Category: Enterprise
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Persona’s founders are certain the world can use another humanoid robot
At this early stage, Persona’s pitch doesn’t stray far from the various humanoid firms with which it’s set to compete. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Jerry Pratt and Figure quietly parted ways last month. The MIT research scientist spent just under two years with the Bay Area-based robotics firm.…
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Google improves search experience in the Chrome mobile app
Facing new competition from startups like Arc, Google announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing five new features to the Chrome browser on mobile devices, each designed to enhance the search experience. These include new shortcuts for local search results, a refreshed address bar for easier navigation, trending search suggestions, live sports cards for fans, and…
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GM’s Cruise taps Xbox video game veteran as next CEO
GM’s Cruise has appointed Marc Whitten — a video game veteran who was a founding engineer at Xbox and Xbox Live — as CEO. The Cruise CEO position has been vacant since December when co-founder Kyle Vogt resigned as part of a broader executive shakeup following an October 2 incident that saw one of its…
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OpenAI delays ChatGPT’s new Voice Mode
In May, when OpenAI first demoed an eerily realistic, nearly real-time “advanced voice mode” for its AI-powered chatbot platform ChatGPT, the company said that the feature would roll out to paying ChatGPT users within a few weeks. Months later, OpenAI says that it needs more time. In a post on OpenAI’s official Discord server, OpenAI…
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This smiling robot face made of living skin is absolute nightmare fuel
Giving robots a human-like exterior has been the standard for years — centuries even. But giving them actual, living skin that can be manipulated into horrifying, slimy expressions? That’s new. The new work, published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, is very much just an experiment. This will not be the face of your…
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Welcome to the fediverse: Your guide to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky and more
The fediverse isn’t just another social media platform; it’s a rallying cry and a manifesto of sorts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away (this one, in fact), a few internet rebels decided that they were tired of the corporate…
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10 of the most exciting digital health startups of 2024, according to VCs
In the post-COVID world, VCs say it’s not as easy to get excited about investing in digital health. Deal activity in healthcare IT was relatively flat in Q1 2024 at 74 total deals, valued at about $1 billion total, up only 3% from the year-ago quarter, according to PitchBook data. Still, promising startups have grabbed…
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Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says he loves Sam Altman, believes he’s sincere about AI safety
Microsoft’s AI CEO has a cozy relationship with the man who used to be his rival, he said on Tuesday. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. In an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Tuesday, Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, made it very clear that he admires OpenAI…
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Accel turns to rural India in hunt for future unicorns
Accel, India’s most successful e-commerce investor, is making a contrarian move by turning its focus to smaller towns and villages. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Accel, one of the most prolific e-commerce and marketplace investors in India, is making a contrarian move by turning its focus to smaller towns…
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Backed by Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank, DTCP raises $450 million for its growth and early stage funds
German investment management firm DTCP held the final close of its third growth fund and an initial closing of its new early-stage fund. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. There aren’t many growth funds in Europe, but one of them now has fresh capital to invest in enterprise companies: German…