Marty Mar TL;DR Google started bringing a live speedometer to Maps in Android Auto earlier this year. Earlier this week, some users reported no longer seeing the speedometer, as well as other map details. Google now explains that some users need to set a destination before the speedometer will appear. It’s a little shocking that it took … Read more
Thrillers are currently dominating Netflix’s weekly top 10. The Whisper Man, which was one of our top movies to watch in August, remains at No. 1. The Secret Woman and Ready or Not also landed in the top 10, so thrillers are of interest to subscribers at the moment. Lucky for you, I have three … Read more
Oracle co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison has canceled a planned sale of his Oracle stock, the company announced on Saturday. Oracle had previously disclosed in a regulatory filing that Ellison planned to sell 50 million shares worth around $7.5 billion, according to Reuters. The company did not offer a reason for the change in … Read more
Devin Parekh has co-run the heavyweight investment firm Insight Partners for 26 years. Unlike many VCs who are loud on X and seem to live on podcasts, Parekh and Insight Partners tend to lay low. In this sit-down with TechCrunch at its StrictlyVC event on Thursday night in New York, Parekh was refreshingly candid about … Read more
There’s a reason why most modern cinematic releases are filmed digitally. gnepphoto/Shutterstock True, traditional IMAX filmmaking is not for novices. The entire process is time consuming, not to mention expensive. Most filmmakers aren’t making their next movie using 70mm IMAX film, and if there’s one point to blame, it’s probably to do with … Read more
TL;DR ChatGPT Sites’ new Build Together feature lets multiple people edit, save, and publish the same Site. Sites can now stay private and be shared with specific people, and deployment is roughly twice as fast. ChatGPT can now inspect a Site’s database, and Sites also support custom domains. ChatGPT seems to get a new feature … Read more
If you’re new to Linux, or you’ve happily existed in Mint’s easygoing ecosystem for years, you might want to hear what its downsides are. That comfortable feeling may cost you dearly. Some people make Linux their life, but somewhere between casual use and a long gray beard is a competence that yields much more than … Read more
Apple’s new controls make it easier to set things just how you like them. Filipe Espósito for Engadget Apple’s Liquid Glass interface doesn’t appeal to everyone. Some people love the glossy look, while others criticize it for reducing readability. Apple quickly became aware of this after it launched and introduced new ways of … Read more
Another Y Combinator Demo Day took place on Thursday, but this batch looked a little different. While every cohort brings a fresh wave of founders, the startups presenting this week skewed far more toward deep tech than in past years. As we do every quarter, TechCrunch asked early-stage VCs to name the hottest startups in … Read more
Google Lens tends to get catalogued as a way to figure out how to identify plants or translate a menu while traveling. That’s true, but it can do a lot more than that. You don’t need to wonder about stuff or run vague Google searches to figure it out; Google Lens is basically Google search … Read more