Category: Enterprise
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip aims to bring 5G to sub-$100 devices
Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip to 5G smartphones in the sub-$100 price segment in India and other emerging markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Qualcomm Tuesday announced the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2. The entry-level chip aims to make 5G accessible to 2.8 billion smartphone users…
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US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules
Critics have long argued that wararantless device searches at the U.S. border are unconstitutional and violate the Fourth Amendment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. A federal district court in New York has ruled that U.S. border agents must obtain a warrant before searching the electronic devices of Americans and…
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GovWell is bringing automation and efficiency to local governments
Government websites aren’t known for cutting-edge tech. GovWell co-founder and CTO Ben Cohen discovered this while trying to help his dad, a contractor, apply for building permits. Cohen worked as a full stack engineer at Uber during the day and faxed documents for building permits at night. The difference in tech was stark. Years later,…
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India’s Rapido becomes a unicorn with fresh $120M funding
Bike-taxi startup Rapido, which counts Swiggy among its investors, is the latest Indian firm to become a unicorn. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Bike-taxi startup Rapido is the latest Indian startup to become a unicorn, meaning it reached $1 billion in valuation. The 8-year-old firm has raised $120 million…
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TechCrunch Minute: Doomscrolling probably isn’t great for your mental health
It turns out that maybe, just maybe, spending a lot of time staring at your phone and reading bad news isn’t great for your outlook on life or humanity. That’s the finding of a recent study published in Computers in Human Behavior Reports, which linked doomscrolling to existential anxiety, despair, distrust and suspicion of others.…
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DEI backlash: Stay up-to-date on the latest legal and corporate challenges
It’s clear that this year will be a turning point for DEI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The Great Rollback is here. The phrase refers to Big Tech starting to slash some of the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that were implemented shortly after the murder of George…
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Bee AI raises $7M for its wearable AI assistant that learns from your conversations
The promise of AI and large language models (LLMs) is the ability to understand increasingly wider amounts of context and make sense of that information easily, so it makes sense that we’re seeing a bunch of companies trying to make wearable hardware so that people can use AI in their day-to-day lives. The latest entrant…
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How to opt out of facial recognition at airports (if you’re American)
U.S. airports are rolling out facial recognition to scan travelers’ faces before boarding their flights. Americans, at least, can opt out. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. U.S. airports are rolling out facial recognition technology to scan the faces of travelers before they board their flight. Americans, at least, get…
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Uber now lets users in India book three trips at once
Uber is now letting riders in India to book up to three rides simultaneously. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Uber is rolling out concurrent rides in India, a feature that allows users to book up to three trips for any of their contacts, TechCrunch has exclusively learned and confirmed…
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UK’s Zapp EV plans to expand globally with an early start in India
Zapp is launching its urban electric two-wheeler in India in 2025 as it plans to expand globally. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Zapp Electric Vehicles wants to turn its London-based electric two-wheeler brand into a global EV company. And India will be one of its launchpads, TechCrunch has exclusively…