Motor City mechatronics
A number of native Detroiters have asked me what I think about their city so far. The simple answer is that I don’t feel qualified to offer much insight yet.…
Hippocratic is building a large language model for healthcare
AI, specifically generative AI, has the potential to transform healthcare. At least, that sales pitch from Hippocratic Health, which emerged from stealth today with a whopping $50 million in seed…
Personal CRM app Clay introduces an AI helper to help you navigate your relationships
Clay, a startup that’s something of a personal CRM, as it’s designed to help people manage their own relationships — including those with friends, family, colleagues, industry peers and more…
Birdwatching tech startup Bird Buddy introduces an AI-powered Smart Hummingbird Feeder and Bird Bath
Bird Buddy, the AI-powered smart bird feeder, is bringing the popular pastime of bird-watching into the digital age — and growing its line of products in support of the hobby.…
Amazon refreshes its Echo lineup, adds a Wi-Fi extender and smart speaker combo, Echo Pop
After last fall’s Amazon hardware event which brought us a handful of new Echo devices, like the Dot with the clock and other minor updates, Amazon today is rolling out…
Audio journalism app Curio can now create personalized episodes using AI
Curio, a startup building a platform that turns expert journalism into professionally narrated content, is embracing AI technology to create customized audio episodes, based on your prompts. The company today…
Your first look at Alliance DAO’s latest cohort of web3 startups
AI, ZK proofs, crypto wallets and dApp support among major themes at demo day The crypto industry continues to face myriad headwinds, but there’s no shortage of startups and founders…
Figure’s humanoid robot takes its first steps
Toward the rear of the office, an engineer is working on a metal hand. It looks human enough — roughly the same size with four fingers and a thumb. The…
Meta bets big on AI with custom chips — and a supercomputer
At a virtual event this morning, Meta lifted the curtains on its efforts to develop in-house infrastructure for AI workloads, including generative AI like the type that underpins its recently…
This Week in Apps: ChatGPT comes to iPhone, Bing AI efforts expand, Instagram’s Twitter clone
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in…
This Week in Apps: Google I/O 2023 recap; Android, apps and AI; Twitter’s new CEO
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in…
The week in AI: Google goes all out at I/O as regulations creep up
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of the last week’s stories in…