Good news for Microsoft: The U.K.’s antitrust regulator says that the tech titan’s high-profile acquihire of the team behind AI startup Inflection doesn’t cause competition concerns, and thus it won’t be pursuing a full-scale investigation. However, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that the […]
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Impact investors FMO and BlueOrchard back Ghana’s digital lender Fido in $30M Series B round
Digital lending platforms have become an easy and swift alternative source of credit for microenterprises and individuals overlooked by traditional banking institutions. These platforms have turned into a lifeline for millions of underbanked and demand will keep growing, pushing the value of the digital lending […]
The Japanese Robot Controversy Lurking in Israel’s Military Supply Chain
Activists claim Japanese industrial robots are being used to build military equipment for Israel. The robot maker denies the claims, but the episode reveals the complex ethics of global manufacturing.
DTS built an AI-powered system to make dialog sound clearer
One of the great universal annoyances of life is that TV explosions and soundtracks are always mega-loud, while dialogue is quieter than a church mouse. This is especially true of modern action movies and TV shows that seem to have been mixed primarily to make […]
Canva has increased prices for its Teams product
Canva, the design platform, is increasing prices steeply for some customers. And it’s blaming the move in part on generative AI. In the U.S., some Canva Teams subscribers on older pricing plans are seeing the sticker price for a five-person plan jump from $119.99 per […]
PlayStation ceases Concord sales, offers refunds after anemic launch
PlayStation and Firewalk Studios have decided to pull Concord from sale, taking the game offline two weeks after launch and issuing refunds.
The X TV app is out now and yes, it really sucks
X has entered the streaming wars, sort of. Owner Elon Musk announced that the X TV app — teased earlier this year — is available now for some Amazon Fire TVs, Google TVs and some LG panels. If your TV doesn’t fit into one of […]
Bluesky continues to soar, adding 2M more new users in a matter of days
As new users downloaded the app, Bluesky jumped to becoming the app to No. 1 in Brazil over the weekend, ahead of Meta’s X competitor, Instagram Threads. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Search for the Face Behind Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
The filmmakers behind Seeking Mavis Beacon wanted to know what happened to the Black woman who was paid only a couple hundred dollars to be the face of a wildly successful typing program. To find out, they had to do some “trolling.”
Google releases Pixel update to get rid of surveillance vulnerability
Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Last month, it was discovered that an inactive piece of software that ships on all Google Pixel smartphones presented a potential security vulnerability for device owners. The company quickly said it would remove “Showcase.apk,” which was created years […]