Gamers are about to get some of their valuable time back – Xbox Series X and Series S consoles now have faster boot times, Microsoft confirmed on Twitter Saturday. Boot times improved by five seconds thanks to a speedier startup animation. Xbox’s director of integrated marketing Josh Munsee tweeted about the improvement over the weekend. Can
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Chartbeat, a website that tells publishers about their readers, is getting the private equity treatment. Launched out of Betaworks in 2009, the service offered real-time analytics back when Google Analytics made you wait 24 hours to see who was clicking around your site. Eons later, private equity firm Cuadrilla Capital has swooped in to buy
If your Chromebook supports mobile connectivity, you may be able to start using it as a hotspot. The upcoming change was spotted by 9to5Google in Chromium Gerrit, the web-based code review system Google’s developers use to work on future updates. When the feature is available for testing, you will be able to activate it through
Given the recent economic downturn, some companies are skeptical that the pandemic-led move to remote and hybrid work will have staying power. According to an April survey by Good Hire, 77% of managers said they’d considering firing employees or cutting their pay for refusing to return to the office. Most expressed concerns about remote employees’
For years, phone manufacturers have focused on their devices’ screens — boosting resolutions while amping up refresh rates and screen brightness. But Nothing, the consumer tech startup helmed by OnePlus founder Carl Pei, is playing up the other side. It might sound counterintuitive, but the Phone 1, launched to much anticipation this month, has its defining
The self-described “dystopian document thriller” Papers, Please is getting a new mobile port for iOS and Android, out on August 5th as a paid, standalone app. The news was announced on Twitter by the game’s indie developer Lucas Pope. Papers, Please was originally released for PC in 2013, with an iPad-only version launched in 2014,
Elon Musk had a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, leading the Google co-founder to file for divorce earlier this year. The affair ended Musk and Brin’s formerly close relationship, according to the Journal’s report. Musk has rejected the report as a “hit piece.” Brin and his
Omni wants to be the human resources platform to rule them all—or at least all HR-related tasks. The software enables HR teams to digitize employee records, automate administrative tasks like employee onboarding and time-off management, and integrate employee data from different systems. Based in Singapore, it is currently active there and in Indonesia, and plans
Elon Musk allegedly fractured an old friendship with Google co-founder Sergey Brin after having an affair with his wife, Nicole Shanahan, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the situation told the WSJ that the couple filed for divorce earlier this year, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Musk and Shanahan’s affair allegedly
As venture funding continues to slow, founders are scrambling to extend their runways, regardless of how much cash they already have in the bank. But the startups that need the cash infusions the most are running into the most trouble. Last week, I wrote about the current state of bridge financing after multiple pre-seed investors started getting
The first heavier-than-air aircraft bought by the Aeronautical Division came from none other than the Wright brothers. But even those pioneers, not long removed from their monumental 1903 flight, had to prove their machine could meet the War Department’s requirements: It had to be able to stay in the air for more than an hour,
In the early ’90s, on a trip to the Space Telescope Science Institute, Dave Meyer was met with an air of exhilaration and an urgent tone. “You’ve got to see this.” Elsewhere in the building, image after image was being downloaded onto closely monitored screens — and with each one, scientist onlookers grew conscious of
At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel went wild, announcing MCU plans and new Avengers movies, but the first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arguably stole the show. Black Panther was a mega-hit back in 2018, and a sequel seemed an obvious and immediate plan. But then star Chadwick Boseman passed away of colon cancer, and
Thor: Love and Thunder has been out in theaters for a little while now, and it hasn’t exactly been earning glowing reviews across the board. The sequel to Thor: Ragnarok, one of the best movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a rom-com set in space, with a god-butchering villain thrown in for good measure. When is
Framework has been expanding its footprint in the laptop scene over the last few years, and we felt it was time to give one of their modular laptops a look. This latest generation is good enough that I felt it could be my daily driver, the port swap system is simple enough for a child
Google’s clever Magic Eraser tool debuted on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. It’s an editing feature that’s designed to remove people or objects you don’t want in the background of your photos. Considering that it’s dead simple to use, the results are okay, but it’s definitely not putting Adobe out of business anytime soon.
We all became familiar with the idea of “bending a curve” thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it seems another US curve needs bending: that of US traffic fatalities, which have been up strongly and abnormally over the last couple of years. The low-hanging fruit when it comes to changing that might not be in
Sony’s PlayStation Plus subscription game service, originally intended to sell online gaming access, went through a big change in June. Still called PS Plus, it has now become Sony’s version of Xbox Game Pass, offering access to a large and evolving Netflix-style catalog of games. While it does some things better than Microsoft, the new
Blake Lemoine, the Google engineer who publicly claimed that the company’s LaMDA conversational artificial intelligence is sentient, has been fired, according to the Big Technology newsletter, which spoke to Lemoine. In June, Google placed Lemoine on paid administrative leave for breaching its confidentiality agreement after he contacted members of the government about his concerns and
What’s happening Vaccines are being offered to people at higher risk of the disease, but vaccine doses are in limited supply. Why it matters Vaccination could be an important step to help curb the spread of monkeypox, which isn’t showing signs of stopping. What it means for you Most people don’t need the monkeypox vaccine
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Fri-yay! Grab your calendar and mark November 17, 2022, on it, and then snag yourself an airline ticket to Miami, Florida. That’s right, TC Sessions continues, with a Crypto special event. It’s
World Fund, a newcomer in climate-VC land, is taking the lead in a $128 million round for IQM, with hopes the Finnish quantum computing company will one day deliver carbon cuts by the megatonne. Quantum computing trades the bits of conventional computers for quantum bits, and in theory, quantum machines may be better suited for
Advertisement Read More: Everything We Know About WWE’s Probe Of Vince McMahon [Updated] Update 07/22/2022 6:45 p.m. ET: In a new statement, McMahon expounded on his departure: As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE. Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to
Resident Evil Village Gold Edition – Mercenaries TrailerHere’s how Capcom producer Tsuyoshi Kanda described her playstyle in a new PlayStation blog post on Friday: Standing more than nine-feet tall, Lady Dimitrescu slices through enemies with her talons. Her unique Thrill Gauge increases by attacking enemies or by using the “Lady’s Lipstick” item. As the Thrill
Yesterday was a big day for the crypto industry. A former Coinbase product manager was arrested alongside his brother and a friend, and charged with running a cryptocurrency insider trading scheme by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). At the same time, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a separate document on the
Warner Bros. GamesI guess it makes sense, seeing as LeBron starred in the Warner Animation Group-produced Space Jam: A New Legacy. But the reality that a company “owns” somebody, at least enough to be able to put a version of him in a video game, feels off. I’m sure LeBron okayed the appearance, not to
Luisa Rubio Arribas Contributor Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X, Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups. More posts by this contributor The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know As venture capital flows continue to fluctuate, founders have to double down on
Another Marvel Cinematic Universe animated series shambled into the halls of San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, with the studio revealing that Marvel Zombies will hit Disney Plus in 2024. It’s a spinoff of last year’s What If…?, which explored alternate realities in which familiar MCU events play out differently. One such reality saw heroes, villains
Evan Kipperman Contributor Evan Kipperman is a partner in the emerging companies and venture capital practice at Wiggin and Dana. He helps growth-stage companies, VC firms, family offices and high-net-worth individuals achieve their business goals. Paul Hughes Contributor Paul Hughes is a partner in the emerging companies and venture capital practice at Wiggin and Dana.
It doesn’t take much to ruin an otherwise great photo. That could mean there’s someone you don’t want in the background or a distracting, brightly colored object behind your subject that you didn’t see when you snapped the shutter. Removing these uninvited guests from images usually takes time, expensive software, and advanced knowledge of photo
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