The proliferation of robots like Boston Dynamics’ Spot has showcased the versatility of quadrupeds. These systems have thrived at walking up stairs, traversing small obstacles, and navigating uneven terrain. Ladders, however, still present a big issue — especially given how ever present they are in […]
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More ads are coming to Amazon Prime Video
Can you hear the soft, cherubic voices of corporate executives singing in unison? That can only mean one thing. They’ve figured out a new way to squeeze money out of our eyeballs. Amazon is adding even more ads to Prime Video, according to reporting by […]
J.B. Hunt and UP.Labs launch venture lab to build logistics startups
Transportation and freight network giant J.B. Hunt is on the hunt for software and digital products that will fuel its business and help it adapt to the modern world — and even dominate the industry. And it’s tapping startup incubator UP.Labs to help build them. […]
FCC is offering $200 million to protect schools and libraries from hackers
Illustration: Beatrice Sala The Federal Communications Commission is making up to $200 million available to help schools and libraries make their computer systems more secure. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program will be used to evaluate whether to fund this kind of program on […]
How IT leaders can spearhead the charge to transform education
If a primary goal of education is to prepare kids for the future, IT leaders play a more pivotal role than ever.
Toyota pours another $500M into electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation
Toyota is doubling down on Joby Aviation with a $500 million investment into the California-based company that’s developing electric air taxis. Toyota’s total investment in Joby, which includes a $394 million capital injection back in 2020, is now $894 million. The funds will be used […]
How to Generate an AI Podcast Using Google’s NotebookLM
A little-known AI notebook tool from Google is going viral for its Audio Overviews that mimic the speech cadence of podcasters. Here’s how to try it out.
Motier Ventures unveils La Maison, a community space for the French tech ecosystem
On Tuesday evening local time, Motier Ventures, an early stage tech investment firm based in Paris, unveiled a startup hub called La Maison. This relatively new investor in the French tech ecosystem is the family office of the Houzé family — the owners of upmarket […]
Hedosophia leads $7M seed round into retail supply chain AI startup Ameba
Ameba takes the unstructured data in a retailer’s supply chain systems, sprinkles in some generative AI, and makes the whole thing more efficient. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Women of color running for Congress are attacked disproportionately on X, report finds
Women of color running for Congress in 2024 have faced a disproportionate number of attacks on X compared with other candidates, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and the University of Pittsburgh. The report sought to “compare […]