May 27, 2024

5 days left to get your early-bird Disrupt passes | TechCrunch

The countdown to early-bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 28–30 in San Francisco, continues. You have just five days left to save up to $800 on the price of admission. The window closes on Friday, May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Grab your tickets today. Find the best early-bird pass for you ATTENDEE PASS — $675 Access to all stage, breakout, and roundtable sessions. Access to on-site 1:1 networking and small-group networking. Access

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Spanish startups reached €100 billion in aggregate value last year | TechCrunch

If 11 figures is your attention threshold, you may be interested in learning that the combined enterprise value (EV) of Spanish startups surpassed €100 billion in 2023, according to Dealroom’s latest report on the Spanish tech ecosystem. As we’ll see, venture investment into Spanish startups also held up quite well, with €2.2BN raised across some 850 funding rounds. Spain’s venture capital tally was lower last year than in 2021 and 2022; that’s no surprise as

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AR/VR

The Rise of SocialFi: How Its Changing the Landscape of Social Media

Imagine scrolling through your feed where every like, share, and comment earns you digital currency. Welcome to the world of SocialFi, where social media meets finance to redefine user engagement. The emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi) is turning the tables on traditional social media structures, giving users and creators more control and profits. This article explores the entry of SocialFi into our social networks, the empowerment of content creators through social tokens, and the innovative

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AR/VR

Exploring Matr1x FIRE: A Gamers Paradise

Painting a universe where every bullet counts, Matr1x FIRE offers a mobile shooting experience wrapped in velocity and versatility. Whether you’re seeking the adrenaline of swift skirmishes or the depth of strategy in diverse game modes, this title is poised to deliver. Features that transcend mere entertainment define Matr1x FIRE, a place where in-game purchases unlock not just weapons, but status, and where PvE gameplay transforms a casual encounter into an engaging saga. Beyond the

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Robotics

Tangram Vision creates LiDAR comparison tool

Listen to this article A screenshot of Tangram Vision’s LiDAR comparison tool Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure distance. LiDAR is useful in autonomy for a number of key functions such as obstacle avoidance, object detection, and object identification. The 3D data from spinning LiDAR is often a key input into navigational systems for autonomous vehicles and robots. If you’re

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Veme is built for community co-creation and social rewards

GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content you have already come to love. Start playing games here.  Over the years, entrepreneur Raamayan Ananda felt like social media platforms were not built for community co-creation and incentive alignment. That prompted him to build Veme as a new kind of

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Hardware

Amazon Memorial Day Sale Brings Huge Deals On Sony Audio, Video And Camera Gear

Considering how the company is arguably best known for its TVs and game systems these days, it’s easy to forget that Sony made its mark in the field of audio. Indeed, the very name of the company comes partially from the Latin “sonus”, meaning sound. Sony’s running a big pile of Memorial Day deals right now, and if you’re keen on speakers, soundbars, some nice TVs, or other electronic gadgets, we may just have a

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Hardware

Your iPhone Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smarter With These AI Features In iOS 18

A recent report details some of the AI features coming to iPhones with iOS 18, and it appears as if there are quite a few things users can to look forward to. However, it appears that nothing Apple will be offering its users is necessarily groundbreaking, it’s simply the company trying to keep up as the rest of the industry dives headfirst into AI everything. The author of the report, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, says that this

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Hardware

Motorola Razr 2024 Leak: Real Images Reveal Design And Specs

Motorola’s next folding phone has made a surprise appearance online. The Moto Razr 50 has been listed by China’s telecom regulator TENAA. While this doesn’t count as an official unveiling, we now know most of the key features of this device. Motorola, which is a subsidiary of Lenovo these days, often releases its high-end smartphones in China a few months before they come to the US. Previous leaks have suggested that the Razr 50 will

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Start-ups

Doly lets you generate 3D product videos from your iPhone | TechCrunch

AniML, the French startup behind a new 3D capture app called Doly, wants to create the PhotoRoom of product videos, sort of. If you’re selling sneakers on an online marketplace or need to create Instagram ads for your direct-to-consumer wares, Doly helps you generate 3D models with your phone and turn them into professional-looking product videos. While video creation is notoriously hard, generating a 3D model is even harder. That’s why the AniML team has

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