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The MacBook Neo is ‘the most repairable MacBook’ in years, according to iFixit

Apple’s new MacBook Neo isn’t just the most affordable MacBook — it’s also the company’s most repairable laptop in “about fourteen years.”

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Google TV adds The Roku Channel to its free, streaming TV lineup

July 12, 2023

The Roku Channel is now available on Google TV and other Android TV OS devices, Roku announced Wednesday. The free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel can now be downloaded through the Google Play Store. Starting today, users have access to over 80,000 new titles and more than 350 live TV channels for free. This includes […]

Google TV adds The Roku Channel to its free, streaming TV lineup by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Adobe says Firefly has now generated 1B images, takes it global

July 12, 2023

Adobe today announced that its Firefly web service is now available globally with support for text prompts in 100 languages — including Klingon (both Latin and plaqaD, in case you were wondering). The user interface is now available in 20 languages, including in German, French, Japanese, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. In addition to expanding access, […]

Adobe says Firefly has now generated 1B images, takes it global by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

After a worrying decline in 2022, consumer spending on apps returns to record growth

July 12, 2023

After a slowing of the app economy that saw consumer spending drop for the first time in 2022, things are starting to look up. According to a new report on in-app spending for the first half of 2023 from app intelligence provider data.ai, there’s once again positive growth in mobile consumer spending. The firm reports […]

After a worrying decline in 2022, consumer spending on apps returns to record growth by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Proton brings its encrypted cloud storage service to desktop

July 12, 2023

Proton, the Swiss company behind various privacy-focused online services, has brought its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage service to desktop for the first time. Following an extended beta testing phase, Proton Drive is available on Windows from today, with the Mac incarnation expected to hit beta testing “soon.” Founded in 2014, Proton was initially focused […]

Proton brings its encrypted cloud storage service to desktop by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Bedrock’s autonomous ocean-mapping ambitions score $25M as renewables rise

July 12, 2023

The demand for offshore wind has skyrocketed, like all renewable energy sources — but the necessary work of surveying, inspecting, and mapping coastal areas is stuck in the past. Bedrock’s autonomous underwater vehicles and digital platform play could redefine the sector, and the company has attracted $25.5 million in new funding to attempt it. Every […]

Bedrock’s autonomous ocean-mapping ambitions score $25M as renewables rise by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Quora’s Poe chatbot introduces better context window and document upload support

July 12, 2023

Quora’s AI-powered chatbot service Poe introduced a bunch of new tools on Tuesday ranging from a larger context window for better responses to support for URL retrieval, and document upload, along with continuing other users’ public conversations. The company said in an email to customers that with Anthropic launching Claude-2, Poe is making its 100k-token […]

Quora’s Poe chatbot introduces better context window and document upload support by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Europe greenlights Broadcom’s $61B VMware acquisition

July 12, 2023

The European Commission (EC) has formally approved Broadcom’s $61 billion bid for virtualization software giant VMware, with the caveat that Broadcom fulfils certain ongoing commitments around access and interoperability. The billion-dollar deal, among the biggest tech acquisitions of all time, was always likely to attract regulatory scrutiny when it was announced way back in May last […]

Europe greenlights Broadcom’s $61B VMware acquisition by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch