Eric Baker’s long, winding road to taking StubHub public
Although StubHub’s shares fell 6% in first day of trading, the IPO is testament to the co-founder’s 25-year effort.
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Microsoft’s new Xbox mode on Windows has leaked for any handheld
Microsoft is getting ready to launch its Xbox full-screen experience on the new Xbox Ally devices next month, but it looks like you won’t need new hardware to get it. Windows enthusiasts have discovered a way to enable this new Xbox mode early in Windows 11, thanks to the latest 25H2 update to the operating […]
Irregular raises $80 million to secure frontier AI models
Irregular, the AI security startup, now has a valuation of $450 million, a source close to the deal told TechCrunch.
Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation
Chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said Wednesday that the company is “working on” combining the electronic and manual door releases after owners have reported getting trapped.
Microsoft Paint is getting its own Photoshop-like project files
Microsoft has been steadily improving its Paint app for Windows 11 in recent years with a dark mode, transparency and layers, and even AI-powered image creation. Now, Microsoft is adding two new Photoshop-like features to Paint. You’ll soon be able to save your Paint creations as a project file, much like a Photoshop Document (.PSD). […]
Kleiner Perkins-backed voice AI startup Keplar aims to replace traditional market research
The two-year-old startup raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins.
Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs
On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things.
China tells its tech companies they can’t buy AI chips from Nivida
After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia’s AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright.
‘Ask Gemini’ AI will tell you what you missed during a Google Meet call
Google is starting the rollout of its Ask Gemini AI assistant in Google Meet, but it will initially only be available to “select Google Workspace customers.” The assistant can answer participant’s questions by referring to captions generated during the call, resources like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides they have permission to view, and public websites. […]
The iPhone Air’s real breakthrough is its battery
Apple’s slimmest iPhone uses a “revolutionary” battery design that allows the cell to fill more space within the device, boosting overall energy storage.