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Disability tech startups kill the cynic in me
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Sunday, September 24, 2023
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Saturday, September 23, 2023
Elon Musk threatens to charge for X, OpenAI launches DALL-E 3 and Cisco acquires Splunk
Welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the past few days in tech. The TC crew — including this reporter — is coming off the high of Disrupt, which hopefully some of you, dear readers, were able to attend in person. Fret not if you didn’t — there’s always next year, and […]
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Disability tech startups kill the cynic in me
"Accessibility is a human right," reads a sticker from the Howe Innovation Center. And for sure, it is great to see startups help companies make this a reality.
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Yes, you have to update your Apple devices again, because spyware is bad
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Friday, September 22, 2023
How CFOs can reduce SaaS spend by 30% in these tough times
Software spending is now the third-biggest expense for organizations, right after employee and office costs.
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Akowe wants to fix Africa’s broken certificate system with blockchain
The crypto industry has long been criticized for its disconnection with the real world, but there are players who try to show that the underlying blockchain technology can solve some of our most pressing challenges in today’s society — especially in regions where basic infrastructure is lacking. Akowe, a Nairobi-based startup that is part of […]
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Pixel Pals delivers a cute and clever update that takes advantage of new iOS features
An updated version Pixel Pals takes advantage of new iOS features like Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and interactive widgets on iOS 17.
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Google’s Parisa Tabriz on how the company stays ahead of hackers
Google is constantly under attack. But while hackers have compromised gaming giants, casinos, and other technology giants in recent months, Google has so far remained largely unscathed. Parisa Tabriz, who is responsible for Chrome web browser security and Project Zero, credits much of this to the company’s approach to access control. “We’re evolving Google’s infrastructure […]
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Power amplifier startup Falcomm to close $4M, taking on Qualcomm and Broadcom
Smartphones are equipped with a range of chips that perform various functions. Among them, there’s a semiconductor chip called the power amplifier that is responsible for conditioning and amplifying the signal through the antenna. Energy efficiency in power amplifiers is a feature that is becoming more crucial as app makers make increasingly energy-intensive services. Falcomm, […]
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Microsoft’s mobile keyboard app SwiftKey gains new AI-powered features
Along with AI advances in Windows 11 and Bing, Microsoft also this week announced it’s bringing new AI-powered features to its SwiftKey mobile keyboard app for iOS and Android. This third-party app lets users replace the default keyboard on their phone with an intelligent keyboard that learns your writing style so you can type faster. […]
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Microsoft Bing to gain more personalized answers, support for DALLE-E 3, and watermarked AI images
Microsoft’s Bing is gaining a number of AI improvements, including support for OpenAI’s new DALLE-E 3 model, more personalized answers in search and chat, and tools that will watermark images as being AI-generated. The company announced these and other Windows and Bing news at an event this week in New York, where it also introduced […]
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Inside Kinhub’s plan to democratize employee wellness
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
X is shutting down its Circle feature in October
Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is shutting down its Circle feature — bringing an end to its glitchy history — The feature allowed users to share a post only with a set of people. It was the social network’s take on Instagram’s “Close Friends” feature. The company said the feature will go away on October […]
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Plantiga Technologies’ AI-powered footwear sensor pod aims to reduce injury risks
Plantiga Technologies, a Vancouver-based movement analytics company, wants to help people improve rehabilitation and reduce injury risks through an artificial intelligence-powered monitoring sensor pod that can be embedded into shoes, orthotics or insoles to analyze users’ movement patterns. Plantiga is participating in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, and while it’s been around for a […]
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HME Square aims to measure glucose painlessly with photoacoustics
People with diabetes have to monitor their blood sugar levels regularly by pricking their skin. Many glucose-monitoring device makers worldwide are pursuing needle-free approaches to make this painful process more manageable. Among them is a South Korean company called HME Square, which uses photoacoustics to test glucose levels noninvasively. HME Square was founded in 2020 […]
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