Tesla has lost a top executive to Waymo in the lead-up to the EV-maker’s Robotaxi unveiling on Thursday. Daniel Ho, Tesla’s former head of vehicle programs and new product integration, last week announced his new role as programs director at Waymo. Ho, who previously reported […]
Day: October 7, 2024
Philips’ Hue app now uses AR to preview how a smart lamp will light up a room
The latest update to the Philips Hue app adds the ability to preview various Hue devices in your home using augmented reality. | Image: Signify A recent update to the Philips Hue app has introduced several new features, including an augmented reality and interactive 3D […]
Ola Electric stock tumbles as complaints ratch up, and market share erodes
Indian electric vehicle maker Ola Electric’s customers aren’t happy with its service and scooters, and it’s affecting the company’s stock and market share. The company’s shares fell by as much as 9.1% on Monday to ₹89.14, sending its market cap below $4.75 billion for the […]
The Race to Block OpenAI’s Scraping Bots Is Slowing Down
OpenAI’s spree of licensing agreements is paying off already—at least in terms of getting publishers to lower their guard.
To Be a Good Pregnancy Surrogate, It Helps to Be a Dominatrix First
One woman spills the beans about giving birth to rich people’s children. “They were offering Scrooge McDuck buckets of money.”
Klarna is about to oust another board member
Klarna, the Stockholm-based buy-now-pay-later outfit that’s barreling toward an IPO, isn’t done shaking up its board. According to the FT, seven directors just agreed to oust investor Mikael Walther from Klarna’s eight-person board, nearly eight years after he joined it. Walther is a confidante of […]
Prime Day starts tomorrow and the Ring Pan-Tilt indoor Cam is already on sale for a record-low of $50
Ring devices are on sale for October Prime Day already, joining a bevy of other Amazon devices that have discounts you can snag right now. Take, for instance, the Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam, which was unveiled back in May. The device is on sale for […]
EA’s Grid Legends racing game careens onto iOS and Android this December
The EA/Codemasters racing sim Grid Legends is coming to mobile this December, after first releasing for consoles and PC back in 2022. It’s actually a port of the deluxe edition of the game, which was originally released in 2023. This version includes all of the […]
American Water warns of billing outages after finding hackers in its systems
The company said it discovered “unauthorized activity” within its networks on October 3 and promptly moved to disconnect affected systems. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The best DACs for Apple Music Lossless in 2024
A lot of people started to care about “high resolution” digital audio when Apple launched its upgraded music service to the masses. Call that the “Apple effect,” as infuriating as it may be, but the iPhone maker isn’t the only one in the hi-res audio […]