Sonos is planning to enter new markets over the next couple of years. The company, which currently makes smart speakers and soundbars, is gearing up to launch high-end, over-the-ear headphones, smaller in-ear wireless earbuds and a streaming box for TVs, according to a Bloomberg report. The new headphones would directly compete with Apple’s AirPods Max and AirPods, as well as devices from Sony and … [Read more...]
Teenage Engineering made a toy car that costs $250
Teenage Engineering just revealed a, uh, toy car/doodad that costs $250. Yes, it’s $250 for a little piece of metal with wheels that you can roll around a desk for a bit before getting bored. The company tends to releases two kinds of products. There are the extremely expensive, yet pretty darn cool, audio devices and, well, everything else. Today’s surprise release falls squarely in the latter … [Read more...]
Raise your hand to speak, please
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Stellar Black Friday deals knock up to 61% off Cherry keyboards, mice, mics, and more
Black Friday is almost here, and we're seeing some excellent deals on laptops, SSDs, Apple devices, and more. But if you've been looking to get yourself a new keyboard, mouse, or other desk accessories, look no further than the Cherry Black Friday sale that's knocking up 61% off its best products. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Stack two epic discounts to get yourself a Galaxy S23+ for as little as $150
With Black Friday almost here, we're seeing some amazing discounts on popular products like laptops, SSDs, Apple products, and more. But if you're looking to get yourself a great deal on one of the best smartphones of this year, the Galaxy S23+, you've come to the right place. While Samsung is offering some excellent promotions during its Black Friday sales event, it's also … [Read more...]
OpenAI’s board may be coming around to Sam Altman returning
OpenAI’s board of directors is reportedly in talks with Sam Altman, ex-Y Combinator president and an OpenAI co-founder, to return to OpenAI as CEO as soon as this week. That’s according to Bloomberg, which in a brief this morning — citing sources close to the matter — said that discussions are happening between Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, one current member of the OpenAI board, and Altman — and … [Read more...]
TC+ Roundup: AI folks fall into one of two camps
Good morning! When it comes to news, the week of Thanksgiving is usually slower than molasses. But with the OpenAI drama — ousted founder; upset employees; etc. etc. — continuing to deliver exciting headlines on the company’s uncertain future, this week is anything but. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year … [Read more...]
Canonical’s chiselled Ubuntu containers increase efficiency by only providing necessary components in images
Canonical has announced that its chiselled Ubuntu containers are now generally available. These are ultra-small OCI images that just deliver an application and its runtime dependencies, leaving out things like operating system-level packages, utilities, or libraries. According to Canoncial, not including unnecessary components in the final image reduces bloat, increases efficiency, and … [Read more...]
Meta’s Content Library provides researchers with digital ‘clean room’ for data access
Meta announced that it is rolling out new tools that will give eligible researchers access to data from its social media apps Facebook and Instagram in an effort to “support public interest research.” The Meta Content Library and Content Library API tools, which were previously made available for beta testing, will share real-time information about the user-generated content including metrics like … [Read more...]
China’s EV upstart Li Auto hunts for chip talent in Singapore
Li Auto, a electric vehicle maker adored by young Chinese families, is stepping up its endeavors to build in-house automotive chips and has gone abroad to seek talent for the course. The eight-year-old company is currently hiring five positions in Singapore to develop silicon carbide (SiC) power modules, an electrical component that uses SiC semiconductors in switching, according to the firm’s … [Read more...]
Sam Altman is said to be in talks with the OpenAI board about a possible return
Even though it seemed that former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman would lead a new AI research division at Microsoft, he might still get his old job back. According to Bloomberg, the OpenAI board — which caused chaos at the company when it fired Altman on Friday — has reopened discussions with the former chief executive regarding his possible reinstatement.The talks are said to involve board member (and … [Read more...]
Tech CEO Austin Russell’s bid to buy Forbes fails
Luminar founder and CEO Austin Russell’s bid to buy Forbes Global Media Holdings has ended. Integrated Whale Media Investments, the Hong Kong-based parent company of Forbes, terminated the agreement with Russell after he failed to secure enough investors to close the deal. Bloomberg was the first to report the news, citing an internal memo by Forbes Chief Executive Officer Mike Federle. “The … [Read more...]
eBay to gain $2.2B from sales of its shares in classified biz Adevinta
eBay is unloading its remaining shares in the online classified business Adevinta to private equity firms Permira and Blackstone for $2.2 billion in cash and 20% equity, it said. Adevinta had originally acquired eBay’s own classified business back in 2020, leaving eBay with $2.2 billion in cash and 540 million Adevinta shares. While the new deal still needs to go through regulatory approval, … [Read more...]
LG Black Friday deals: Save up to $300 on 2023 OLED TV sets
LG Black Friday deals include a number of decent discounts on its 2023 OLED TVs, and a couple of noteworthy sales on 2022 models as well. You can currently save $300 on this 42-inch 2023 LG C3 OLED TV, which is down to a record low of $897, and $200 on this 65-inch B3 OLED set, which is on sale for $1,297. If you're willing to get a slightly older model, you can get this 2022 55-inch B2 OLED TV … [Read more...]
JavaScript! (Basic INFO)
📌JavaScript is a scripting language because of its known definition.📌JavaScript is an interpreted language because of its execution process in web browsers. -> Scripting Language (writing a script file that automates any task). -> Interpreted Language (executing a code line-by-line). 📌JS is a synchronous single-threaded language, it is synchronous but does all stuff … [Read more...]
Anthropic’s Claude 2.1 release shows the competition isn’t rubbernecking the OpenAI disaster
The OpenAI train wreck may be playing out in slow motion before our eyes, but the company’s competition isn’t sitting around gawking. Anthropic just released Claude 2.1, an improvement on its flagship large language model that keeps it competitive with the GPT series — and now has the useful added feature of “being developed by a company not actively at war with itself.” This new update to Claude … [Read more...]
OpenAI mess exposes the dangers of vendor lock-in for startups
If you looked at OpenAI prior to Friday afternoon, it had everything an enterprise buyer (and, for that matter, an investor) could possibly want in a startup: an absolutely killer product in ChatGPT, a rock star CEO and huge potential future revenue. It looked as stable as any startup could possibly be — until it wasn’t. While the situation remains fluid, it appears that CEO Sam Altman is prepared … [Read more...]
Spotify says its upcoming royalty model changes will generate $1B for artists over five years
Spotify’s upcoming royalty model changes will generate $1 billion in five years for new and popular artists, the streaming service announced on Tuesday. As previously reported, Spotify is changing its royalty system to direct more money to popular artists and record labels, while raising the minimum payment threshold for music streaming on the platform and tackling streaming fraud. The … [Read more...]
Binance criminal settlement could include a $4 billion fine and CEO’s guilty plea
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Spotify confirms it won't offer payouts for songs with fewer than 1,000 plays
Spotify has officially unveiled its new streaming payment policy for artists and labels, and the details are pretty much exactly what has been reported for weeks. In other words, smaller artists are getting something of a shaft here, as songs that don’t meet the minimum threshold of 1,000 streams per year will not be eligible for any payment whatsoever.Spotify was already notorious for underpaying … [Read more...]