July 4, 2025

The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside India’s scramble for AI independence Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap…

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BMW unveils Dee prototype, “the next level of human-machine interaction”

January 5, 2023

BMW revealed a prototype for the i Vision Dee concept car during the automaker’s keynote at CES on Wednesday evening. The four-door sedan came out on stage in a crisp white, but later morphed into a variety of colors and patterns to show off Dee’s E-Ink technology, which will allow car owners to configure the […]

BMW unveils Dee prototype, “the next level of human-machine interaction” by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Ember brings Find My functionality to its self-heating travel mug

January 5, 2023

Ember’s a bit of a weird one. The Southern California firm has two distinct – though not wholly unrelated arms. There’s the smart mug side of the business that launched the startup and the more recent cold chain shipping wing, which leverages its temperature control technology to move things like medical supplies. While it seemed […]

Ember brings Find My functionality to its self-heating travel mug by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Sony and Honda reveal Afeela, their joint EV brand, at CES

January 5, 2023

Nearly a year after Sony and Honda shared plans to jointly make and sell electric vehicles, the two companies revealed a prototype under the brand name Afeela. The four-door sedan was driven onstage at CES Wednesday as Kenichiro Yoshida, the CEO of Sony, talked through the company’s mobility philosophy, which prioritizes building vehicles that have […]

Sony and Honda reveal Afeela, their joint EV brand, at CES by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

ZF and Beep to launch ‘several thousand’ autonomous shuttles in the US

January 5, 2023

Automotive supplier ZF is partnering with autonomous shuttle operator Beep to deliver “several thousand shuttles” to customers over the coming years, ZF said at CES in Las Vegas. Beep, which describes itself as an autonomous mobility-as-a-service company, will implement ZF’s next-generation, Level 4 autonomous shuttle, which the company also launched at CES today. Level 4 […]

ZF and Beep to launch ‘several thousand’ autonomous shuttles in the US by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Archelis’ exoskeleton is basically a chair you can wear

January 5, 2023

I’ve written a fair bit about exoskeletons on these pages. They’re a fascinating subset of the robotics industry designed to improve mobility and assist with manual labor that can be taxing on the body. The FX Stick is a lower tech version, lacking the sorts of battery powered systems that drive those products. If anything, […]

Archelis’ exoskeleton is basically a chair you can wear by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

With Kokomo VR meeting software, Canon takes a step away from its hardware roots

January 5, 2023

Canon has a long and deep history of being a hardware manufacturer. Most consumers know it best as a camera manufacturer, but the company has a long, deep and illustrious history in medical, office equipment, and other imaging applications. During the pandemic, a lot of its business shifted. People stopped going to offices. Sporting events […]

With Kokomo VR meeting software, Canon takes a step away from its hardware roots by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Camera maker Canon leans into software at CES

January 4, 2023

Depending on whether you spend most of your time in hospitals, offices or in the great outdoors, when you hear ‘Canon,’ your mind will likely go to medical scanning equipment, high-end printers, or cameras. At CES this year, the 85-year-old company is leaning in a new direction, with an interesting focus on software applications. At […]

Camera maker Canon leans into software at CES by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Seen at CES: Nuralogix uses AI and a selfie to measure your heart rate, BP, body mass, skin age, stress level, and more

January 4, 2023

A picture is worth 1,000 words, as the saying goes, and now a startup called Nuralogix is taking this idea to the next level: soon, a selfie will be able give you 1,000 diagnostics about the state of your health. Anura, the company’s flagship health and wellness app, takes a 30-second selfie and uses the […]

Seen at CES: Nuralogix uses AI and a selfie to measure your heart rate, BP, body mass, skin age, stress level, and more by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Read, which lets you measure how well a meeting is going, is now a Zoom Essential App

January 4, 2023

Read, the app that lets meeting organizers read the virtual room and see how engaged (or not) participants are, is now one of Zoom’s Essential Apps. This means Zoom customers, Zoom One Pro Business and Business Plus users will have free access to Read’s premium features, like real-time and advanced meeting metrics, for 12 months. […]

Read, which lets you measure how well a meeting is going, is now a Zoom Essential App by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch