ABB this week announced that it has acquired Eve Systems, a German firm best known for a broad range of smart home accessories, including smart lights, plugs, air monitors and security cameras. I’ll admit the deal initially struck me as strange, given that Zurich-based ABB is well known – in my world, at least – […]
ABB buys smart home device maker, Eve Systems by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
The thin and light notebook is a creature of sacrifice. It’s a reminder that freedom of movement means leaving things behind. It’s packing a single knapsack for a week-long trip, leaving your home unencumbered, but entirely aware that some of the things you might want – or even occasionally need – won’t be coming with […]
Apple 15-inch M2 MacBook Air review by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Following the UK government’s announcement last week that it plans to host a “global” AI safety summit this fall, prime minister Rishi Sunak has kicked off London Tech Week with another tidbit of news — telling conference goers that OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic have committed to provide “early or priority access” to their AI […]
OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic to give UK early access to foundational models for AI safety research by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Despite some typically British (or, more accurately, English) doom-mongering about the UK’s VC ecosystem lately, there’s no denying it’s capability for re-invention. Witness Moonfire’s recent new $115 million fund, IQ Capital’s $200 million fund, and Seedcamp’s new $180 million fund. And there is fresh good news on the horizon in the shape of firstminute capital’s new […]
Slack’s Cal Henderson and Sir Richard Branson back firstminute Capital’s third fund by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Oova’s new membership offering is priced at $99 and includes The Oova Kit, personalized support from healthcare professionals and access to a community of peers.
Oova grabs another $10.3M, unveils membership model for at-home fertility testing by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
At the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week, Apple spent a lot of time discussing about new features and apps it is introducing with the next major releases of iOS, macOS, watchOS and iPadOS. A lot of those functionalities were available to users through third-party apps. That means Apple “Sherlocked” some of these ideas — […]
All the things Apple Sherlocked at WWDC 2023 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch