Googleâs trying to make waves with Gemini, its flagship suite of generative AI models, apps and services. So whatâs Google Gemini, exactly? How can you use it? And how does Gemini stack up to the competition? To make it easier to keep up with the latest Gemini developments, weâve put together this handy guide, which […]
Who had the better performance at Thursday nightâs presidential debate, X or Threads? Though not the top concern among social media users, itâs one of the questions people are asking themselves after watching the disastrous debate play out across the two platforms. Meta, which nearly a year ago launched Threads as a rival to the […]
Ultra low cost ecommerce giants Shein and Temu have only recently been confirmed as subject to centralized enforcement of the strictest layer of the European Unionâs digital services regulation, the Digital Services Act (DSA), but on Friday the Commission announced itâs sent a bunch of requests for information (RFI) to both platforms vis-a-vis to their […]
Will robots ever have living, human skin? Researchers have been exploring the question and theyâve come up with some pretty unsettling results. I think itâs fair to say that no one would confuse any of todayâs robots, no matter how advanced, with another human being. Even when a company like Tesla or Figure creates a […]
Hannah Sieber knows just how transformative batteries can be. At her previous startup, EcoFlow, she used them to replace generators, whether for powering homes after a bad storm or RVs at a campsite. The experience made her wonder what else batteries could do, especially smaller ones. âWhat are the other industries that could dramatically change?â […]
Get ready to unlock the secrets of successful fundraising in the upcoming year at Disrupt 2024. Our featured session, âHow to Raise in 2025 if Youâve Taken a Flat, Down, or Extension Round,â is designed to equip startups with the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the evolving investment landscape. This session will challenge outdated […]
TeamViewer, the company that makes widely used remote access tools for companies, has confirmed an ongoing cyberattack on its corporate network. In a statement Friday, the company attributed the compromise to government-backed hackers working for Russian intelligence, known as APT29 (and Midnight Blizzard). The Germany-based company said its investigation so far points to an initial […]
If you love gadgets and gizmos, this yearâs product conferences are having them aplenty. Weâve poked through the many product announcements made by the biggest tech companies and product trade shows of the year, so far, and compiled them into this list. It features the items we think are the most important, or the most […]
As a foreigner, navigating health insurance systems can often be difficult. German startup Feather thinks it has a solution and raised âŹ6 million to help some of the 40-plus million expats working and living in Europe. It is not that there are no options for foreign nationals to get insurance; there are plenty. But it […]
The salad days of fresh grocery delivery startups are over, but those that have stayed the course, and have built businesses that are seeing gains, are still here and are hungry for more growth. On Friday, one of those survivors, the Czech grocery delivery company Rohlik, announced $170 million in new funding. Rohlik â which […]