Meta Connect 2024 is starting soon, and with it comes the expectation of reveals and updates to Meta’s latest AI model and metaverse ambitions. The developer-centric event will feature a keynote from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, during which he will likely showcase new hardware and software […]
Month: September 2024
Blumhouse Games’ Fear The Spotlight set for release on October 22
Blumhouse, the horror production company behind such big cinematic hits as Get Out, M3GAN and the Insidious films, has extended its creepy tentacles to scary shows and movies to scary video games. Fear the Spotlight is Blumhouse Games’ first entry into gaming with the help […]
DoNotPay ‘robot lawyer’ fined $193K by the FTC for not being a lawyer
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against DoNotPay, alleging that the AI-powered company billing itself as “the world’s first robot lawyer” failed to back its claims that it could replace human legal representation. The agency’s complaint argues that DoNotPay did not conduct tests to […]
Apple Store employees in Oklahoma City ratify their first union contract
Employees at an Apple Store in Oklahoma City’s Penn Square Mall have voted to ratify their first collectively-bargained contract. The store’s workers are part of the Communications Workers of America, operating as Apple Retail Union-CWA Local 6016. The employees’ three-year agreement with Apple includes the […]
Meta’s Orion holographic avatars will (eventually) be in VR too
The biggest reveal at Meta’s Connect event was its long-promised AR glasses, Orion. As expected, the prototype, each of which reportedly costs around $10,000, won’t be ready for the public any time soon. In the meantime, Meta offered a glimpse of its new holographic avatars, […]
Meta announces $300 Quest 3S, a cheaper take on mixed reality
The Meta Quest S3 is up for preorder Wednesday. It starts shipping October 15. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Google supercharges enterprise contact centers with Gemini 1.5 Flash
The company is rebranding its six-year-old Contact Center AI offering as Customer Engagement Suite with Google AI.
Airtel taps AI to combat India’s rampant spam calls problem
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, said on Wednesday it’s rolling out an AI-powered spam detection solution to all its customers as it vowed to curb the rising spam calls and messages in the world’s most populous nation. The company, which counts Google among its […]
Lexie B2 Plus Review: Good Value Hearing Aids
This Bose-powered hearing aid gets a (very) modest upgrade—including a case with a battery.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered arrives October 31 on PS5 and PC
Jan-Bart van Beek, Guerilla Games’ art and animation director, has officially announced that a remastered version of Horizon Zero Dawn is arriving on October 31. The game will feature over 10 hours of re-recorded audio, mocap, as well as improved character models, animation, lighting and […]