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CES 2025 has been a mixed bag for humanoid robots. The form factor had a watershed moment, as images of the top players flanked NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang during his Monday keynote. Of these, Agility’s Digit also showed up alongside a miniature conveyer belt at a closed access NVIDIA booth. It was a nice return…

These are CES 2025’s least repairable and sustainable gadgets, according to iFixit

January 9, 2025

The Razzies, the Darwins — not all awards are good. Sure, CES is a time to celebrate the year’s weirdest and most wonderful consumer electronic, but thankfully we’ve got iFixit around to throw a little cold water on the fair. As we enter the penultimate day of the event, the repair stalwart presents its “Worst…

DoorBox debuts its new and improved smart delivery box at CES 2025

January 9, 2025

Millions of packages stolen each year. DoorBox aims to change how packages are delivered with its smart package box that features a theft-proof design with live camera feeds and an alarm that activates automatically if the box is tampered with. After selling 2,000 units of its initial version, which offered manual functionality, the startup unveiled…

CES 2025: The weirdest tech products and claims from this year’s event

January 9, 2025

CES 2025 is in full swing. While the conference features reveals from tech powerhouses like Nvidia, Samsung, and Toyota, there are also some very strange product concepts and announcements circulating on the show floor. We’ve compiled the weirdest, silliest, and most eyebrow-raising products from CES 2025. A robotic cat that cools down your coffee for…

Doublepoint launches free Apple Watch app to control devices with hand gestures

January 9, 2025

Finnish startup Doublepoint launched its free app, WowMouse, for the Apple Watch this week at CES 2025. The app uses the wearable’s sensors, compass, and accelerometer to turn your hand into a mouse that can control devices through hand gestures. The Apple Watch already uses a similar technology for the double tap feature it released…

The U.S. has a new cybersecurity safety label for smart devices

January 8, 2025

The White House this week announced a new label for internet-connected devices, the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, intended to help consumers make more-informed decisions about the cybersecurity of products they bring into their homes. To earn the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, which is being administered by the Federal Communications Commission, companies have to test their…

The LiberLive C1 stringless instrument isn’t a guitar, and that’s fine

January 8, 2025

I’m old enough to remember musicians getting angry over Guitar Hero. But they always seemed to be missing the point. Nobody was seriously suggesting that a video game controller would replace an instrument that’s been going strong since the 15th century. Guitar Hero was a fun game, and if it persuaded a new generation to…

CES 2025: The weirdest tech products and claims from this year’s event

January 8, 2025

PickPad addresses the chaos of restaurant takeout

January 8, 2025

There was a time when baristas just had to write a customer’s name on a cup and call it out. They wouldn’t always get the name right, but more often than not, it went to the right person. The prospect of picking up takeout has, however, become considerably more dicey in this post-pandemic era dominated…

Astrohaus launches a mechanical keyboard for writers

January 8, 2025

Astrohaus has cornered a very specific niche. The Michigan-based startup builds hardware for writers looking to eliminate distractions. It’s really tough finishing up that novel when Instagram exists, after all. While the company has made its name bucking most tech trends, however, its latest offering has found a bandwagon to jump onto. Announced at CES…

Halliday’s $489 smart glasses beam a tiny screen to your eye

January 8, 2025

Walk up to someone wearing a pair of Halliday’s smart glasses, and you might not notice they’re looking at smartphone notifications, live language translations, or advice from an AI assistant. The only giveaway is the tiny green dot of light on their eyeball. Wearables startup Halliday launched a pair of smart glasses at CES 2025…

This $1,500 iPad bundle will Rickroll your family after you die

January 8, 2025

It’s only the second day of CES 2025, and we’ve already reached the point where it’s difficult to distinguish real products from elaborate pranks. In Case of Death currently leads that race by a country mile. Produced by Zugu, the product is designed as a kind of dead man’s switch for your digital life. It…

US to Launch Cyber Trust Mark to Label Secure Smart Devices

January 8, 2025

The Cyber Trust Mark is designed to help consumers make more informed decisions about the cybersecurity of devices they may purchase.

This basketball robot uses AI to rebound the ball after you shoot

January 8, 2025

Like anything in life, the secret to becoming Steph Curry or Sabrina Ionescu is practice, practice, and more practice. You practice when it’s too hot, too cold, you’re tired, or you’re sick. Finding a willing one-on-one partner through all of that is, however, another question entirely. The good news is that later this year, you…

Tonal’s new strength training system arrives with refreshed hardware and new workouts

January 8, 2025

The post-pandemic years haven’t been especially kind to connected fitness. As bigger names like Peloton and Mirror have struggled, however, plenty of smaller firms like Tonal are still going strong. At CES 2025 on Wednesday, the Bay Area firm announced the arrival of its new strength training system, fittingly named Tonal 2. At its core,…

Nvidia CEO says his AI chips are improving faster than Moore’s Law

January 7, 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the performance of his company’s AI chips is advancing faster than historical rates set by Moore’s Law, the rubric that drove computing progress for decades. “Our systems are progressing way faster than Moore’s Law,” said Huang in an interview with TechCrunch on Tuesday, the morning after he delivered a keynote…

CES 2025 Day 1: Honda, BMW, X’s victory lap, and the first show floor gadget reveals

January 7, 2025

CES 2025 is officially underway in Las Vegas. Monday’s press day saw keynotes from Samsung, Nvidia, Toyota, and Sony, among others, while Tuesday was all about the exciting new gadgets on the show floor. TechCrunch reporters are on the ground giving you the latest reveals at the conference. Below, you’ll find a list of the…

This pool cleaning company made a robot turtle to track water quality

January 7, 2025

Beatbot makes robotic pool cleaners. In fact, the company is showing off a new one with a docking station this week at CES 2025. What really caught our eye on the show floor, however, is RoboTurtle, because, well, it’s a robot that looks like a turtle. The turtle, sadly, seems to very much be in…

This baseball radar gun plugs into an iPhone

January 7, 2025

Tucked away in the recesses CES 2025’s Eureka Hall startup showcase, CaiqueTech showed off a novel take on the tried-and-true baseball radar gun. After building a standalone device, the Korean firm has created a modular version that plugs directly into a phone via the USB-C port. The PI SpeedGun module has radar built in. While…

You can plug a second mic into Shure’s new MV7i

January 7, 2025

Announced in 2022, the MV7 is hands down one of the best podcaster mics on the market. Last April, Shure updated the line to include the MV7+, which has USB-C connect and a few new tricks designed to get a cleaner sound. At CES 2025 on Tuesday, the audio company added yet another entry to…

RadioShack is back (kind of)

January 7, 2025

The 21st century has not been kind to RadioShack. The once-dominant electronics component retailer simply couldn’t compete with big box stores like Best Buy and online retail juggernaut Amazon. February 2015 saw the company delisted from the New York Stock Exchange before declaring bankruptcy the same month. Later that year, RadioShack began the process of…

Meticulous shows off its smart espresso machine at CES 2025

January 7, 2025

Meticulous is showcasing its smart espresso maker, which it says is the world’s first robotic lever espresso machine, at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this week. The prototype has raised nearly $5 million in funding on Kickstarter and another $1.6 million million on Indiegogo. The company’s first batch of espresso machines is set to ship…

Alta Resource breaks down e-waste for rare earth metals that electronics need

January 7, 2025

Nvidia, Apple, and the Pentagon want more rare earth metals. Alta says it can capture more of the critical minerals from low-grade sources than other methods. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

German Bionic’s new exoskeleton supports 80-pound lifts

January 7, 2025

At CES 2025, German Bionic announced the Apogee Ultra, a new robotic exoskeleton it claims is the “world’s most powerful.” What did the system do to earn such a lofty title? It offers up to 80 pounds of dynamic lift assistance. That mean a payload of 70 pounds feels more like 9 to 11 pounds…

Withings launches BPM Vision, a $130 home blood pressure monitor, at CES 2025

January 7, 2025

Withings has made a name for itself by making clinical grade health technologies accessible to consumer. This week at CES 2025, the firm revealed two new products that fit the description nicely, one hardware and one software. BPM Vision is the more notable. It’s a travel size home blood pressure monitor, complete with interchangeable arm…

Kombu is changing the way we make our ‘booch’ with its modern kombucha brewer

January 7, 2025

Kombucha, a fermented tea that has been around for thousands of years and was once considered a niche health drink, is currently experiencing a surge in popularity as more consumers look for gut-friendly beverages. However, this fizzy drink isn’t exactly cheap, and home brewing can be messy, overly complicated, and time-consuming. Additionally, the supplies needed…

Nvidia is helping humanoid robots learn through Apple Vision Pro instruction

January 6, 2025

Robotics have been a foundational element of Nvidia’s stratospheric growth in recent years. When the chip maker announced GR00T in March of last year, it was heralded as a watershed moment from humanoid robotics. Most of the category’s biggest names were available from launch, including, 1X Technologies, Agility Robotics, Apptronik, Boston Dynamics, Figure AI, Fourier…

Nvidia unveils $2,000 RTX 5090 GPU

January 6, 2025

As anticipated, Nvidia Monday kicked off its CES 2025 keynote by unveiling the new RTX Blackwell family of GPUs. The centerpiece of the line is the RTX 5090. The card bears a striking resemblance to its predecessor, but now sports, 92 billion transistors, 4,000 AT TOPS, 380 ray-tracing TFLOPS, and 1.8 TB/s bandwidth. The 5090…

Sony’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch

January 6, 2025

Sony knows how to put on a show at CES 2025. The company’s pressers are high-octane, star-studded affairs, as these things go. In addition to standard Sony fare like TVs and audio systems, there’s always a curve ball or two, be it a car, a drone, or a “Gran Turismo” movie. That’s one of the…

Nvidia’s CES 2025 keynote: How to watch

January 6, 2025

Nvidia will no doubt have the biggest CES 2025. After all, the company has pretty much the biggest everything nowadays. The chip giant is sporting a $3.4+ trillion market cap, due largely to its foundational position in the ongoing AI boom. Companies like OpenAI and Meta have purchased Nvidia processors by the boatload, and that’s…

CES 2025 Press Day: Everything Nvidia, Sony, Toyota, Samsung announced, and more

January 6, 2025

CES 2025, the annual consumer tech conference held in Las Vegas, is here. TechCrunch reporters are on the ground giving you the latest announcements and reveals at the conference. Today is Press Day, which features keynotes from the biggest players, including Samsung, Nvidia, Toyota, Sony, and more. Below, you’ll find a list of the biggest…

Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S25 on January 22

January 6, 2025

In what as an otherwise uneventful CES 2025 press conference, Samsung on Monday announced January 22 as the date for its next Unpacked event. The timing lines up with earlier reporting. The event, which is being livestreamed through Samsung’s site, will almost certainly serve as a launching pad for the company’s latest flagship, the Galaxy…

Consumer tech spending will break records in 2025 if Trump’s tariffs don’t squash it, CTA predicts

January 6, 2025

AI is leading US consumers towards a tech spending bonanza this year if tariffs don’t materialize, new research from the Consumer Technology Association finds. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Goodbye, Dell XPS

January 6, 2025

In a bid to streamline, Dell is dropping some of its most iconic laptop brands. At CES 2025 on Monday, the PC company announced that XPS, Inspiron, and Latitude are moving to a farm upstate. In their stead come Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max. The move is a bid to create “unified branding”…

AMD unveils new chips for laptops, desktops, and gaming handhelds at CES 2025

January 6, 2025

At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, AMD unveiled a slew of new chips destined for devices ranging from desktops to gaming handhelds. AMD is riding high coming into this year’s CES. The company commanded a 28.7% share of the desktop CPU segment in Q3 2024, up 9.6 percentage points compared to the same quarter the…

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Samsung says its home robot, Ballie, will roll out this year

January 6, 2025

Tech companies love rolling a robot out onstage. These systems serve as shorthand for consumer electronics brands branching out into more bleeding-edge category. On occasion we get an Amazon Astro or Sony Aibo that actually hit in the market in some form. More often than not, however, the robots only exist in the land of…

Will.i.am is flogging electronics again

January 6, 2025

Will.i.am’s history with consumer tech has been — let’s just say “spotty.” The musician/entrepreneur loves gadgets, this much we can say for certain. For his latest trick, the Black Eyed Pea is returning at LG’s “Experiential Architect” in conjunction with CES 2025. What does such a role entail? Suggesting ideas for Bluetooth speakers and headphones,…

Vulnerable Moxa devices expose industrial networks to attacks

January 6, 2025

Industrial networking and communications provider Moxa is warning of a high-severity and a critical vulnerability that impact various models of its cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances. […]

Therabody launches Coach, an AI-powered digital recovery app

January 6, 2025

Therabody, the maker of popular massage guns and other wellness devices, announced at CES 2025 that it’s launching an AI-powered digital recovery app called Coach by Therabody. While Therabody’s flagship app is designed to give you easy-to-follow proprietary routines, Coach takes recovery and wellness a step further by using data to understand users’ current needs.…

Nvidia’s Project Digits is a ‘personal AI supercomputer’

January 6, 2025

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nvidia unveiled Project Digits, a “personal AI supercomputer” that provides access to the company’s Grace Blackwell hardware platform in a compact form factor. Designed for AI researchers, data scientists, and students, Project Digits packs Nvidia’s new GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, which delivers up to a petaflop of…

Qualcomm brings its Snapdragon X chips to mid-range Windows laptops and desktops

January 6, 2025

Qualcomm is making a move for the mid-range PC market with a new system-on-chip. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon X, the latest chip in its Snapdragon X Series of PC processors. The company claims that the chip, built on a 4nm fabrication process, delivers up to “multi-day” battery life…

Bird Buddy expands into insects with Wonder line

January 6, 2025

Bird Buddy’s smart bird feeders are a perfect confluence of different consumer technologies. Breakthroughs in security cameras, AI, and solar charging have converged into a terrific little product that has captured public imagination. At CES 2025, the startup’s creators announced an expansion into another wing of the animal kingdom. Wonder is a new sub-brand bringing…

Soliddd is building smart glasses for people with macular degeneration

January 6, 2025

For the past several years, the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center have been lousy with AR/VR/XR smart glasses. While the some of the biggest names in tech, like Apple and Google, have struggled to gain traction in the category, accessible tech remains relatively unexplored. There’s a lot of work to be done in…

Kidde’s new smoke detectors have Ring technology built in

January 6, 2025

Amazon announced a partnership with Kidde at CES 2025 on Monday that brings its Ring technology to the home safety stalwart’s smoke alarms. There will be multiple versions of the hybrid smoke and CO2 detectors, ranging in price from $55 to $75. As a longtime owner of a Nest Protect, I can confidently say that…

Elvie unveils an app-controlled smart bouncer that transforms into a bassinet at CES 2025

January 6, 2025

Elvie, a female-founded hardware startup, has unveiled a new app-controlled smart bouncer that gently transforms into a bassinet — while the baby is still in it. With the new Elvie Rise, announced at CES 2025 on Monday, parents and caregivers don’t have to move their baby between soothing, sleep, and play products. The startup is…

Withings’ Omnia is a full-size body-scanning health mirror

January 5, 2025

The Omnia is still very much in concept mode — a phenomenon popular in the automotive world that has since spilled over into consumer electronics. That is to say that Withings’ splashiest product of CES 2025 may never be a product. Among other things, a body-scanning smart mirror would likely be cost prohibitive for consumers.…

Samsung brings live translate to its TVs at CES 2025

January 5, 2025

At CES 2025, Samsung announced that it’s bringing a popular feature from the company’s phones and tablets to its TVs. Live Translate does what it says on the box, offering users real-time translation for live broadcasts. The feature will work in seven different languages — though it’s not entirely clear which at the time of…

Birdfy sees your smart bird feeder and raises you a smart birdbath

January 5, 2025

Smart bird feeders are very 2020. Smart birdbaths are clearly where it’s at. This week at CES 2025, Birdify is showcasing the Bath Pro, taking a cue from products like the Bird Buddy and applying them to a big saucer of water with a solar-powered fountain in the middle. Two versions of the product will…

This tiny robot cat will blow on your coffee to cool it off

January 5, 2025

Yukai Engineering’s parade of weird animal robots at CES 2025 continues with Nékojita FuFu. The little cat mounts to the side of a mug or bowl, blowing air to help cool it off. The Tokyo-based firm says the robot combines a fan and “special algorithm” — or a “Fuing System — to blow at random…

Circular unveils its next gen Ring 2 with ECG functionality and AFib detection at CES 2025

January 5, 2025

Smart ring maker Circular announced its next-gen Ring 2 with ECG (electrocardiogram) functionality and AFib (atrial fibrillation) detection at CES 2025 Unveiled on Sunday in Las Vegas. The wearable is set to go on sale in February or Mach for $380. The ring’s ECG capability and FDA-cleared AFib detection will gives users the ability to…

Timekettle’s new earbuds offer real-time translation on calls

January 5, 2025

Timekettle unveiled its latest earbuds, the W4 Pro, this week at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The product aims to up the ante on the startup’s focus by bringing real-time two-way translation to phone and video calls. The earbuds will automatically begin translating calls in 40 different languages, without any input from the user. Predictably, there…

This fuzzy, purse-mounted robot is designed to ‘delight bystanders’

January 5, 2025

Best known for its Qooba cat pillow, Yukai Engineering has made a name for itself with some of the strangest little robots around. Who could forget, for example, Amagami Ham Ham, whose sole purpose is to gnaw on fingers, offering a “somewhat pleasing sensation.” At CES 2025, Yukai unveiled its latest, Mirumi, and it follows…

Roborock’s Roomba competitor gets a robot arm

January 5, 2025

iRobot’s on-going financial crisis aside, the world of robot vacuums is still humming along. At CES Sunday, Roborock announced the Saros Z70. The Roomba competitor showcases what the company believes will be the next big step in robovac evolution: an arm. The idea of mounting a a manipulator is no doubt as old as robot…

United Airlines accelerates its Starlink rollout, with first commercial flight planned for spring

January 5, 2025

A few months ago, United Airlines announced its deal with Starlink to offer in-flight internet access for its passengers. At the time, the airline said it would start testing the new service in early 2024 and then offer it on passenger flights later in the year. United has now accelerated this timeline a bit, with…

Samsung’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch

January 5, 2025

Samsung’s CES presser is always an odd duck. The Korean electronics giant generally keeps its powder dry when it comes to consumer electronics. After all, it’s expected to announce its latest flagship handset — the Galaxy S25 — toward the end of January. CES 2025 is going to continue the company’s tradition of TVs and…

These MagSafe earbuds snap on to the back of an iPhone

January 3, 2025

We’ve seen a handful of AirPod-charging iPhone battery cases come and go over the years. Artronic’s new earbuds take a different approach, with a slim charging case that snaps directly to the back of MagSafe-compatible phones. The Komutr buds were announced on Friday, a few days ahead of their CES 2025 debut. In a sea…

This Trusted App Helps Sluggish PCs Work Faster

January 3, 2025

CCleaner speeds up sluggish PCs by clearing junk files, fixing registry issues, and optimizing performance.

Nvidia’s CES 2025 keynote: How to watch

January 2, 2025

How to watch CES 2025’s press conferences

January 2, 2025

CES 2025 kicks off January 7. The annual Las Vegas event sets the tone for the year’s consumer electronics and automotive industries. As always, TechCrunch will be there, sniffing stories from the most exciting startups and tech giants. If you really want a piece of the action without paying for the hotel and flight, many…

CES 2025: What to expect from the year’s first and biggest tech show

January 2, 2025

CES 2025 officially kicks off in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning, running through the end of the day on January 10. The “official” dates are specific to when the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center is open to attendees, and ultimately belie the show’s true duration. A pair of press days kick off Sunday…

TechRepublic Premium Editorial Calendar: Policies, Hiring Kits, and Glossaries for Download

January 2, 2025

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ByteDance appears to be skirting US restrictions to buy Nvidia chips: report

December 30, 2024

TikTok parent company ByteDance has big plans to buy Nvidia chips in 2025 — despite U.S. restrictions. ByteDance plans to spend $7 billion on the chips in 2025, according to reporting from The Information, citing inside sources. If ByteDance follows through, it will become one of the world’s top owners of Nvidia chips, despite U.S. efforts…

This MagSafe iPhone wallet doubles as a stand and offers Find My functionality

December 30, 2024

For a number of years now, Moft has offered some of the most innovative gadget accessories. They’re always interesting, if not necessarily useful. This new combination Find My wallet and stand manages to tick both boxes. The accessory was announced a couple of weeks out from CES, where it will be shown off for the…

Windows 11 Media Update Bug Stops Security Updates

December 30, 2024

Microsoft advises users not to install recent security updates using physical media. The company is working on a fix.

Hackers exploit Four-Faith router flaw to open reverse shells

December 30, 2024

Threat actors are exploiting a post-authentication remote command injection vulnerability in Four-Faith routers tracked as CVE-2024-12856 to open reverse shells back to the attackers. […]

Nvidia completes acquisition of AI infrastructure startup Run:ai

December 30, 2024

Nvidia has completed its acquisition of Run:ai, an Israeli startup that helps manage and optimize AI hardware infrastructure. As part of the merger, Run:ai said its software, which currently only works with Nvidia products, will be open sourced, meaning Nvidia rivals like AMD and Intel will be able to adapt it for their hardware. “We…

How to watch CES 2025’s press conferences

December 28, 2024

CES kicks off January 7. The annual Las Vegas event sets the tone of the year’s consumer electronics and automotive industries. As always, TechCrunch will be there, sniffing stories from the most exciting startups and tech giants. If you really want a piece of the action without paying for the hotel and flight, many of…

LG mounts planters on a lamp for apartment growing

December 27, 2024

LG may have the earliest big press conference of CES, but the Korean electronics giant still can’t help announcing a bunch of products ahead of the show. As ever, the pile of news is a mixed bag with a few interesting additions. These plant lamps undoubtedly qualify as the latter. Details on the products —…

AMD’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch

December 25, 2024

AMD has its work cut out for it at CES 2025. Competitor Nvidia has been sucking the oxygen out of every room it graces, as the chipmaker remains at the forefront of the AI boom. So, how will AMD compete with Nvidia’s reported RTX 5000 announcement? The company should show of its own next-gen GPU.…

Sony’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch

December 24, 2024

Sony knows how to put on a show at CES. The company’s pressers are high octane, star-studded affairs, as these things go. In addition to standard Sony fare like TVs and audio systems, there’s always a curve ball or two, be it a car, a drone, or a “Gran Turismo” movie. That’s one of the…

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Samsung’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch

December 24, 2024

Watch Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas do a backflip

December 24, 2024

A little early holiday surprise from Boston Dynamics this week, as Santa suit-wearing electric Atlas performs a backflip. The feat occurs about 13 minutes into a new video, showcasing yet another trick in the humanoid robot’s arsenal. It’s worth noting that – unlike with humans – a robot performing a backflip isn’t necessarily more complicated…

Proton’s device aims to help those with kidney disease, and cut heart failure risks

December 24, 2024

People with chronic kidney disease, or those at risk of heart failure, are greatly affected by potassium imbalances in the body. These can even be life-threatening. While wearable glucose monitors are now commonplace and have transformed the lives of diabetes patients, potassium monitoring is in its infancy as it’s hard to do. Now, startups are…

Nvidia’s CES 2025 keynote: How to watch

December 23, 2024

CES 2025 is coming: TechCrunch wants to meet your hardware startup

December 23, 2024

According to the calendar, we’re a mere weeks out from CES — the perfect gift for your gadget blogger who has everything. The massive consumer electronics and automotive event kicks off in Las Vegas on January 7. TechCrunch is returning to future home of the Oakland Athletics for the event, and — as always —…

Eero’s Outdoor 7 long-distance mesh unit solved our yearslong Wi-Fi quandary in 10 minutes

December 23, 2024

So far in life, I haven’t needed be a “mesh guy.” A well chosen and carefully placed Wi-Fi router has worked fine in our modest abodes, but one particular situation has resisted simple solutions until Eero put out a device in November seemingly made exactly for the purpose. This won’t be a thorough examination of…

Apple might be working on a smart doorbell

December 22, 2024

There’s been a lot of reporting in recent months around Apple’s efforts to expand its footprint in customers’ homes with in-development products like a wall-mounted smart home hub. According to a new report in Bloomberg, that strategy could also include a smart doorbell. This doorbell would use Apple’s FaceID technology to scan people’s faces as…

Tetsuwan Scientific is making robotic AI scientists that can run experiments on their own

December 22, 2024

LLM models are already capable of diagnosing scientific outputs, but, until now, had “no physical agency to actually perform” experiments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

BadBox malware botnet infects 192,000 Android devices despite disruption

December 19, 2024

The BadBox Android malware botnet has grown to over 192,000 infected devices worldwide despite a recent sinkhole operation that attempted to disrupt the operation in Germany. […]

Oura closes $200M round, bringing its valuation to $5.2B

December 19, 2024

Smart ring maker Oura announced on Thursday that it has closed a $200 million Series D funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $5.2 billion. The round included participation from Fidelity Management and glucose device maker Dexcom. Oura says the new capital will allow it to expand its product offerings and further invest in product, science,…

After raising $26M, Hyme Energy signs global deal to scale thermal storage

December 19, 2024

With lithium battery storage too weak for many industries, companies are desperately looking elsewhere for energy storage. Molten-salt batteries offer high energy and power density, and can work for long periods. Now, Denmark’s Hyme Energy — which has raised $26 million to date — has signed a deal which could see its technology scale to…

Amazon Fire TV introduces ‘Dual Audio’ feature for simultaneous listening via hearing aids and TV speakers

December 18, 2024

Amazon announced on Wednesday new accessibility features for Fire TV, including a notable “Dual Audio” capability for the newly launched Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series, which was unveiled in November. The new feature allows one user to listen through a hearing aid while others in the same room can enjoy audio through the TV’s built-in…

Secure Equipment Repair Policy and Confidentiality Agreement

December 17, 2024

Organizations must frequently work with third parties to repair laptops, desktops, tablets, smartphones, servers, and other IT equipment. This customizable policy, written by Erik Eckel and Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, ensures an organization maintains regulatory and best business practice security compliance while tracking systems when they are being repaired. Featured text from the…

Meta updates its smart glasses with real-time AI video

December 16, 2024

Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting several new AI-powered upgrades, including the ability to have an ongoing conversation and translate between languages. Ray-Ban Meta owners in Meta’s early access program for the U.S. and Canada can now download firmware v11, which adds “live AI.” First unveiled this fall, live AI lets wearers continuously converse…

Remote Access Checklist

December 16, 2024

This Remote Access Checklist, created by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, should be used to ensure all employees have the requisite items, accounts, access, and instructions needed for remote work. It should be filled out by the IT department and signed off on by the employee and their supervisor/manager. This checklist can be customized to…

Apple reportedly developing foldable iPhone and iPad

December 15, 2024

The next big upgrade to Apple’s mobile devices could be foldability, according to multiple reports published Sunday. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is aiming to launch two foldable devices in the next few years. There’s a larger model with a 19-inch screen that could compete with desktop monitors, as well as a smaller…

Germany sinkholes BadBox malware pre-loaded on Android devices

December 13, 2024

Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has disrupted the BadBox malware operation pre-loaded in over 30,000 Android IoT devices sold in the country. […]

Germany blocks BadBox malware loaded on 30,000 Android devices

December 13, 2024

Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has disrupted the BadBox malware operation pre-loaded in over 30,000 Android IoT devices sold in the country. […]

Starting a Podcast: What Do You Need to Start a Podcast?

April 23, 2022

Podcasting is a steadily growing medium. According to research by Buzzsprout, the number of podcast listeners increased by 29.5 percent between 2018 and 2021. Podcasts are expected to continue this upward trajectory in 2022 and beyond. As such, it’s no surprise that so many business owners and content creators are looking to start podcasts of […]

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