There are early Black Friday deals on kinds of tech goodies. But how about snapping up a TV that doesn’t look like a TV when it’s not in use? Rather than a large black rectangle that dominates a room, Samsung designed its Frame TVs to […]
Day: November 19, 2024
Former basketball hopeful wants to prevent ACL tears with airbags for knees
You’ve heard of car airbags deploying within milliseconds to protect passengers. How about an airbag for your knee? © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Justice Department reportedly pushing Google to spin off Chrome
The Department of Justice is reportedly pushing to force Google to spin off its Chrome browser business. That’s according to Bloomberg, which reports that the Justice Department is also planning to recommend to a federal judge that Google face antitrust requirements related to AI and […]
Yuka, the app that rates food and makeup, now lets users complain to companies directly
Yuka is a popular health app that allows users to scan the barcodes of food items to quickly see a health ranking based on additives, sugar, saturated fat, and fiber. It also scans cosmetic products, highlighting any harmful substances like endocrine disruptors, carcinogens, allergens, and […]
Venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs
From Keith Rabois to Ethan Kurzweil, a lot of VCs have switched firms or spun out of storied VC institutions to launch their own funds this year. These employment changes are surprising because unlike in many other fields, venture capitalists don’t traditionally move around very […]
Sagence is building analog chips to run AI
Graphics processing units (GPUs), the chips on which most AI models run, are energy-hungry beasts. As a consequence of the accelerating incorporation of GPUs in data centers, AI will drive a 160% uptick in electricity demand by 2030, Goldman Sachs estimates. The trend isn’t sustainable, […]
Ben Affleck tells actors and writers not to worry about AI
Unions representing Hollywood actors and writers went on strike last year to secure protections against AI systems taking their jobs. But Ben Affleck says that actors and screenwriters shouldn’t worry about AI because it’s not capable of doing either job today, and likely won’t for […]
ServiceTitan names LLMs from Microsoft, OpenAI as risk factors
With ServiceTitan’s public IPO documents, we may be witnessing the birth of a new boilerplate warning: LLMs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Socium doubles down on Francophone Africa after $5M seed round
Demand for HR-tech solutions in Africa is growing, and Senegal’s Socium is out to tap the opportunity in French-speaking countries on the continent. Socium has since 2021 built HR solutions that target users within the 21 countries of Francophone Africa and plans to continue narrowing […]
Nintendo Black Friday deals include The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for $50
Nintendo has announced its various Black Friday promotions, and they’re worth paying attention to if you want to pick up some big games on a rare sale. These include discounts on first-party Switch titles as well as some extras with a special version of the […]