To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more profiles here. … Read more
Intro Asus’ ROG Phone 8 series departs from the typical style of its predecessors. For the first time ever, we have thin bezels all around, a focus on camera features, and an attempt to please the mainstream consumer. This is in stark contrast to the ROG Phone 7, which was the ultimate niche gaming phone, … Read more
Elon Musk’s AI startup, X.ai, has revealed its latest generative AI model, Grok-1.5. Set to power social network X’s Grok chatbot in the not-so-distant future (“in the coming days,” per a blog post), Grok-1.5 appears to be a measurable upgrade over its predecessor, Grok-1 — at least judging by the published benchmark results and specs. … Read more
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, I’d like to turn the spotlight … Read more
Intro For the first time since its existence, the Asus ROG Phone has went through a major redesign. The new ROG Phone 8 Pro wants to widen its niche — to not only be “the gamer phone”, but a premium phone for everyday use. What would need to change for that to happen? Well, the … Read more
Byju Raveendran, the founder of embattled edtech group Byju’s, has made a last-ditch attempt to placate the company’s disgruntled investors, who include Prosus Ventures. The company’s board is weighing an offer of renounced shares — shares that a group of investors chose not to buy recently in protest — to prevent the dilution of the … Read more
Google today briefly showed a section on the new Google Messages page claiming that Apple is set to roll out Rich Communication Services (RCS) support for iPhones this fall, according to a report by 9to5Google. This indicates that the iPhone maker is likely to extend RCS support in the upcoming iOS 18 update. The page had … Read more
When you sign up to a new social network, you have zero friends, zero followers, zero likes. But as you start posting content, you might get more and more likes and comments. That could lead to new followers. And that dopamine boost will encourage you to post even more. A new app called Palmsy is … Read more
Intro Now that both the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the Galaxy S24 Plus are official, it’s finally time to compare the large phone and the mid-sized handset and determine which one delivers the better value. While it’s absolutely normal that the Galaxy S24 Ultra is stealing the thunder everywhere it goes, the Galaxy S24 Plus … Read more
The final countdown is on! Today, March 29, marks the final opportunity to grab your early-bird savings for TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 — a one-day event set to ignite your entrepreneurial journey on April 25 in Boston. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to gain invaluable insights, resources, and connections to propel your startup … Read more