friday
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is not just about groundbreaking innovations, insightful panels, and visionary speakers — it’s also about listening to YOU, the audience, and what you feel is top of mind for the tech community. With the Disrupt 2024 Audience Choice Program, your vote can make a difference and propel
Read moreGoogle launches a new Android feature to drive users back into their installed apps
Google says the new SDK would help Google expand on its core mission of connecting the right audience to the right content at the right time. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreThinking by playing around
Richard Feynman’s Nobel Prize winning discoveries in quantum electrodynamics were partly inspired by his randomly observing a spinning dinner plate one day in the cafeteria. Paul Feyerabend said regarding science discovery, “The only principle that does not inhibit progress is: anything goes” (within relevant ethical constraints, of course). Ideas can
Read moreHow can SA enterprises minimize the impact of network outages?
Internet and network outages are a constant threat to any enterprise in South Africa. Whether it’s an issue experienced by the service provider, an internal misconfiguration, a cybersecurity incident, or an act of human error. There are severe consequences to prolonged network outages that impact all businesses, especially smaller ones
Read moreJolla debuts privacy-focused AI hardware
Jolla has taken the official wraps off the first version of its personal server-based AI assistant in the making. The reborn startup is building a privacy-focused AI device — aka the Jolla Mind2, which TechCrunch exclusively revealed at MWC back in February. At a livestreamed launch event Monday, it also
Read moreOpenAI to remove ChatGPT’s Scarlett Johansson-like voice
OpenAI is removing one of the voices used by ChatGPT after users found that it sounded similar to Scarlett Johansson, the company announced on Monday. The voice, called Sky, is now being paused after OpenAI used it when demoing its new GPT-4o model last week. “We believe that AI voices
Read morePrompt Engineering Slash Development Time, in Skilled Hands
The emergence of Prompt Engineering offers software developers a distinct chance to enhance efficiency. However, this opportunity only materializes when they possess the requisite skills to precisely define requests, maintain clarity in process management, and establish transparent policies shared with clients. Prompt engineering, the process of crafting AI inputs for
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