On a cloudy afternoon in November, I’m standing in a clearing in the woods near my suburban Austin neighborhood, binoculars pressed to my eyes, scanning the tree line for a colorful, robin-size…
Tech Crunch – Got a UTI? Vivoo brings the answer to that question closer to home
The trend we noticed at last year’s CES continues: Startups are really curious about your bodily fluids. Vivoo is no exception. The company already offers a broad range of at-home tests and launched…
KTSM News – 10 residents displaced after apartment fire in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Fire Department knocked down a condition three fire at an apartment complex in West El Paso on Tuesday morning, Jan. 9 and at least…
Yard Barker – 25 best individual bowl performances of all time
Trying to narrow down the 25 greatest individual college football bowl performances is not an easy task. However, we gave it a try. Here’s our list, in chronological order. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Serenity takes a full-home radar approach to fall detection
Serenity, the result of a fruitful partnership with Alarm.com, is an innovative fall-detection system that does away with traditional wearables. It is showing off its product for the first time at CES…
Tech Crunch – Want to build a startup off OpenAI? Start here
OpenAI’s impressive technology stack led to a wave of startups building on top of its models and offerings. This is a popular topic on TechCrunch+, where columnists spend considerable time discussing how…
Tech Crunch – This startup bets that looking like Bane is the future of gaming
We previewed Skyted’s voice-capturing mask last week, but when I came across the startup at CES 2024, I had to check it out for myself in person. You can read all about…
Tech Crunch – Amazon’s Alexa gets new generative AI-powered experiences
Among the slew of CES announcements this week, it should be no surprise to anyone that generative AI is a major theme from tech companies this year, including Volkswagen, Nvidia and —…
Tech Crunch – The ElliQ eldercare robot gets a hardware upgrade, generative AI for improved conversations
In some parts of the world (read: Japan, primarily), eldercare has been an important robotics focus for decades. In recent years, other markets have begun exploring the space. Labrador Robotics’ home assistive…
Tech Crunch – Microsoft puts Azure Quantum Elements to work
Microsoft today announced that it has worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to use its Azure Quantum Elements service to whittle down millions of potential new…