Apple Podcasts to get auto-generated transcripts in iOS 17.4
Among the changes in iOS 17.4 is support for auto-generated transcripts in the Apple Podcasts app, making it easier for listeners to follow along to their favorite shows. Transcripts will only appear for English, French, German, and Spanish-language podcasts. It’ll be available in over 170 countries and regions. Similar to
Read moreUK launches antitrust probe into planned $19B Vodafone / Three merger
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a formal probe into the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three UK. The news hardly comes as a surprise, given that the £15 billion ($19 billion) joint venture would reduce the U.K.’s main infrastructure-owning mobile networks from four to three (the
Read moreKost Capital raising inaugural fund to invest in European food tech startups
Kost aims to “be the best co-investor in Europe” and work with food tech and generalist investors looking for a firm with scale-up expertise and food-specialized abilities. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreOla founder’s Krutrim becomes India’s first AI unicorn
Krutrim, an AI startup founded by Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal, said it has raised a funding round that values it at $1 billion. The startup, founded last year, is the fastest to become a unicorn in India, it claimed in a press statement. It’s also the first Indian AI startup
Read moreDelivery startup Veho makes corporate job cuts
The company said the layoffs are part of a "reorganization of our corporate team to improve efficiencies and accelerate our path to profitability." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreLuko’s acquisition won’t make everyone happy, but the insurtech will live on
Allianz Direct, a digital-first German subsidiary of the insurance giant, has acquired the French home insurance business of ailing insurtech Luko for €4.3 million (around $4.65 million). © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFortnite and the Epic Games Store are coming to iOS in Europe
Four years after leaving iOS, Fortnite is coming back — but only European players will be dropping in this time. The endless beef between Epic Games and Apple over the company’s App Store fees took its most recent surprise turn on Thursday when the iPhone maker announced changes coming to
Read moreOpenAI responds to Congressional Black Caucus about lack of diversity on its board
OpenAI has been criticized for the lack of diversity on its board. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGeneral purpose humanoid robots? Bill Gates is a believer
The robotics industry loves a good, healthy debate. Of late, one of the most intense ones centers around humanoid robots. It’s been a big topic for decades, of course, but the recent proliferation of startups like 1X and Figure — along with projects from more established companies like Tesla —
Read moreSolana Mobile still has a long way to go until it hits breakeven
If Solana Mobile’s devices have 100,000 users, Yakovenko views that user base as a stronger distribution channel for dApps than through traditional app stores like Google or Apple. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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