11xAI raises $24M led by Benchmark to build AI digital employees
The Series A comes about a year after 11xAI raised a $2 million seed round led by Project A Ventures. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: FDA approval sets the stage for Apple’s AirPod hearing aids
During last week’s GlowTime event, Apple announced that iOS 18 will include a feature allowing users with mild to moderate hearing loss to use AirPods as hearing aids. But Apple was still waiting on approval from the FDA — approval that was announced just a couple days later. The FDA
Read moreAs TikTok ban heads to court, ByteDance’s Lemon8 surges
As TikTok heads to court on Monday to argue against a U.S. ban, parent company ByteDance’s newer social app, Lemon8, is once again surging to the top of the App Store in the U.S. The push is due, in part, to increased advertising. Described by TikTok influencers as a cross
Read moreU.S. government expands sanctions against spyware maker Intellexa
This latest round of government sanctions land months after Intellexa's founder Tal Dilian was sanctioned for selling the Predator spyware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreColin Kaepernick is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Earlier this year, former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick launched his AI startup, Lumi. Kaepernick has had thousands of stories written about him, and he knows a thing or two about losing control of his narrative. Now with Lumi, he’s trying to help creators take control of
Read moreAI coding assistant Supermaven raises cash from OpenAI and Perplexity co-founders
Supermaven, an AI coding assistant, has raised $12 million in a funding round that had participation from OpenAI and Perplexity co-founders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTeamBridge, founded by former Uber execs, raises $28M to build HR software for hourly workers
Arjun Vora and Tito Goldstein were working on the corporate side of Uber when they realized that HR software largely wasn’t built to manage hourly staff. Many hourly workers lacked a way to complete basic self-service tasks, the pair perceived, like clocking in and changing payment accounts. After interviewing hundreds
Read moreApple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval
The US Food and Drug Administration Monday published approval for sleep apnea detection on the Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Watch Ultra 2. The green light comes four days ahead of the Series 10’s September 20 release date. The feature, announced at last week’s iPhone 16 event, will
Read moreAirbus Unveils New Customer Support Center in Johannesburg
Airbus has opened a new customer support center in Johannesburg, South Africa, aiming to boost local presence and expand the African ecosystem. The new office will serve as a regional client hub, providing specialized service and increasing operating efficiency. The Customer Support Center will accelerate the growth of current local
Read moreApple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation review
I can’t recall another consumer electronics product category becoming a commodity as quickly as Bluetooth earbuds. Apple’s AirPods played a key role in that growth, of course, recapturing a kind of excitement not seen in consumer music tech since the original iPod. AirPods’ fundamentals haven’t changed much in the eight
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