Lensrentals, a titan in the online rental service for photo, video, audio and lighting equipment, has announced its acquisition of BorrowLenses, a key competitor in the space of photographic and video equipment rentals. It’s a competitive space in a commodity market, where neither brand has an obvious edge over the other. Neither company is willing to comment on the terms of the deal, but a source … [Read more...]
Binance launches a crypto perfume and Coachella partners with OpenSea
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome back to the TechCrunch Crypto newsletter. To start things off, here’s a shameless plug: I went on Yahoo Finance last week for a roundtable discussion alongside Grayscale CEO … [Read more...]
Google's Gemini 1.5 Ultra will need to compete with GPT-5, not GPT-4
There's an ongoing arms race in the artificial intelligence sphere, particularly between big players like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. These three companies are locked into a never-ending battle of advancement, and Google is especially an outsider given that it doesn't use OpenAI's GPT technology at all. Google instead has been using its own home-grown technology, initially … [Read more...]
iRobot's Roomba 694 is back on sale for $180
The iRobot Roomba 694 is back on sale for $180 via Amazon, which is a savings of 35 percent or $95. This isn’t the lowest price ever for the well-regarded robovac, but it’s darned close. There likely won’t be a price drop this stark until Prime Day or the holidays.iRobotThe Roomba 694 isn’t one of the company’s flagship models, but it’s still a highly efficient design that excels with standard … [Read more...]
Microsoft’s Game Pass now supports Boosteroid, a third-party game streaming service
Microsoft is deepening its ties with the Ukrainian cloud gaming company Boosteroid. Beginning today, Xbox Game Pass subscribers (PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate) with a Boosteroid membership can stream Game Pass titles along with supported titles purchased through the Microsoft Store on Windows.Some eligible games include Deathloop, Dishonored, Dishonored 2, Dishonored: Death of The Outsider, … [Read more...]
Apple will make it easier to move to Android by fall 2025
Apple says it plans to make it easier for customers to switch to Android as a result of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which went into force today. Alongside support for alternative app stores, new business terms for EU app developers, and mobile browser choice screens, among other things, the iPhone maker said it will also add to its data portability offerings, including a more … [Read more...]
AI2 Incubator scores $200M in compute to feed needy AI startups
AI2 Incubator, spun out of the Allen Institute for AI in 2022, has secured a windfall $200 million in compute that startups going through its program can take advantage of to accelerate early development. “Our community of hundreds of AI practitioners are desperate for compute,” said managing director Jacob Colker. “A lot of these startups are hampered in their ability to put points on the … [Read more...]
What Is Web Accessibility (a11y)
TABLE OF CONTENT What is web accessibility? Considerations to make Web accessible for end users WHAT IS WEB ACCESSIBILITY? Web accessibility, often abbreviated as "a11y" (where "11" represents the 11 letters between "a" and "y" in "accessibility"), refers to the practice of ensuring that websites, web applications, and digital content are usable and navigable by all users, including those with … [Read more...]
The real fight isn't Tyson vs. Paul — it's Netflix vs. its livestreaming infrastructure
Netflix has been experimenting with live sports over the last few months with golf and tennis exhibition events. The company has announced the biggest test for its livestreaming capabilities to date: a boxing match between YouTuber (and pro boxer) Jake Paul and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.The fight is going to be a spectacle for a number of reasons. Both fighters bring star power … [Read more...]
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.12 enables greater control over deployments
GitHub has released the latest version of GitHub Enterprise Server, which is a self-hosted version of GitHub. “With this version, customers can choose how to best scale their security strategy, gain more control over deployments, and so much more,” GitHub wrote in a blog post. Key highlights of GitHub Enterprise Server 3.12 include the ability to restrict deployments to certain tag … [Read more...]
TypeScript 5.4 adds NoInfer utility type
Microsoft just announced that TypeScript 5.4 is now available. TypeScript is an extension to JavaScript that adds static types to the language, and it was created and is maintained by Microsoft. TypeScript 5.4 introduces features like the NoInfer utility type, the ability to preserve type refinements for closures that were created past the last assignment, and declarations for JavaScript’s … [Read more...]
Rivian surprises with R3 and R3X crossover electric SUVs
Rivian took a page from Elon Musk and had “one more thing” to show off during its R2 reveal event in California today. And it was a stunner. The Rivian R3 is a slightly shorter, sportier-looking electric SUV than the R2, and it will come in a performance variant badged as R3X. Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said the R3 “takes the package of R2 platform [and] shrinks it.”The R3 is “designed … [Read more...]
How to see unsent messages on an iPhone
Apple offers a neat feature with iMessage on the best iPhones that allows you to unsend a message. Maybe you sent something in error, sent a message to the wrong person, or regret sending it in haste and want to modify it. You can retract a message you send, as can others who send something to you. But is there a way to see that message anyway after it has been unsent? The short answer is no, but … [Read more...]
Rivian takes the wraps off $45,000 R2 SUV, its biggest bet yet
As customers, VIP guests and media milled into the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach on Thursday — the Pacific Ocean crashing on the beach just a few hundred feet away — a mix of hope and excitement rippled through the arena. The occasion was the unveiling of the Rivian R2, a smaller and more affordable all-electric SUV, and a vital vehicle for the EV upstart hoping to show the world it’s … [Read more...]
TikTok hijacks the For You page with call to action on ban
When some American users opened TikTok on Thursday morning, they were met with a full-screen message encouraging them to call Congress and say no to a TikTok ban. “Speak up now — before your government strips 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression,” the screen says. “Let Congress know what TikTok means to you and tell them to vote NO.” Below the message, users can … [Read more...]
Rivian reveals the $45,000 R2 electric SUV, and its siblings the R3 and R3X
Rivian officially revealed the R2 electric SUV during a livestream held Thursday afternoon. We knew the followup to the well-regarded R1 was coming, and we even got some leaked specs earlier this week, but now we’ve heard it from the electric horse’s mouth. The company also surprised view R3 and R3X, however, came as a complete surprise, harkening back to Steve Jobs and his famous "one more thing" … [Read more...]
Rivian surprise announces the R3 hatchback, and it’s cute as hell
Rivian just surprise-announced an all-electric hatchback called the R3 — giving the company a big Apple-esque “one more thing” announcement at the event that was ostensibly supposed to be all about its new R2 SUV. The hatch has a lot of design similarities to the Honda E, another electric hatchback that captured the minds of a lot of prospective EV buyers a few years ago, and is reminiscent of the … [Read more...]
Some of the best Switch games are $20 off in the lead-up to Mario Day
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Overwatch 2’s Cowboy Bebop collaboration has won me back
Overwatch 2 has had a few collaborations since its launch. First there was the One Punch Man collaboration with the big-fisted hero Doomfist getting the highly appropriate Saitama skin. The next crossover was for the K-pop fans, with Overwatch’s prominent female heroes getting skins from the girl group Le Sserafim. But this latest collaboration, in my not so humble opinion, is the one best yet. … [Read more...]
Databricks keeps marching forward with $1.6B in revenue
At a time when many enterprise companies have struggled to find growth and valuations have plunged, Databricks continues to prove the exception. In September the company raised $500 million on a massive $43 billion valuation. This week the company announced some impressive revenue numbers to justify that investor confidence. For the year ending January 31, 2024, the late-stage startup pulled in … [Read more...]
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