December 2, 2025

The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again

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. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…

Google prices Pixel 7a in India at ₹43,999 — same as the Pixel 6a launch price

May 10, 2023

For the last few years, Google has been launching its ‘a’ series of Pixels mid-year, aimed at consumers who are looking for a good budget device. This year’s Pixel 7a is launching in India at ₹43,999 ($536), which is not exactly a pocket-friendly price for the country, but it’s closer to the US price of […]

Google prices Pixel 7a in India at ₹43,999 — same as the Pixel 6a launch price by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp is working on a native app for Wear OS

May 10, 2023

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

Google’s Find My Device network to warn about unknown AirTags with you

May 10, 2023

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

Could Odin be Europe’s answer to AngelList?

May 10, 2023

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

Google brings new generative models to Vertex AI, including Imagen

May 10, 2023

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

Google Cloud announces new A3 supercomputer VMs built to power LLMs

May 10, 2023

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