As school districts struggle to support the mental health of their students, a startup called Sonar Mental Health has built a “wellbeing companion” called Sonny to help. As described in the Wall Street Journal, Sonny is a chatbot that relies on a combination of human staff and AI. When students text their questions to Sonny, […]
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Google today announced its new Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro smartphones at a hardware event in Brooklyn. While the company focused a lot on the security, voice, and camera features of the phone, it also briefly showed a new health feature in a slide: coughing and snoring detection. On a daily bedtime summary […]
The Pixel 7 will have a snoring and coughing detection feature by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Google this morning teased its upcoming Pixel tablet, due to arrive next year, as well as a new piece of hardware designed to make the tablet a more useful home device: a Charging Speaker Dock. This magnetized base and speaker combination will allow Pixel tablet owners to charge their tablet while also using it as […]
Google’s new charging speaker dock will turn the Pixel tablet into a smart display for the home by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
The Pixel 6 represented a rebirth for Google. After several generations of trying — and mostly failing — to distinguish itself as a late-comer to the smartphone game, the device finally had a breakout season. Under a new guard, Google’s longstanding attempts to cut corners were out, and the company had finally delivered a premium […]
Here’s Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, starting at $599 and $899 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
As expected, Google today launched its newest line of Pixel phones and — finally — the Pixel Watch. With the watch is powered by a standard Exynos system-on-a-chip, the new Pixel once again uses Google’s homegrown Tensor processor. Now in its second generation, the Tensor G2 processor promises to provide the phones with the ability […]
Google opts for more of the same with its Tensor G2 processor by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
2021 was the Pixel’s year. The Pixel 6 saw Google finally getting its act together and introducing a flagship that could rival the likes of Samsung and Apple. But while the line is getting a solid upgrade this year with the Pixel 7, it was inevitable that the handset was going to have play second […]
Google gets serious about wearables with the Pixel Watch by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Among the security features Google announced with the launch of its new Pixel 7 smartphones, Google today also noted it will make its Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro devices its first-ever phones to include a VPN at no extra cost to users. This VPN won’t associate users’ app and browsing data with users’ accounts, […]
Google’s Pixel 7 and 7 Pro will include a VPN at no extra cost by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Alkymi launched in 2017 with a goal of helping financial services companies automate mundane tasks, a kind of lightweight RPA to grab information from emails and spreadsheets and eliminate a lot of copy/paste activity. More recently the company developed a way for a more broad set of customers to create their own automations and connect […]
Alkymi wants to bring custom automations to every business user by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
The startup’s iron-air chemistry could help store intermittent wind and solar power for far less than the competition.
Form Energy’s iron-air battery on pace for 2024 launch with $450M Series E by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Square Off charmed us at CES 2019, when the startup showed off its robotic chess board at our Hardware Battlefield event. Watching the pieces move on their own, courtesy of underlying AI, grabbed the attention of a jaded crowd of showgoers. This morning, it takes the next step in the startup lifecycle, as Bay Area-based […]
Miko Robotics acquires majority stake in AI chess startup, Square Off by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Peloton, it seems, isn’t out of the woods just yet. The once mighty connected fitness firm has been facing a steep uphill battle to turn around its fortunes. This morning, the company confirmed with The Wall Street Journal that it plans to cut another 500 jobs, under the leadership of CEO Barry McCarthy. The executive, who […]
Facing an uncertain future, Peloton will cut another 500 jobs by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch