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TechCrunch

World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets

Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they're actually building.

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TechCrunch

World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets

Engadget

Is there any benefit to keeping your smart TV in standby mode?

A Smart TV doesn't just sit idle when you push the power button on your remote. They're designed to perform a number of important tasks without you realising.

1 hour ago

Engadget

Is there any benefit to keeping your smart TV in standby mode?

TechCrunch

Is the AI industry really ready to slow down?

On Equity, we debated whether Ai executives are serious about wanting to slow down.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Is the AI industry really ready to slow down?

TechCrunch

Vocci's ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking

Vocci's lightweight ring costs $249, and might pose some privacy questions

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Vocci's ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking

TechCrunch

ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok

ScrollEd turns textbooks into a scrollable, Instagram-like feed with video, audio, and quizzes. The Palo Alto startup, founded by student co-founders (and spouses) Utsav Gupta and Rebecca Neff, pitches at TechCrunch Disrupt.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok

Engadget

The benefits of using an E Ink tablet over an iPad

E Ink excels for tasks like reading and note-taking.

3 hours ago

Engadget

The benefits of using an E Ink tablet over an iPad

Engadget

How to customize the side button on your Samsung Galaxy phone

The side button on Samsung's Galaxy phones has performed different functions over the years, but you can really make it do whatever you want.

3 hours ago

Engadget

How to customize the side button on your Samsung Galaxy phone

Engadget

Joby Aviation completed a fully autonomous flight from California to North Carolina

The startup is looking to expand beyond electric air taxi rides in major cities.

4 hours ago

Engadget

Joby Aviation completed a fully autonomous flight from California to North Carolina

TechCrunch

New California law will penalize influencers who don't disclose political ads

The new legislation adds teeth to disclosure requirements for online influencers who are paid to post about politics.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

New California law will penalize influencers who don't disclose political ads

Engadget

What's the 30-degree rule for TVs?

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has a simple method for calculating the ideal viewing distance based on your TV size.

4 hours ago

Engadget

What's the 30-degree rule for TVs?

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough?

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility!

5 hours ago

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough?

Engadget

How to use your phone as a remote for any smart TV

Some phones have IR blasters to enable remote functions, but even if yours doesn't, you can do quite a lot over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

5 hours ago

Engadget

How to use your phone as a remote for any smart TV

Ars Technica

An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang

Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.

10 hours ago

Ars Technica

An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang

WIRED

Thermacell LIV 2.0 Review: Taking My Yard Back

Thermacell LIV 2.0 is expensive and imperfect, but it outperforms nearly every mosquito-control method I’ve tried.

10 hours ago

WIRED

Thermacell LIV 2.0 Review: Taking My Yard Back

WIRED

Welcome to Dogs Anonymous, the Online Support Group for People With Difficult Dogs

“This is a place where you can come and say, I fucking hate my dog today,” a Dogs Anonymous cofounder tells WIRED. “And there are people who are going to be like, yeah, that was me last Tuesday.”

10 hours ago

WIRED

Welcome to Dogs Anonymous, the Online Support Group for People With Difficult Dogs

Ars Technica

Don't call it an SUV: The Ferrari Purosangue review

Unlike previous Ferrari four-seaters, this one is better for humans than cargo.

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

Don't call it an SUV: The Ferrari Purosangue review

WIRED

Meet the Academics Trying to Stop You From Having Sex in Robotaxis

“You know ‘Bang Bus’? We don’t want that.”

11 hours ago

WIRED

Meet the Academics Trying to Stop You From Having Sex in Robotaxis

WIRED

What ChatGPT Thinks It Knows About You Is Affecting Its Answers. Here’s How to Change That

Understanding how ChatGPT’s latest memory upgrade works will help you get even more out of OpenAI’s productivity tool.

11 hours ago

WIRED

What ChatGPT Thinks It Knows About You Is Affecting Its Answers. Here’s How to Change That

Ars Technica

T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant

Isotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.

12 hours ago

Ars Technica

T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant

WIRED

Tiny Hairs That Help Corals Breathe May Malfunction in Warming Oceans

Several new studies have uncovered this long overlooked aspect of coral physiology that could be the key to the animals’ fate in a changing climate.

12 hours ago

WIRED

Tiny Hairs That Help Corals Breathe May Malfunction in Warming Oceans

WIRED

Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening

AI labs are toying with an industry-wide pact to slow development. Meanwhile, widely available AI chatbots are already helping uncover a tidal wave of security flaws.

1 day ago

WIRED

Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening

Ars Technica

Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade

Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade

Ars Technica

AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack

But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.

2 days ago

Ars Technica

AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack

Ars Technica

FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion

FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.

2 days ago

Ars Technica

FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion