We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there | TechCrunch
…To activate Gemini, you perform a two-second press on the right side of the glasses’ frame. A startup chime sounds, letting you know that Gemini is on and listening. In the…
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Google unveils Whoop-like screenless Fitbit Air | TechCrunch
…The tech giant also announced that Google Health Coach , its Gemini-powered all-in-one fitness trainer, sleep coach, and health and wellness advisor, is now available for Google Health Premium subscribers…
Spotify's AI DJ now supports French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese | TechCrunch
…The company also added the ability to prompt the AI DJ to play tracks, similar to how ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini operate. The company has been adding more AI features to the…
AI search startups are blowing up | TechCrunch
…But OpenAI can’t make Search a priority and Google has an ad business to protect, which could leave room for a smaller lab like Exa or Parallel to carve out a…
Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows | TechCrunch
…adults now say they use OpenAI’s chatbot, a figure that’s more than doubled since 2023. The next most popular chatbot is Gemini (24%), followed by Copilot (17%) and Meta AI…
Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital raise | TechCrunch
…As a result, the firm hasn’t invested in Anthropic, OpenAI, or any of the other capital-intensive AI labs, such as Periodic Labs, Reflection AI, or Recursive Superintelligence . Where Benchmark has…
Lumo, Proton's privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade | TechCrunch
…It answers questions in a similar format as Gemini and ChatGPT, with approximately the same level of detail and context. Yet, Proton distinguishes Lumo from other chatbot providers with its privacy protections…
Anthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new 'dynamic workflow' tool | TechCrunch
…users found disappointing . That interval has also seen significant new releases for OpenAI’s Codex and Google’s Gemini Flash model , increasing the pressure on Anthropic to keep pace. Opus 4.8…
ZeroDrift raises $10M to protect AI models from themselves | TechCrunch
…This is what ZeroDrift touts as its primary advantage over big labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, which are often already present in the underlying system. The most obvious use case is for…
Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites | TechCrunch
…GitHub Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful