Did you attend Google’s K&I Black Summit this summer?
Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch. A source sent me a photo of a peculiar notebook received by someone who attended Google’s K&I Black Summit in August but only recently…
Linus Torvalds on the state of Linux today and how AI figures in its future
Linux FoundationLinus Torvalds, the founder of Linux, has been keeping a low profile lately. But at the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Japan, Torvalds and his good friend Dirk Hohndel,…
Community Update December 2023 – Virtually Optimized Month
Winter Is Coming Soon The chill of winter’s grasp is fast approaching those of us north of Earth’s hula hoop, and it’s times like these I look back fondly on…
AMD 23.12.1 driver has support for The Finals, Avatar, and adds a bunch of new features
AMD's driver team is finishing off 2023 with a major update to its Radeon software suite. The newly released WHQL-certified AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.12.1 driver carries support for two…
Elon Musk is looking to raise $1 billion for xAI
Elon Musk is looking to raise 1/44 of a Twitter for his AI company, xAI. In other words, the man behind Tesla, SpaceX and X is seeking $1 billion in…
Expense management startup Navan cuts staff to find profitability ahead of delayed IPO
Navan, an expense management startup once known as TripActions, has laid off 5% of its staff, or 145 people, a spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch today. The Information first broke the…
Grand Theft Auto VI trailer breaks MrBeast’s record for most YouTube views in 24 hours
In just 22 hours, the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has racked up 85 million views, breaking a MrBeast video’s record for most YouTube views in 24 hours.…
ID@Xbox Game Demo Winterfest Showcases 30+ Games
Seasons Greetings from Xbox! We are proud to bring you 33 incredible demos to play on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Just like last year’s Winter Game Demo event,…
Fiat’s new EV looks like the anti-Cybertruck
Last week, Tesla dropped details on the Cybertruck and maxed-out Cyberbeast. After all that talk of supersized trucks, the North American release of the Fiat 500e buggy hits like a…
Phil Spencer Celebrates Xbox’s Place in the World of Entertainment at CCXP23 Brazil
It was incredible to join our fans in the celebrations at Comic Con Experience (CCXP23) in Brazil last week. Xbox became part of the largest pop culture event in Latin…
Xbox, Forza Motorsport, and SoundCloud Turn Up the Volume with Overdrive Creator Contest
Xbox and SoundCloud are turning up the volume with the launch of the Overdrive Creator Contest to find the next great racing anthem. Through a new partnership with Xbox, SoundCloud…
The 10 best portable power station holiday deals
Current price: $1,699Original price: $2,159The Bluetti AC200MAX is an awesome power station. It's big and powerful, yet portable. It's rugged and durable, yet doesn't look out of place in a…
Microsoft reveals its Outlook Lite app for Android phones has had over 5 million downloads
In August 2022, Microsoft launched the Outlook Lite email app for low-end Android smartphones. The idea was to give users of cheaper Android devices in select regions an email client…
Google’s Smart Compose AI can now solve math equations
Google has made some improvements to Smart Compose, its AI-powered suggestions tool. Smart Compose can now solve simple math equations in real time and display them as suggestions to the…
X is now licensed for payment processing in a dozen U.S states
Elon Musk is moving forward with his plans to turn the company formerly known as Twitter, now called X, into an “everything app” that includes its own payments system. The…
TC+ Roundup: Amazon is not the AI leader
Amazon has been No. 1 in the cloud for years, ever since it invented the concept in 2006. But now the company finds itself in a spot it might not…
Firefight: King of the Hill Preview | Halo Infinite | Halo
Bip. Bap. Bam. Welcome to Firefight in Halo Infinite! With the December Update dropping on December 5, the latest incarnation of Firefight will arrive in Halo Infinite—Firefight: King of the…
Microsoft Copilot turns 1, promising deeper, more sophisticated search
For the first birthday of Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft laid out a roadmap of additional features that it plans to add, including a more sophisticated language model and better ways of…
Among Us VR launches on PlayStation VR2 today – PlayStation.Blog
Out of the vents, into the shadows, and… surprise! We’re here. Just like a clever Impostor, we’ve been waiting for the right time to strike. That’s right — Schell Games,…
Windows 10 will get three years of extended security updates; will even add individual users
A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced it would add new features to Windows 10 22H2, including its Copilot generative AI assistant, in a reversal of sorts to its previous plans…
A Glamorous New Expedition Awaits in Fallout 76: Atlantic City – Boardwalk Paradise
The post A Glamorous New Expedition Awaits in Fallout 76: Atlantic City – Boardwalk Paradise appeared first on Xbox Wire. News Article Courtesy Of Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief »
Microsoft will charge consumers for extended Windows 10 support
If you’re loath to give up Windows 10 when support expires in about two years, there’s some good news and bad news: Microsoft is extending your support options — but…
Twilio might actually deserve activist investor attention
Twilio by most accounts would be considered a startup success story. But after peaking at $400 a share in September 2021, when everyone was riding fantasy valuations, the company has…
Why does MasterClass work? with David Rogier from MasterClass
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by David Rogier, the founder and CEO of MasterClass, the streaming…
With iMessage thanks to Beeper Mini, the OnePlus Open is my new favorite phone
Multi-platform messaging startup Beeper, founded by YC and Pebble alum Eric Migicovsky, delivered an iMessage experience for Android that doesn’t use any intermediaries and, as such, should be (always a…
Bing’s new ‘Deep Search’ feature offers more comprehensive answers to complex search queries
Microsoft Bing is getting a new “Deep Search” feature powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. The feature is designed to give users more relevant and comprehensive answers to complex search queries. Microsoft…
Switching to better internet? Do these 5 things before you change ISPs
alexsl/Getty ImagesA couple of months ago, I'd had enough. My internet service provider (ISP) had gone down and their promise of "getting to it next week" wasn't good enough for…
Exploring the roguelike survival mode, No Return – PlayStation.Blog
The Last of Us Part II Remastered arrives for the PlayStation 5 console on January 19, 2024. With it comes a slew of new behind-the-scenes content, technical enhancements to leverage…
Vercel makes it easier to ship better code at scale
Vercel today announced two new features for developers that aim to help them ship higher-quality code at scale. The first is Conformance, which runs static analysis checks over a company’s…
Reclaim The Wilderness in Against The Storm – A Roguelite City Builder Coming to PC Game Pass
Greetings! My name is Łukasz, and I’m here to tell you a little about your new duties as Viceroy for the Scorched Queen, our protector and ruler of civilization’s last…
Goldman Sachs-backed ZestMoney, once valued at $450M, to shut down
ZestMoney, a buy now pay later startup whose ability to underwrite small ticket loans to first-time internet customers attracted many high-profile investors including Goldman Sachs, is shutting down following unsuccessful efforts…
Metrics that matter: 3 practical observations on valuation
Paris Heymann Contributor More posts by this contributor Vertical AI: The next logical iteration of vertical SaaS Acquisition, retention, expansion: Why SaaS founders must understand GDR and NDR As part…
How Arizona Sunshine 2 brings its arsenal and Buddy the dog to life with PS VR2, out Dec 7 – PlayStation.Blog
Everyone has imagined what they would do if a zombie apocalypse were to occur once or twice. What choices would we make? How would we combat the undead? Is there…
Another blow for self-driving trucks as former industry leader abandons the US
When TuSimple went public in 2021 it was flying high as the leading self-driving trucks developer in the United States. Now — after a string of internal controversies and the…
New AI tool aims to democratise high-res image generation
In the world of AI image generation, tools like DALL-E and Midjourney are holding the crown — and not simply because of their high-resolution performance. The training of these models…
Logitech’s Astro HDMI headset instantly switches from PC to console
If you’ve been browsing the Reddit “battlestation” sub for any length of time, you know it’s getting popular to integrate a console like a Nintendo Switch or the PlayStation 5…
I loved this zippy Acer Chromebook and now it’s on sale for $300
If you’re looking for a zippy everyday Chromebook, you’ve come to the right place. Best Buy’s selling the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 for just $269, which is a savings of…
How to prevent the Brave browser from saving sites you’ve visited
The Internet browser Brave now offers a “Request Off the Record (OTR)” feature that hides your surfing from other users on your PC. This means that a visited website is…
Windows update labels all printers “HP LaserJet”
HP is the biggest manufacturer of consumer printers in the world, according to this 2021 statistic. But with just under 25 percent of the market, it’s hardly a monopoly. So,…
Git platform AllSpice now curries favor with enterprises
We last wrote about AllSpice, a git platform for developers, in 2022, when it was just starting out with $3.2 million in new funding. At that time, co-founders Valentina Ratner…