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    With Android 12, Google will turn your smartphone into a car key – TechCrunch

    Google is working with BMW and other automakers to develop a digital key that will let car owners lock, unlock and start a vehicle...

    Google and Samsung are teaming up to take on Apple’s watchOS – TechCrunch

    With a long-standing history of working together on the mobile side, it’s always been a bit of surprise that Samsung hasn’t had much patience...

    Android now powers 3B devices – TechCrunch

    Google’s Android operating system is now running on 3 billion active devices, Google announced at its (virtual) I/O developer conference today. In a briefing...

    Google offers the best look yet at Android 12 – TechCrunch

    The one-dozenth versions of Android has been something of an odd duck. The latest version of Google’s mobile operating was announced back in February,...

    Commission-free trading app Stake secures $30M from Tiger Global to expand into Europe – TechCrunch

    Commission-free trading app Stake, which is available in UK, Brazil and New Zealand, has raised $30 million from Tiger Global and partners of...

    Google’s LaMDA makes conversations with AIs more conversational – TechCrunch

    As far as AI systems have come in their ability to recognize what you’re saying and respond, they’re still very easily confused unless you...

    Finary wants to create the wealth management dashboard for the next generation – TechCrunch

    Meet Finary, a new French startup that wants to change how you manage your savings, investments, mortgage, real estate assets and cryptocurrencies. The company...

    Google launches the next generation of its custom AI chips – TechCrunch

    At its I/O developer conference, Google today announced the next generation of its custom Tensor Processing Units (TPU) AI chips. This is the fourth...

    Chrome now uses Duplex to fix your stolen passwords – TechCrunch

    Google announced a new feature for its Chrome browser today that alerts you when one of your passwords has been compromised and then helps...

    Google interconnects its Workspace apps, adds a dozen new features – TechCrunch

    Google kicked off its Google I/O Developer event this afternoon with a set of new collaborative workspace tools, which it’s calling, as a group,...

    Dorothy is a startup that offers faster cash post-disaster – TechCrunch

    When disaster strikes, costs pile up quickly. Flood waters can wipe out the foundation of a home or building, just as much as wildfires...

    Benchmark Space Systems and Starfish Space team up to advance orbital docking and refueling – TechCrunch

    Humans may not have totally mastered getting objects to space, but we’ve done a pretty good job so far. The hundreds of satellites that...

    Click-and-mortar is a better model for healthcare – TechCrunch

    Richard Lu, MBA, is a medical student at Harvard Medical School. Jennifer Schneider Contributor Jennifer Schneider, M.D., is an entrepreneur-in-residence at General Catalyst and the former president...

    Facebook VR exec Hugo Barra is leaving – TechCrunch

    Four years after joining as Facebook’s first VP of VR, ex-Xiaomi exec Hugo Barra has left the company, he said in a social media...

    Aevum is building a modular autonomous drone for space and terrestrial deliveries – TechCrunch

    Logistics and delivery providers are territorially split between Earth and space, with companies like Amazon and FedEx working to master ground, air and drone...

    Spotify to add automatic transcripts for its own Exclusive and Original podcasts – TechCrunch

    Spotify is taking the first step towards making transcripts available for the podcasts on its service. The company announced this morning it’s soon launching...