Category: Enterprise
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Apple upgrades watchOS with AI-powered features, including translation
Apple has announced new features for the latest version of watchOS, watchOS 11, including translation and an upgraded Smart Stack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Apple’s watchOS is getting a few AI-powered upgrades, the company revealed at its Apple Event 2024 on Monday. Most were revealed at the company’s…
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Online, led by social media, overtakes TV as the most popular source of news in the UK, Ofcom says
Online platforms have now overtaken TV for the first time as the most popular resource for news among adult consumers, at 71% versus 70%, according to new research. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The newspaper business has been in the middle of a long and slow decline thanks to…
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Electro-hydraulic muscles help these robot legs stand straight on uneven terrain
Along with the ability to automatically adjust to the surface they’re traversing, the legs move faster and jump higher than their more standardized electric counterparts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Researchers at ETH Zürich are very good at keeping robots standing upright. Back in 2022, the school’s robotics team…
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EV startup Ather seeks to raise $370 million in India IPO
Indian electric scooter manufacturer Ather Energy plans to raise about $370 million in an IPO. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Indian electric scooter manufacturer Ather Energy plans to raise about $370 million in its initial public offering, according to its draft prospectus filed on Monday (PDF), as the startup…
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Sonos delays set-top box after flawed app update
It’s been an infamous year for software updates gone wrong. But what’s the worst-case scenario for a buggy update? Sonos may be trying to find the answer as its mobile app update continues to derail its best laid plans. In its most recent earnings call, the company announced that it had no choice but to…
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Thousands of Avis car rental customers had personal data stolen in cyberattack
The car rental giant says personal information, credit card information, and driver’s license numbers were stolen in the August cyberattack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Car rental giant Avis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that their personal information and driver’s license numbers were stolen in an August cyberattack.…
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Miami-based AI bookkeeping startup finally has raised another big round: $200M in equity and debt
The SMB-focused bookkeeping, accounting and finance startup finally has raised $50 million in a Series B round of funding and secured a $150 million credit line, TechCrunch is the first to report. The financing comes just seven months after the fintech company announced it had raised $10 million in funding, and brings Miami-based finally’s total…
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The coolest startup in the Bay Area is a baseball team called the Oakland Ballers
This year, the B’s made their debut in the Pioneer League, a professional baseball organization that’s partnered with the MLB, but unlike the minor leagues, it’s not tied to any existing MLB teams. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The most cliche advice for startup founders is to identify a…
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Sunamp’s thermal battery uses a chemical found in salt-and-vinegar potato chips
The startup has devised a durable way to store solar power as heat that can then be used for household heating or hot water. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Nearly 20 years ago, Andrew Bissell was sitting in the living room of his beachfront home in the Edinburgh area.…
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Apple Event 2024: iPhone 16, Apple Intelligence and all the other expected ‘Glowtime’ reveals
Apple’s Glowtime iPhone event will include the iPhone 16, but may also feature new AirPods, a new Apple Watch and possibly even new Macs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Update 9/8: As ever, additional rumors have popped up in the days leading up to the event. Among the more…