Alphabet’s Intrinsic launches Flowstate, a robotic app development platform

The hottest corner of the robotic space right now isn’t the robots themselves. Those companies have done an excellent job getting their systems out into places like warehouses and factories, but the broader question of actually managing and programming them is a bit fuzzier. Proprietary software for these robotics systems is generally difficult to develop […]

Alphabet’s Intrinsic launches Flowstate, a robotic app development platform by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 users, bringing iMessage and more to PCs

Microsoft announced today that Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 customers, allowing iPhone users to make and receive phone calls, send and receive messages via iMessage, access their contacts and see their phone’s notifications directly on their Windows PC. Phone Link previously only worked with Android phones. The company started […]

Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 users, bringing iMessage and more to PCs by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

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Kevin Systrom explains why Artifact wants to treat writers like the creators they are

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have already shipped a ton of substantial updates for their news-focused app Artifact, which launched earlier this year but already looks very different from what debuted in January. On top of allowing users to follow writers on the platform, the latest update also provides a way for writers […]

Kevin Systrom explains why Artifact wants to treat writers like the creators they are by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

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Europe could be on the cusp of a golden era in robotics. Here’s why

For Europe, it seems like the old wisdom of not putting all of your eggs in one basket could be their biggest competitive advantage.

Europe could be on the cusp of a golden era in robotics. Here’s why by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform

M-KOPA, the asset financing platform that offers underbanked African customers access to “productive assets” and the ability to pay for them via digital micropayments, has secured over $250 million in new funding.  The capital injection includes $55 million in equity and over $200 million in debt, huge sums in both categories that testify to strong […]

M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

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US tech policy must keep pace with AI innovation

Today, leaders of technology businesses and the United States government are coming together to map out a unified vision for responsible AI. US tech policy must keep pace with AI innovation by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
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An open letter to tech workers about careers in public service

Tech workers who have been laid off possess a lot of highly skilled talent that's poised to take steps in new directions. An open letter to tech workers about careers in public service by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
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Apple partner Foxconn to invest $500 million in India’s Telangana

Foxconn will invest $500 million to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the latest in a series of bets from the key Apple contract partner as it expands its base in the South Asian market. K.T. Rama Rao, Telangana’s IT minister, said in a tweet that the investment from Foxconn […]

Apple partner Foxconn to invest $500 million in India’s Telangana by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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Apple releases satellite-based emergency SOS feature in Australia and New Zealand

Apple made its emergency satellite communication features available to users in Australia and New Zealand on Monday. The company said that users with iPhone 14 in the region can contact emergency services and share their location with friends and family in places with no cellular or Wi-Fi connectivity. The iPhone maker announced the service with […]

Apple releases satellite-based emergency SOS feature in Australia and New Zealand by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Software snafus abound, Nuro makes more cuts and VinFast takes the SPAC road

Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Automakers have been struggling with software development for years now. But the stakes are higher than ever because all of these companies keep touting the coming of the “software-defined” […]

Software snafus abound, Nuro makes more cuts and VinFast takes the SPAC road by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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An open letter to tech workers about careers in public service

Tech workers who have been laid off possess a lot of highly skilled talent that's poised to take steps in new directions.

An open letter to tech workers about careers in public service by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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Deal Dive: AI relationship coach Amorai offers more questions than answers

Amorai is creating an AI relationship coach but the startup isn't sharing what it could look like, and an AI expert isn't sure it would work. Deal Dive: AI relationship coach Amorai offers more questions than answers by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
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Google bets the farm on AI, Twitter gets a new CEO, and Meta contractors protest

Hey, friends — you’ve made it to the end of the week. Congrats! That’s an achievement worth celebrating, I’d say. And what better way to ring in the weekend than by recapping the week in tech? This is Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s weekly news roundup, where we highlight the most important, impactful and otherwise […]

Google bets the farm on AI, Twitter gets a new CEO, and Meta contractors protest by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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A pivot, in this market‽

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior reporter Natasha Mascarenhas.  Startups Weekly readers know I love a pivot story, and now I have one of my own: I’m leaving TechCrunch! This is my last Startups Weekly issue, a newsletter that I’ve written every week for over […]

A pivot, in this market‽ by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

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This Week in Apps: Google I/O 2023 recap; Android, apps and AI; Twitter’s new CEO

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion, according to data.ai’s “State of […]

This Week in Apps: Google I/O 2023 recap; Android, apps and AI; Twitter’s new CEO by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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