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iRobot co-founder’s new home robot startup hopes to raise $30M

Colin Angle, one of the co-founders of Roomba maker iRobot, is raising cash for a home robotics venture. A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that Angle’s new company, Familiar Machines & Magic, is trying to raise … Continue reading

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TuSimple drama heats up ahead of pivotal shareholder meeting

TuSimple co-founder and former CEO Xiaodi Hou is on a war path in the lead up to Friday’s annual shareholder meeting that will decide the makeup of the company’s board of directors.  Over the past several weeks, Hou has sued … Continue reading

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TechCrunch Space: Sayonara

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. This will be the final TechCrunch Space newsletter you receive in 2024, so to all our readers, have a wonderful holiday and see you next year. There’s a lot to look forward to … Continue reading

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Called your doctor after-hours? ConnectOnCall hackers may have stolen your medical data

The hackers stole names, phone numbers, dates of birth and information related to health conditions, treatments and prescriptions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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OpenAI brings its AI-powered web search tool to more ChatGPT users

ChatGPT Search, OpenAI’s AI-powered web search experience, is now live for all ChatGPT users — with several new features in tow. By default, ChatGPT will automatically determine which questions to route through ChatGPT Search, or users can tap a new … Continue reading

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Google experiments with a new image generator that remixes three images into one creation

Google Labs, Google’s experimental arm, is testing a new image generator called Whisk. This tool allows people to prompt with images instead of text, allowing them to remix a photo by altering the subject, scene, and style. Whisk uses Google’s … Continue reading

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Tesla offers free Supercharging for Model S with a catch

Tesla is trying to boost its Model S sales before the year is out, but it’s got a funny way of doing it.  After initially abandoning its free Supercharging for life offer in 2018, the automaker is bringing it back … Continue reading

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YouTube will now let creators opt out of third-party AI training

YouTube on Monday announced it will give creators more choice over how third parties can use their content to train their AI models. Starting today, creators and rights holders will be able to flag for YouTube if they’re permitting specific … Continue reading

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Meta updates its smart glasses with real-time AI video

Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting several new AI-powered upgrades, including the ability to have an ongoing conversation and translate between languages. Ray-Ban Meta owners in Meta’s early access program for the U.S. and Canada can now download firmware … Continue reading

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Softbank CEO announces a $100 billion investment into the US

On Monday, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son announced that his company would invest $100 billion into the US over the next four years.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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