Google’s Pixel 4a has long been considered a great smartphone for those on a budget, but it just received a software update that calls that into question. The update lowers the reported battery life. This isn’t a side-effect of some new software. This is the […]
Day: January 8, 2025
Microsoft backs its $3B AI push in India with public and private sector deals
Microsoft announced a sweeping series of artificial intelligence partnerships across India’s core sectors on Wednesday, a day after pledging to invest $3 billion in the country over the next two years as it intensifies competition with rivals Google and Amazon. The tech giant’s chief executive […]
Delta SkyMiles members can now earn miles riding with Uber, ending its deal with Lyft
Uber announced during CES 2025 a multi-year exclusive partnership with Delta Air Lines that allows SkyMiles members to earn miles when they ride with Uber or order delivery through Uber Eats in the United States. The deal means an end of Delta’s partnership with Lyft. […]
CES 2025 Day 1: Honda, BMW, X’s victory lap, and the first show floor gadget reveals
CES 2025 is officially underway in Las Vegas. Monday’s press day saw keynotes from Samsung, Nvidia, Toyota, and Sony, among others, while Tuesday was all about the exciting new gadgets on the show floor. TechCrunch reporters are on the ground giving you the latest reveals […]
Sony Honda Mobility CES 2025 keynote: Learn more about the Afeela 1 EV live here
The Afeela 1 is getting some quality time for itself today at CES. While it was a highlight of the Sony press conference on Monday night, it had to share the stage there with Sony’s other priorities (which, oddly, were more about anime, TV and […]
Nvidia CEO says his AI chips are improving faster than Moore’s Law
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the performance of his company’s AI chips is advancing faster than historical rates set by Moore’s Law, the rubric that drove computing progress for decades. “Our systems are progressing way faster than Moore’s Law,” said Huang in an interview with […]
Report: VC in emerging markets plummeted by over 40% last year
8th January at 9:30 am Dubai VC investments in emerging markets such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) plummeted by over 40% compared to 2023, according to a new report. The data mirrors the wider global trend of reduced VC funding in the […]
Indian government websites are still redirecting users to scam sites
Some Indian government websites are still redirecting to links planted by scammers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Nomupay raises $37M on a $200M valuation to build payment rails in underserved markets across Asia
Wirecard, a German fintech that raised hundreds of millions of dollars only to collapse in 2020 in a sea of scandal and insolvency, still makes headlines today as lawsuits continue against different entities and people once connected to the business. Meanwhile, a Dublin-based startup called […]
This baseball radar gun plugs into an iPhone
Tucked away in the recesses CES 2025’s Eureka Hall startup showcase, CaiqueTech showed off a novel take on the tried-and-true baseball radar gun. After building a standalone device, the Korean firm has created a modular version that plugs directly into a phone via the USB-C […]