Sergey Brin says he’s working on AI at Google ‘pretty much every day’
Google co-founder and ex-Alphabet president Sergey Brin said he’s back working at Google “pretty much every day” because he hasn’t seen anything as exciting as the recent progress in AI — and doesn’t want to miss out. Brin revealed the tidbit in an interview during the All-In Summit in L.A.
Read moreBeats makes iPhone 16 cases now
The $49 cases work with MagSafe and the iPhone’s new Camera Control button. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSenate leaders ask FTC to investigate AI content summaries as anti-competitive
A group of Democratic senators is urging the FTC and Justice Department to investigate whether AI tools that summarize and regurgitate online content like news and recipes may amount to anticompetitive practices. In a letter to the agencies, the senators, led by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), explained their position that the
Read moreNeurode wants to treat and track ADHD symptoms through a wearable headband
Sydney-based Neurode has come up with a novel way to offer some relief to people with ADHD: a wearable headband that can track and treat ADHD symptoms. And you only have to wear it for 20 minutes a day. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBumble to leverage AI to help users with profile creation and conversations
Bumble is increasing its investments in AI and branching out with new features to stay relevant amid a generational shift in dating behavior among younger users. During Goldman Sachs’ annual technology conference on Monday, Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones unveiled more details about the app’s upcoming AI capabilities, including a photo selection
Read moreThe real power of Apple Intelligence will show up in third-party apps
Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s new set of AI capabilities arriving in iOS 18, is laying the groundwork for a new way to use apps. Today, the dated App Store model is under constant regulatory attack. Meanwhile, users can accomplish a lot of tasks with fairly simple questions to an
Read moreSpaceX calls out ‘superfluous’ regulatory delays holding up Starship flights
SpaceX has launched its most public and aggressive offensive against regulators to date, with a blog post published Tuesday urging more expeditious launch licensing — lest the country lose its place as the leader in the global space race. Orbital launch is a tightly regulated industry governed chiefly by the
Read moreFrench embedded insurance startup Neat secures $55 million
Neat helps other companies sell insurance products to their own customers. In insurance lingo, it focuses on affinity insurance contracts linked to another service or product. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreEV warranty startup Amber launches a remote diagnostic service for Teslas
EV warranty startup Amber is expanding nationwide, bringing on new vehicles and offering a new remote diagnostic scan — all signs that the one-year-old company is putting its recent $3.18 million seed round to good use. The startup launched an aftermarket warranty product for Tesla vehicles called AmberCare — which
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Everything announced at Apple’s Glowtime event
Yesterday was Apple’s Glowtime event, and you know what that means – lots of new hardware for us to geek out on. As we anticipated based on the WWDC event in June, Apple is embedding a lot of new AI features into its devices. From the iPhone 16, to the
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