Google said that WhatsApp is working on a native WearOS app at its developer conference Google IO. Earlier this week, WhatsApp launched a beta version of its app compatible with Google’s smartwatch platform. Folks using WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.23.10.10 will be able to link their Wear OS-based smartwatch. Users will be able to […]
WhatsApp is working on a native app for Wear OS by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Shortly after last week’s joint announcement which saw Apple and Google teaming up on Bluetooth tracker safety measures and a new specification, Google today introduced a series of improvements coming to its own Find My Device network, including proactive alerts about unknown trackers traveling with you with support for Apple’s AirTag and others. The news, […]
Google’s Find My Device network to warn about unknown AirTags with you by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Most U.S.-based tech investors are likely familiar with smaller-ticket investor marketplaces AngelList and Carta. In Europe, Germany’s Bunch and the UK’s Vauban (acquired by by US-based Carta last year) have attempted to do similar job. But the back-story to this is that although launching many years ago, AngelList struggled with Europe’s regulatory environment. UK Angel […]
Could Odin be Europe’s answer to AngelList? by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
To paraphrase Andreessen Horowitz, generative AI, particularly on the text-to-art side, is eating the world. At least, investors believe so — judging by the billions of dollars they’ve poured into startups developing AI that creates text and images from prompts. Not to be left behind, Big Tech is investing in its own generative AI art […]
Google brings new generative models to Vertex AI, including Imagen by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
As we’ve seen LLMs and generative AI come screaming into our consciousness in recent months, it’s clear that these models take enormous amounts of compute power to train and run. Recognizing this, Google Cloud announced a new A3 supercomputer virtual machine today at Google I/O. The A3 has been purpose-built to handle the considerable demands […]
Google Cloud announces new A3 supercomputer VMs built to power LLMs by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
At its annual I/O developer conference, Google today announced the launch of a number of AI-centric coding tools, including its competitor to GitHub’s Copilot, a chat tool for asking questions about coding and Google Cloud services, as well as AI-assisted coding in Google’s no-code AppSheet product. At the core of virtually all of these new […]
Google launches a GitHub Copilot competitor by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Google Search is experimenting with a new conversational mode that is powered by generative AI, the company announced at its annual I/O developer conference today. In this new experience, users will see suggested next steps when conducting a search and display an AI-powered snapshot of key information to consider, with links to dig deeper. When […]
Google is experimenting with a new AI-powered conversational mode in Search by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch