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 Articles by Date January 11, 2024

Apps
WhatsApp is rolling out an in-app tool for making custom stickers
Aisha Malik
9:25 AM PST•January 11, 2024
WhatsApp announced today that it’s launching a new feature on iOS that lets users create, edit and share their own stickers. With this new feature, you can turn your photos into stickers or p...
Enterprise
Google says it’ll stop charging fees to transfer data out of Google Cloud
Kyle Wiggers
8:59 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Google today announced that it’ll stop charging Google Cloud customers a fee to migrate their data to another cloud provider or on-premise datacenter, effective immediately. Customers using G...
Gadgets
Moustrap wants to bring some loving luxury to your mousing about
Haje Jan Kamps
8:45 AM PST•January 11, 2024
The humble computer mouse hasn’t seen a huge amount of innovation since it was invented – and let’s be honest, it isn’t a particularly ergonomically friendly piece of kit. For designers, artists, a...
Hardware
CES 2024: Everything revealed so far, from Nvidia and Sony to rabbit’s pocket AI and the weirdest reveals
Christine Hall
8:42 AM PST•January 11, 2024
One of the year’s biggest tech events has kicked off in Las Vegas, and we’re here to bring all the reveals before the show floor opens.
TechCrunch
Market Analysis
Siri needs to get a lot smarter, and quickly
Siri seems to be lagging the competition in the voice assistant department by a country mile....
Haje Jan Kamps
8:34 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Transportation
Lucid Motors sold just 6,001 cars in 2023
Sean O'Kane
8:20 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Lucid Motors delivered only 6,001 of the 8,428 cars it built last year, as it continues to struggle to generate demand for its luxury electric sedans. The Saudi-backed company limped to the finish ...
TechCrunch Early Stage 2024
Emily Knight will talk about choosing an accelerator or incubator at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024
Lauren Simonds
8:19 AM PST•January 11, 2024
In just three short months, TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 — our one-day founder summit/bootcamp — kicks off on April 25 in Boston. We’re excited to announce the first of the many speakers who will sh...
Featured Article
A geofence warrant typo cast a location dragnet spanning two miles over San Francisco
Civil liberties advocates have long argued that “geofence” search warrants are uncons...
Zack Whittaker
8:10 AM PST•January 11, 2024
TechCrunch
Market Analysis
Hyundai’s hydrogen Hail Mary
Hyundai said in its CES 2024 keynote it will produce 3 million tons of hydrogen for its steel mil...
Tim De Chant
8:00 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Social
The World Cruise on TikTok is an unintentional online reality show
Amanda Silberling
7:37 AM PST•January 11, 2024
“New characters unlocked on the nine-month Ultimate World Cruise TikTok channel!” says an older man as pink letters fly across the screen to form a kooky subtitle. “Who are they?” his wife asks in ...
Biotech & Health
Whispp brings electronic larynx voice boxes into this millennium
Haje Jan Kamps
7:30 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Having a voice is important — figuratively and literally — and not being able to speak is a major impediment to communication. Whispp is working to change the game for individuals with ...
Apps
Google is removing 17 ‘underutilized’ Assistant features
Aisha Malik
7:30 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Google is removing 17 “underutilized” features in Google Assistant to focus on “quality and reliability,” the company announced on Thursday. Starting January 26, when a user...
Fintech
Airbnb or hotel? Overmoon’s vacation rental model aims to combine the best of both
Mary Ann Azevedo
7:25 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Historically, vacation rental companies have managed homes for homeowners. While this model has proven popular, it also has its drawbacks. Customer complaints around quality get routed through the ...
TechCrunch
Market Analysis
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle files confidentially for an IPO
After trying to go public twice via SPAC deals, Circle is trying to go public once again. Would t...
Alex Wilhelm, Jacquelyn Melinek
7:21 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Security
State-backed hackers are exploiting new Ivanti VPN zero-days — but no patches yet
Carly Page
7:17 AM PST•January 11, 2024
U.S. software giant Ivanti has confirmed that hackers are exploiting two critical-rated vulnerabilities affecting its widely-used corporate VPN appliance, but said that patches won’t be available u...
Crypto
Hestiia wants you to mine for crypto to heat your house
Haje Jan Kamps
7:00 AM PST•January 11, 2024
It’s not news that crypto mining takes a lot of energy. Bitcoin alone is estimated to consume 127 terawatt-hours a year. If Bitcoin was a country, it would slot in roughly as the 32nd biggest...
Commerce
Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech now works with employee badges
Sarah Perez
6:47 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Amazon’s computer vision and sensor-powered Just Walk Out retail technology, which allows customers to shop at stores and then skip the cashier line when it’s time to check out, is now ...
Transportation
Hertz is selling 20,000 EVs and replacing them with gas cars
Sean O'Kane
6:43 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Hertz is selling off a third of its electric vehicle fleet, which is predominantly made up of Teslas, and will buy gas cars with some of the money it makes from the sales. The company cited lower d...
Fintech
Pier banks $2.4M to launch ‘Stripe for credit’
Christine Hall
6:30 AM PST•January 11, 2024
Developers add Pier’s APIs with a few lines of codes, and the company then manages the credit lifecycle from end-to-end, including origination, underwriting, compliance and servicing.
Gadgets
Taking a closer look at the Rownd tabletop CNC lathe
Haje Jan Kamps
6:22 AM PST•January 11, 2024
I’ve been keeping an eye on the Rownd tabletop CNC lathe since it showed up on Kickstarter last year, and I was psyched to get the chance to see it in person at CES in Las Vegas this week. In...Load More