February 4, 2025

Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer

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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Sony offers a sneak peek at Neil Blomkamp’s ‘Gran Turismo’ film

January 5, 2023

Sony’s CES press conference is always a real smorgasbord of the electronics giant’s different media offerings. Tonight it kicked things off my bringing District 9 director, Neil Blomkamp, to offer some insight into the filming of his upcoming Gran Turismo adaptation. Sony’s perfected a lot of unique camera tricks in order to capture the look […]

Sony offers a sneak peek at Neil Blomkamp’s ‘Gran Turismo’ film by Brian Heater 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

Samsung’s new washer captures microplastics from your dirty laundry

January 5, 2023

Unless you live in a natural fibers-only household, your laundry is likely exacerbating an environmental crisis with each wash. The terrible microplastics mess we’re making — thanks in great part to the rise of synthetic clothing — apparently inspired Samsung to develop some new washing machine tech, which it called a “breakthrough in the fight […]

Samsung’s new washer captures microplastics from your dirty laundry by Harri Weber 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

10-year old Chipolo explains why it’s not worried about Apple’s AirTag

January 5, 2023

When Apple’s AirTag came onto the scene in 2021, competitors like Tile were quick to bash the tech giant for antitrust issues, saying smaller companies had no chance of competing with Apple’s massive network of a billion iPhones. As it turns out, that’s not how another rival sees the situation. Chipolo, the 10-year-old maker of […]

10-year old Chipolo explains why it’s not worried about Apple’s AirTag by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Burned by layoffs, tech workers are rethinking risk

January 5, 2023

Tech isn’t as collegial as it used to be. Rocket ships are being unveiled as sputtering messes, mission-driven startups don’t feel so mission-oriented when responding to investor pressure, and widespread layoffs offer a loud reminder that jobs are breakable contracts, not sacrosanct vows. Over the past few months, thousands of employees from Meta, Twitter, Stripe, […]

Burned by layoffs, tech workers are rethinking risk by Natasha Mascarenhas 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

Twitter’s advanced search filters for mobile are on their way

January 4, 2023

Twitter is finally making a feature update that people actually want. According to social media analyst Matt Navarra, Twitter’s advanced search filters for mobile are coming soon. Here’s what they look like in practice: NEW! Twitter Advanced Search feature on iOS is coming soon 👀👇 https://t.co/ae56yE3JTU pic.twitter.com/xbQUpQJAlS — Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) January 4, 2023 The […]

Twitter’s advanced search filters for mobile are on their way by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Ottonomy’s new delivery robot gets an automatic package dispenser

January 4, 2023

The robots are slowly but surely conquering this year’s CES. During today’s press preview, Ottonomy debuted a new model being added to the  New York firm’s army of delivery robots. Yeti stands out from other Ottobot models primarily thanks to the addition of a clever auto dispense mechanism designed to eliminate the need for a […]

Ottonomy’s new delivery robot gets an automatic package dispenser by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch