The publishing industry is in a weird spot. On one hand, you see Stephen King testifying against the controversial merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, declaring that the looming deal would turn the publishing industry into an impenetrable monolith. On the other hand, TikTok’s community of book lovers — known as “BookTok” […]
What should you read next? Tertulia might hold the answer by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Alongside news of its brand-new Pixel 7 smartphone line and Pixel Watch, Google today also announced a number of ways it’s improving the technology running on its new devices, powered by Google Assistant. With a set of features that will be exclusive to the new Pixel at launch, Google is updating Assistant’s abilities to aid […]
Google Assistant gets an upgrade on Pixel 7 with voice typing, calling, and transcription improvements by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
This morning, a group of prominent robotics firms issued an open letter condemning the weaponization of ‘general purpose’ robots. Signed by Boston Dynamics, Agility, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, the letter notes, in part, We believe that adding weapons to robots that are remotely or autonomously operated, widely available to the public, and capable of […]
Boston Dynamics, Agility and others pen letter condemning weaponized ‘general purpose’ robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
The Sous Vide Station is poised to debut at CES 2023 and will be made publicly available around the third quarter of that year.
Typhur cooks up $20M to channel your inner sous vide chef by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Jiko started its life as a mobile bank for consumers. But over time, the fintech startup has evolved its model – mostly fueled by demand – and is now making a push into corporate money storage. In 2020, Jiko made headlines by being the first fintech to acquire a nationally regulated U.S. bank. The company […]
Jiko wants to help companies park their cash in T-Bills as everyone yield hunts by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Oort, an identity threat detection and response platform, today announced that it raised $11.5 million in a Series A round co-led by .406 Ventures and Energy Impact Partners with participation from Cisco Investments. The proceeds, which bring Oort’s total capital raised to $15 million, will be put toward supporting its go-to-market strategy, CEO Matt Caulfield […]
Identity security platform Oort bags new cash to grow its product by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch