The new Sonos Play has become my go-to desk and kitchen speaker | TechCrunch
…But I’ve always wanted a desk speaker that doesn’t take up too much space, which made the new Sonos Play a fitting first Sonos product to review. The Play, launched…
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As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities | TechCrunch
…After seeing the size of the bill, he assumed the customer must be satisfied with the product. “I said, ‘You must be extremely happy with them,’” Alon recalled. “He said, ‘No, I…
Decart's new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats | TechCrunch
…That’s due to some efficiency wizardry on Decart’s part, powered by the company’s other main product: the DOS (Decart Optimization Stack) software that allows models to run efficiently on…
Google’s Genie world model can now simulate real streets with Street View | TechCrunch
…That’s one of the goals of Google’s latest integration. Starting today, Google DeepMind is connecting Street View to Project Genie, the company’s general-purpose world model that can generate…
Korea's biggest manufacturers back Config, the TSMC of robot data | TechCrunch
…Unlike economies more heavily weighted toward services or software, these countries have long relied on large-scale production, export-driven industries, and highly optimized supply chains. That structural foundation is now shaping…
WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India's CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in startup | TechCrunch
…Under his leadership, WhatsApp expanded beyond private messaging with the launch of products such as Communities , Channels , and AI integrations , while deepening its focus on business messaging. But efforts by WhatsApp to…
Google's Gemini Omni turns images, audio, and text into video — and that's just the start | TechCrunch
…But Google DeepMind director of product management Nicole Brichtova says that today’s release is more than a Veo update: “It’s the next step towards the progression of combining the intelligence…
GM joins race to build batteries for AI data centers and the grid | TechCrunch
…the startup, which will then integrate them into its products. But that won’t happen right away. The first GM cells are expected to enter trial production at the company’s Battery…
Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones | TechCrunch
…Waymo said it’s in the process of integrating “recent technical learnings into our software and expect to resume these routes soon.” Waymo robotaxis are still operating on surface streets in those…
This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies | TechCrunch
…One simple way to understand it, WindBorne’s chief product officer Kai Marshland says, is that WeatherMesh-6 “is as accurate five days out as a traditional forecast is the day before…