YouTube rolls out new channel pages for creators on its TV app YouTube is changing the design for creators’ channels on the big screen, the comapny announced today. The changes include more accessible action buttons, like “Subscribe,” a more modern design, and ot...
Bioptimus raises $35 million seed round to develop AI foundational model focused on biology There’s a new generative AI startup based in Paris. But what makes Bioptimus interesting is that it plans to apply everything we’ve collectively learned about AI models over the past few years with a ...
Can’t decide between Bluesky, Mastodon and Nostr? Nootti’s new app lets you post to all three Managing a social presence these days can be tough. It’s even tougher for those who are experimenting with the new wave of Twitter-like services, like Mastodon, Nostr, and Bluesky, where staying activ...
This German nonprofit is building an open voice assistant that anyone can use There’s been many attempts at open source AI-powered voice assistants (see Rhasspy, Mycroft and Jasper, to name a few) — all established with the goal of creating privacy-preserving, offline experienc...
VR sickness happens. Here’s how to avoid and treat it. Over the past week, a number of people have reported returning their Vision Pros for a number of reasons, including issues around headset comfort and sickness. Returns are par for the course with any ...
FCC officially declares AI-voiced robocalls illegal The FCC’s war on robocalls has gained a new weapon in its arsenal with the declaration of AI-generated voices as “artificial” and therefore by definitely against the law when used in automated calling...
A16z’s Chris Dixon thinks it’s time to focus on blockchains’ use cases, not speculation "I’m not anti-speculation, but I think it’s a question of priorities... It’s putting the cart before the horse." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Senate hearing with five social media CEOs was a missed opportunity Five social media CEOs were sworn in on Wednesday for what could have been the most eventful children’s online safety hearing yet. But even with some of tech’s most powerful figures under oath, the fo...
Apple Vision Pro’s secret weapon? Mindfulness More than anything, Apple’s Vision Pro is a beginning. There are moments while using it that feel like a porthole into a different world and — just maybe — the future. It’s imperfect, sure, but it’s a...
BeReal, which now has 23M DAUs, is onboarding brands and celebs BeReal, a rising social media app that emphasizes authenticity, is making its first outreach to brands and celebrities. Starting February 6, brands and celebrities will be able to sign up as “RealBran...