Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that, “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies — principally, the United States and its allies.” […]
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It was the year of XR. But then, they all seem to be, these days. Strong presences from Meta, Magic Leap, Sony and HTC led the way at this year’s CES, with hundreds of startups picking up the rear. I was dazzled by a few demos, but ultimately left wondering what form a true mainstreaming […]
HTC’s Global Head of Product on VR’s ‘race to the bottom’ by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
A new PitchBook report warns of an ongoing economic downturn. If you don’t want to be disappointed, you may not want to put high hopes on seed activity.
Let’s keep our seed activity expectations in check by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
File this one under style over substance, but damn if these speakers don’t pack a whole lot of style into a small container. Under the amazing name Soul of Blackleaf, these stylish speakers use a magnetic fluid to visualize your music as its plays. “This basically a Bluetooth speaker that we combined with the visual […]
The Soul of Blackleaf brings analog visualization to your music experience by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter’s demise might be overstated, but we still can’t unsee what we saw in 2022. The newly Elon Musk-owned social network could continue zombie-shuffling for months or years for all we know if Elon Musk can scrape together enough advertising revenue to pay the bills — namely, the massive interest on the $13 billion in […]
3 views: What does the future of social media look like after Twitter? by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
If you have a particular hatred for the microwave or prefer your food to be heated gently when you’re ready for lunch, Steambox is ready for your steamy lunch encounters. The company sold more than 500 of its device via Kickstarter at the end of 2019, and is finally ready to start shipping its device. […]
When it’s time for a steamy nooner, Steambox has you covered by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
We’ve seen a lot of companies trying to turn the humble pen into something a little more digital, but few have been as elegantly successful as Nuwa. The company showed off its smart pen at CES in Las Vegas this week. The smart pen uses three integrated cameras, along with motion and pressure-sensing electronics to take […]
The pen gets smarter as Nuwa shows off its smart ballpoint and app combo by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
The visually impaired are getting a helping hand (or a helping belt, as it were) from Korean startup AI Guided. At CES in Las Vegas, the company was showing off some pretty neat tech that incorporates optical and Lidar technology along with AI-powered on-device computing to identify obstacles and help with navigation. The company claims […]
Guide dogs will be giving the side-eye to self-driving car tech coming for their jobs by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Over the last decade or so, many venture capitalists have built vast personal fortunes. Some of the money has been made through investments in companies that have outperformed. But much of their wealth traces to management fees that added up quickly as fund sizes — raised in faster succession than ever in history — ballooned […]
VCs are pushing startups — will their investors tighten the thumbscrews, too? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch