Source: TechCrunch

Made by Google 2024: A few AI features you might’ve missed

We rounded up some of the more intriguing AI-related announcements that didn’t get a ton of play, like Pixel Studio.
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 14, 2024, 12:03 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Thiel’s Gawker takedown could be coming to a theater near you

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have acquired a screenplay called “Killing Gawker,” which presumably delves into billionaire VC Peter Thiel’s campaign to bury the media outfit for posting excerpts from…
Connie Loizos
Aug. 13, 2024, 11:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Winning a gold medal is a lot like being a VC, according to Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner

Kristen Faulkner astonishing Olympic success of two gold medals stems from lessons learned from her former career as a venture capitalist, she says.
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 13, 2024, 11:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Gemini Live first look: Better than talking to Siri, but worse than I’d like

Google launched Gemini Live during its Made By Google event in Mountain View, California, on Tuesday. The feature allows you to have a semi-natural spoken conversation, not typed out, with…
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 13, 2024, 10:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Texas sues GM, saying it tricked customers into sharing driving data sold to insurers

Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday against GM over years of alleged abuse of customers’ data and trust. New car owners were presented with a “confusing and highly misleading” process that…
Devin Coldewey
Aug. 13, 2024, 9:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Chinese robotaxi startup WeRide gets approval to carry passengers in California

Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide has received the green light to test its driverless vehicles with passengers in California.  The step comes as WeRide begins the process to go public…
Rebecca Bellan
Aug. 13, 2024, 9:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Winning a Gold medal is a lot like being a VC, according to Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner

Kristen Faulkner astonishing Olympic success of two gold medals stems from lessons learned from her former career as a venture capitalist, she says.
Julie Bort
Aug. 13, 2024, 8:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

The first post-quantum cryptography standards are here

For many companies, this also means that now is the time to start implementing these algorithms.
Frederic Lardinois
Aug. 13, 2024, 8:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Tesla posts job listing for the 1950s-style diner Elon Musk has proposed building

In line with Elon Musk’s increasing rhetoric on X of going back to the good old days, Tesla looks like it’s finally getting ready to open its 1950s-style diner.  Tesla…
Rebecca Bellan
Aug. 13, 2024, 7:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Pixel Watch 3 adds a life-saving ‘loss of pulse’ detection feature

With the introduction of the Pixel Watch 3 smartwatches, which now come in two sizes, Google is also introducing a new, potentially life-saving feature: loss of pulse detection. At the…
Sarah Perez
Aug. 13, 2024, 7:03 p.m.
5 min read
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