A raft of voice-based hardware devices have emerged, aimed at companionship, productivity, or personal growth. These include card-shaped devices from Plaud and Pocket; pendants from Friend, Limitless, and Taya; and a wristband from Bee, which is now part of Amazon. Now, two former Meta employees who worked on interface design have launched Sandbar, a startup […]
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The company calls the ring "a mouse for voice" because it can take notes, help you interact with an AI assistant, and let you control music.
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MoEngage already has customers across 75 countries, with North America being its biggest business driver.
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Goldman Sachs doubles down on MoEngage in new round to fuel global expansion | TechCrunch
MoEngage already has customers across 75 countries, with North America being its biggest business driver.
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Qualcomm Ventures has joined six Indian venture firms, collectively adding more than $850 million to boost India’s deep-tech ecosystem.
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Qualcomm Ventures has joined six Indian venture firms, collectively adding more than $850 million to boost India’s deep tech ecosystem.
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The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for the job.
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The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for th...
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Amazon won't allow agents on its site that don't identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased.
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Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity over agentic browsing | TechCrunch
Amazon won't allow agents on its site that don't identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased.
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People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot.
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People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot.
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The electric aviation company Beta Technologies made an impressive showing in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Beta Technologies' public market debut is a capstone to founder and CEO Kyle Clark's untraditional approach to building an aviation company.
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It's the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March.
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Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics | TechCrunch
It's the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March.
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For example, you can ask "find me 2 cheap tickets for the Shaboozey concert coming up. prefer standing floor tickets." AI Mode will then search across multiple websites to find real-time ticket options that meet your specific requests.
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Google's AI Mode gets new agentic capabilities to help book event tickets and beauty appointments | TechCrunch
For example, you can ask "find me 2 cheap tickets for the Shaboozey concert coming up. prefer standing floor tickets." AI Mode will then search acr...
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Just over three years after taking the reins as the steward of the storied firm, Both passed the leadership button to Lin and Grady.
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Sequoia names Alfred Lin and Pat Grady as new co-stewards as Roelof Botha steps down | TechCrunch
Just over three years after taking the reins as the steward of the storied firm, Botha passed the leadership baton to Lin and Grady.
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