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A hidden microphone on a San Francisco street pole is spotting ‘bops’ in the wild

In San Francisco’s Mission district, good music is all around you. That’s why, high up on a street pole at an undisclosed location in the Mission, Riley Walz installed a solar-powered box containing an old Android phone running the song … Continue reading

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Threads users can now see who follows them from other fediverse servers

Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Tuesday that users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse, also known as the open social web, can now see who follows them and likes their posts from other fediverse servers, such as … Continue reading

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Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma

Durk Kingma, one of the lesser-known co-founders of OpenAI, today announced that he’ll be joining Anthropic. In a series of posts on X, Kingma revealed that he’ll be working mostly remotely, from the Netherlands, where he’s based, but didn’t say … Continue reading

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Direct ocean capture may be the next frontier for carbon removal

Amsterdam-based Brineworks, a company specializing in seawater electrolysis technology, says its innovative method is expected to cost under $100 per ton of CO2 at scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Aspect Build gets $3.85M to help developers create software with Bazel

Monorepos are becoming an increasingly popular way to manage source code, but they require a slightly different toolset. Google developed its own internal build and test tool on top of its monorepo and then, in 2015, open sourced it as … Continue reading

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Runware uses custom hardware and advanced orchestration for fast AI inference

Sometimes, a demo is all you need to understand a product. And that’s the case with Runware. If you head over to Runware’s website, enter a prompt and hit enter to generate an image, you’ll be surprised by how quickly … Continue reading

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Microsoft HoloLens 2 discontinued with no successor in sight

Microsoft was ahead of the game in the world of enterprise AR. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The complete agenda for the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Get ready for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, our signature event for startups of all stages, taking place at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 28-30. This year, we’re expecting a massive turnout of 10,000+ leaders from the startup, VC, and … Continue reading

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Ford cuts price of BlueCruise hands-free driving feature

Ford is slashing both the monthly and annual cost of its hands-free driver assistance feature, BlueCruise, for new and existing owners in response to “customer and dealer” feedback, the company tells TechCrunch. The automaker announced Tuesday that it will now … Continue reading

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Serve Robotics and Wing to trial robot-to-drone delivery in Dallas

Drones and sidewalk delivery robots promise to make last-mile delivery cheaper and more efficient, but they both have their limitations. Drones have trouble touching down in dense urban areas, and sidewalk robots tap out after a couple of miles. Uber-backed … Continue reading

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