Technology

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Jerrold @Jerrold - 4 months ago

USB-C PD: New Technology Done Right

There is a tendency as we get older, to retreat into an instinctive suspicion of anything new or associated with young people. All of us will know older people who have fallen down this rabbit hole…

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Rex @Rex - almost 4 years ago

Google to offer loans to merchants in India

Google said on Thursday it plans to offer credit to millions of merchants in India through its Google Pay app starting later this year as the American technology group looks to help small businesses in the country steer through the pandemic and also find a business model ...continued

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Ariel @Ariel - 7 months ago

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 179 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. …

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Rowan @Rowan - about 2 years ago

What's in Store for Horizon Technology (HRZN) in Q4 Earnings?

Increase in principal payments will likely support Horizon Technology's (HRZN) Q4 earnings.

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Geovany @Geovany - almost 4 years ago

Disable UPnP on Your Wireless Router Already

Photo : ShutterstockForwarding ports on your router so devices can talk to the outside world is a pain in the butt, so it makes sense why a technology like UPnP sounds so convenient. This automatic process assumes that it’s safe to expose your network to the internet when...continued

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Assunta @Assunta - 7 months ago

Google Assistant Finally Gets a Generative AI Glow-Up

Google is adding AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to the humble Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make sense of images and draw on data in documents and emails.

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Teagan @Teagan - over 3 years ago

Kerry Washington explains why she became a startup investor

“Scandal” and “Little Fires Everywhere” star Kerry Washington won her first Emmy Award yesterday, but when she joined us at TechCrunch Disrupt today, she was much more focused on her work as an investor.Washington traced much of her interest in technology to the premiere ...continued

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Jerrold @Jerrold - 4 months ago

The Danger of Digitizing Everything

The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over screens has reached a breaking point—and it threatens to push out everyone but those with the “right” access.

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Ryleigh @Ryleigh - almost 5 years ago

Facebook is pivoting – TechCrunch

“The future is private,” said Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook’s roadmap, after conceding “we don’t exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly.” But it’s easy to see why he would genuinely want that … now. Facebook’s seemingly endless series ...continued

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Rose @Rose - 2 months ago

Intel’s CEO Says AI Is the Key to the Company’s Comeback

Pat Gelsinger says that Intel’s renewed investment in cutting-edge manufacturing technology will allow it to become a leading supplier of AI chips. Microsoft is already onboard.

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Giovanni @Giovanni - 10 months ago

AI Could Change How Blind People See the World

Assistive technology services are integrating OpenAI's GPT-4, using artificial intelligence to help describe objects and people.

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Manley @Manley - almost 5 years ago

Uber’s COO and chief marketing officer are out – TechCrunch

Uber’s chief operating officer Barney Harford and chief marketing officer Rebecca Messina are stepping down as part of an organizational shakeup put into motion just a month after the ride-hailing company went public. CNBC first reported the departures. The departures, ...continued

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Oren @Oren - almost 5 years ago

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine to debut an exclusive lineup of Audible Originals – TechCrunch

A year ago, Amazon -owned Audible announced a deal with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine to develop exclusive audio productions for Audible Originals — the company’s entertainment offering which features audio content that’s longer than podcasts, but shorter than audio...continued

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Josiah @Josiah - 7 months ago

Amazon Upgrades Alexa for the ChatGPT Era

A sweeping upgrade to Amazon’s Alexa taps AI technology like that behind ChatGPT and also allows the virtual assistant to attempt to read body language.

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Colin @Colin - almost 5 years ago

U.S. State Department begins social media screening for nearly all visa applicants – TechCrunch

Yesterday the U.S. State Department began implementing its requirement that nearly all U.S. visa applicants submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers as part of the application process. The new requirement, which could affect up to 15...continued

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Rowan @Rowan - almost 2 years ago

US defence firm ends talks to buy NSO Group’s surveillance technology

White House opposition on security grounds seen as fatal obstacle to L3 Harris proceeding with purchaseThe American defence contractor L3 Harris has abandoned talks to acquire NSO Group’s surveillance technology after the White House said any potential deal r…

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Torey @Torey - almost 4 years ago

Mercedes-Benz, Nvidia partner to bring ‘software defined’ vehicles to market in 2024

Dig into the guts of a 2020 Mercedes-Benz — or just about any modern luxury vehicle — and dozens of electronic control units (ECU) will appear. Traditional automakers have historically added ECUs as they have added more technology, a practice that has introduced complexit...continued

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Maida @Maida - almost 4 years ago

Freedom launches Pilot to simplify teleoperation on third-party robots

We knew remotely operated robotics were going to have their moment soon enough — but few predicted how much the category would be forced to accelerate in 2020. It’s true that many of the pieces were already in place, including the technology and the desire to innovate, bu...continued

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Jany @Jany - almost 5 years ago

CBS says streaming services & Super Bowl helped it achieve record revenues in Q1 – TechCrunch

CBS credited its direct-to-consumer streaming services in helping it achieve double-digit revenue growth and record quarterly revenues in Q1, along with the gains that came from hosting Super Bowl LIII and those from affiliate revenue. The network said its over-the-top se...continued

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Cyril @Cyril - almost 5 years ago

Livekick raises $3M to use live video for one-on-one training – TechCrunch

Livekick, a startup that gives customers access to one-on-one personal training and yoga from their home (or hotel room, or elsewhere), is announcing that it has raised $3 million in seed funding. The company was founded by entrepreneur Yarden Tadmor and fitness expert Sh...continued

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Torey @Torey - almost 5 years ago

SWU solidifies grip of second place with victory over CIT-U

SWU solidifies grip of second place with victory over CIT-UCebu City, Philippines—The Southwestern University (SWU)-Phinma Cobras got their campaign in the second round off to a victorious start as they trounced the Tough Gear-Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-...continued

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Alexzander @Alexzander - almost 5 years ago

China to lose top spot to U.S. in 2019 gaming market – TechCrunch

China is losing its global lead in games. By the end of 2019, the U.S. will replace China as the world’s largest gaming market with an estimated revenue of $36.9 billion, says a new report from research firm Newzoo. This will mark the first time since 2015 that the U.S. w...continued