Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker | TechCrunch
…But not all of the new device’s AI smarts will be free. Google will sell Google Home Premium subscription plans for $10 per month (or $100 per year) if you want…
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Poppy debuts a proactive AI assistant to help organize your digital life | TechCrunch
…A new app called Poppy aims to organize the chaos by combining your calendar, email, messages, and other sources into a single dashboard. The idea, per the company’s website, is that…
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft | TechCrunch
…million in a new funding round that values the company at $15.5 billion. The cash infusion lands as Helion is racing to complete Orion, its first power plant. The startup has…
Clawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard | TechCrunch
…The latter lets you move between the default Normal mode, “Accept Edits” mode, Plan Mode, and Auto Mode. Haraldsson says the device keeps up with your usage limits because it reads your…
Avalanche's desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma | TechCrunch
…The fusion core of the startup’s recent device, Jyn, is only five inches in diameter. The company said it has updated the device 25 times since last fall. Topics Avalanche Energy…
Why two SpaceX alumni are betting on solar and batteries to power the AI craze | TechCrunch
…plants here on Earth that cost less — and get built faster — than a natural gas power plant Ambrosia Energy , which has been operating in stealth until now, hasn’t invented a new…
SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose's former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M | TechCrunch
…But today, a Boston-based startup called SOND is introducing a new type of earbuds designed to actively intervene to encourage better sleep. Founded by a pair of MIT grads, one who…
reMarkable's new Paper Pure tablet goes back to basics with a monochrome screen | TechCrunch
…Ink tablet maker reMarkable is returning to its roots with a new monochrome device called the Paper Pure. The new $399 Paper Pure succeeds the monochrome reMarkable 2 after six years, and…
Exclusive: Pacific Fusion's latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst | TechCrunch
…New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida Anthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new ‘dynamic workflow’ tool Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans…
Hackers are trying to steal Signal users' backups in new wave of phishing attacks | TechCrunch
…Because of how Signal is designed, older messages do not appear on the new device. Hackers can take over Signal accounts by hijacking someone’s phone number, for example. But Signal offers…