iFixit marks iPhone 16 arrival with battery-powered soldering iron launch
iFixit, everyone’s favorite gadget repair gadfly, is launching a portable soldering iron. The gadget is designed to make component repair more accessible for home users. The timing of the announcement isn’t lost on anyone, dropping the same week as Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event. While Apple has been more open to
Read moreIrish Big Tech watchdog digs into platforms’ content reporting mechanisms after DSA complaints
Ireland’s media regulator said it is reviewing how major platforms let users report illegal content, following a high number of complaints. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreWhy NASA is sticking with Boeing
Photo by Paul Hennessy / Anadolu via Getty Images The Starliner debacle fueled speculation that the space agency would dump Boeing. But if it did, it would be left with SpaceX — and Elon Musk. Could things get any worse for Boeing? Last week, the company’s Starliner spacecraft landed in
Read moreGoogle’s GenAI facing privacy risk assessment scrutiny in Europe
Google’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied with the bloc’s data protection laws in relation to use of people’s information for training generative AI. Specifically it’s looking into whether the tech giant needed to carry out a data
Read moreBad credits: consumer group files EU suit over ‘manipulative’ payments in games like Fortnite and Minecraft, calls for a ban
Video games are some of the most lucrative apps in the world, in part because of how they lure people into spending money on credits to buy digital goodies, to the tune of more than $50 billion annually worldwide. But a powerful consumer group in Europe believes games publishers are
Read moreWhatsApp brings Meta Verified, customized messages to small businesses in India
WhatsApp is now letting small businesses in India sign up for a Meta Verified badge and giving them the ability to send customized messages to customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDrama at OpenWeb, as a new CEO is announced – and the founding CEO says he’s staying
OpenWeb, a New York startup whose tools help publishers engage users, has a unique problem. Its co-founding CEO reportedly won’t leave, even though it announced a new CEO. According to CTech, on Tuesday, OpenWeb’s chairman, Tim Harvey, sent an email to employees, saying he’s becoming CEO and thanking longtime CEO
Read moreFive Ways to Lazy Load Images for Better Website Performance
Discover five techniques to lazy load images for better website performance. Learn how to add lazy loading in HTML, JavaScript, and on scroll. Continue reading Five Ways to Lazy Load Images for Better Website Performance on SitePoint.
Read moreAdam Neumann’s crypto comeback company is reportedly refunding investors
In a development that will surprise few, former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann’s climate/crypto/carbon-credit startup Flowcarbon appears to be in the process of curling up to die, Forbes reported today. Buyers of the outfit’s “Goddess Nature Token,” pitched as the first step in putting carbon credits on the blockchain, have reportedly
Read moreAmazon starts testing ads in its Rufus chatbot
Rufus, Amazon’s recently launched, shopping-focused chatbot, is getting ads soon. That’s according to a changelog published by Amazon this week (first spotted by AdWeek), which states that sponsored ads could soon start appearing in placements for Rufus users in the U.S. Ads will be shown based on Amazon search and
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