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Astrohaus launches a mechanical keyboard for writers

Astrohaus has cornered a very specific niche. The Michigan-based startup builds hardware for writers looking to eliminate distractions. It’s really tough finishing up that novel when Instagram exists, after all. While the company has made its name bucking most tech … Continue reading

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Grok may soon get an ‘Unhinged Mode’

Last April, Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, teased a mysterious “Unhinged Mode” for X’s AI-powered chatbot, Grok. Nearly a year later, xAI, the Musk-owned company behind Grok, has updated an FAQ page on its website that sheds light … Continue reading

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Halliday’s $489 smart glasses beam a tiny screen to your eye

Walk up to someone wearing a pair of Halliday’s smart glasses, and you might not notice they’re looking at smartphone notifications, live language translations, or advice from an AI assistant. The only giveaway is the tiny green dot of light … Continue reading

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This $1,500 iPad bundle will Rickroll your family after you die

It’s only the second day of CES 2025, and we’ve already reached the point where it’s difficult to distinguish real products from elaborate pranks. In Case of Death currently leads that race by a country mile. Produced by Zugu, the … Continue reading

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Flock Safety quietly hired a sitting California mayor. Now he’s suing Flock

Last year, police surveillance startup Flock Safety hired the mayor of a California city with over 200,000 residents to promote its products. But the mayor, Ulises Cabrera of Moreno Valley, now claims Flock wrongfully terminated him, partly because he refused … Continue reading

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Mastodon CEO calls Meta’s moderation changes ‘deeply troubling,’ warns users cross-posting from Threads

Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta on Tuesday, which will see the social networking giant removing fact-checking across its apps in favor of a crowdsourced community notes feature, similar to X’s. … Continue reading

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Gamers can’t fathom how 6x CEO Elon Musk found time to best Diablo IV

On October 16 and November 20, Elon Musk tweeted videos of himself clearing the highest level of the Diablo IV video game in about 2 minutes.  While Diablo IV has been out since mid-2023, the latest “season,” called The Pit, … Continue reading

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Ukrainian hackers take credit for hacking Russian ISP that wiped out servers and caused internet outages

The Russian ISP blamed the Ukrainian hackers for causing a “complete failure” across its internet infrastructure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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This Week in AI: More capable AI is coming, but will its benefits be evenly distributed?

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The AI news cycle didn’t slow down much this holiday season. Between OpenAI’s 12 days of “shipmas” and DeepSeek’s major model … Continue reading

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Triller launches a tool to back up users’ TikToks ahead of the U.S. ban deadline

Triller, a would-be competitor to TikTok, is hoping to capitalize on the potential for a TikTok ban in the U.S. by pitching to creators to move their content from the popular short-form video app to its own. The company has … Continue reading

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