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Ex-Google X trio wants their AI to be your second brain — and they just raised $6M to make it happen

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-10-01 23:00:00

Three former Google X scientists aim to give you a second brain virtually — not in the sci-fi or chip-in-your-head sense — but through an AI-powered app that gains context by listening to everything you say in the background. Their startup, TwinMind, has raised $5.7 million in seed funding and released an Android version, along with a new AI speech model. It also has an iPhone version. Co-founded in March 2024 by Daniel George (CEO) and his former Google X colleagues Sunny Tang and Mahi Karim (

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Uber will add Blade’s helicopters to its platform as early as 2026

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-01 23:00:00

Uber users living near New York City or Southern Europe may have a new travel option to pick from in 2026: helicopters. Electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation announced Wednesday that Blade Air Mobility helicopters will be on the Uber app starting “as soon as next year.” While Joby is not saying specifically where the Blade helicopters will be available to start, the company told TechCrunch they will likely pop up on the “most popular routes” like to and from airports. The news comes just one

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I tried the Apple Watch Series 11, Watch Ultra 3, and SE - what the keynote didn't tell you

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-02 08:45:00

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple's iPhone event brought us several new phones, but my eyes (and hands) were all over the three new smartwatches the tech giant debuted this week. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 11, the Ultra 3, and SE 3 at its September "Awe-dropping" event, and I have some first-hand thoughts. Apple's baseline Apple Watch Series 11 is the smartwatch that hobbyist health trackers and small wrists should buy, with a starting p

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From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belongs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-10-02 15:40:47

Last year’s TechCrunch Disrupt Side Events drew hundreds of founders, investors, and operators after hours — from intimate roundtables to lively happy hours to full-on pitch competitions. Each event unlocked new opportunities for the hosts: investor deal flow, talent connections, and brand exposure with the startup community. This year, you can do the same. As a Side Event host during “Disrupt Week” (October 25–31), you’ll tap into an audience of 10,000+ attendees, plus the broader Bay Area tec

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Apple’s newest health-tracking features are coming to older watches

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-02 19:32:29

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple just announced a bunch of new health tracking features alongside its new smartwatch lineup — but you might not need to upgrade your device to get access to them. With the launch of watchOS 26 next week, Apple will bring hypertension notifications, live tra

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GPT-5 Is Making Huge Factual Errors, Users Say

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-02 22:23:29

It's been just over a month since OpenAI dropped its long-awaited GPT-5 large language model (LLM) — and it hasn't stopped spewing an astonishing amount of strange falsehoods since then. From the AI experts at the Discovery Institute's Walter Bradley Center for Artificial Intelligence and irked Redditors on r/ChatGPTPro, to even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman himself, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that OpenAI's claim that GPT-5 boasts "PhD-level intelligence" comes with some serious asterisks.

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The AirPods Pro 3 Will Read Your Heart Rate and Motivate You During Workouts, No Smartwatch Needed

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-03 02:23:00

Apple unveiled the new AirPods Pro 3 during its "awe-dropping" event Tuesday. The latest iteration of the Pro earpods has improved noise cancellation, the ability to translate other languages in real time, and water resistance, so it can handle your sweatiest workouts. But the AirPods Pro's newest standout feature is its ability to read your heart rate using a small sensor implanted in the earpiece. That means during your daily walks or workouts, your AirPods will be able to capture your heart

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I Struggle With Health Anxiety and Apple's Watch Series 11 Scares Me. Here's Why

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-03 03:00:05

A few years ago, I was convinced I was about to die. And while (spoiler alert) I didn't, my severe health anxiety and tendency to assume the worst has persisted. But the increase of health-tracking smart devices like Apple's newly announced Apple Watch Series 11 -- along with new ways that AI tries to make sense of our body's data has led me to make an important decision. For my own peace of mind, AI and constant tracking needs to stay far away from my personal health. I'll explain. Sometime ar

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A Split-Second Hint in the iPhone Air Launch Shows Apple's Ready for the Smart Home

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-03 03:17:00

Apple's "awe dropping" Tuesday event has wrapped up, and we're all still taking in the new paper-thin iPhone Air line (not everyone's in awe of it) as well as the iPhone 17 Pro. But something caught my ear in the middle of the iPhone Air announcement. Along with other connectivity support, Apple made sure to add that the iPhone Air would support Thread. In a presentation where every second and word was intentional, it means a lot that the company included it. "So, what's Thread?" is probably yo

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Earth’s ‘New’ Quasi-Moon Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight for 60 Years

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-10-03 07:35:15

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown quasi-moon that’s been shadowing Earth’s orbit for decades, undetected, and will likely remain there for a few decades more. The quasi-moon, named 2025 PN7, is one of around seven quasi-satellites that share Earth’s orbit around the Sun. The Pan-STARRS observatory in Hawaii spotted the quasi-moon on August 2, according to a paper published in Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society. The discovery prompted scientists to search through a

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Where top VCs are betting next: Index, Greylock, and Felicis share 2026 priorities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-10-03 23:36:00

Early-stage founders, take note. The Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will feature a powerhouse panel of seasoned investors sharing where their firms are placing bets for 2026 and beyond. Joining us onstage Nina Achadjian , partner, Index Ventures — focused on automating overlooked industries and investing across AI, robotics, and vertical SaaS. , partner, Index Ventures — focused on automating overlooked industries and investing across AI, robotics, and vertical SaaS. Jerry Chen , g

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New Bacteria Discovered in Flies Could Sicken Humans

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-10-04 03:35:14

A new species of bacteria has come to light in Brazil. It’s genetically similar to two other disease-causing bacteria from the Andes, which are known to infect humans through sand fly bites. According to a study published this summer in the journal Acta Tropica, researchers have discovered a new bacteria species in phlebotomine insects (sand flies) in the Amazon National Park in Brazil’s state of Pará. Its DNA is similar to that of two Andean bacteria in Peru, Bartonella bacilliformis and Barto

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Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-04 03:24:40

A team of the world’s best ice and climate researchers studied a handful of recently publicized engineering concepts for protecting Earth’s polar ice caps and found that none of them are likely to work. Their peer-reviewed research, published Tuesday, shows some of the untested ideas, such as dispersing particles in the atmosphere to dim sunlight or trying to refreeze ice sheets with pumped water, could have unintended and dangerous consequences. The various speculative notions that have been

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Nuclearn gets $10.5M to help the nuclear industry embrace AI

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-04 07:45:00

Companies that have dug deep into AI have fallen in love with nuclear power for its promise of 24/7 electricity. Meta, Google, and Microsoft have all made deals with startups or reactor operators. But does the nuclear industry love AI back? Yes, with caveats. No one is proposing to let an AI run a reactor, but power companies are increasingly interested in the technology’s potential to tighten things up on the business side, Bradley Fox, co-founder and CEO of Nuclearn, told TechCrunch. Fox an

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These rumored Apple Watch Series 11 features could put it above Google and Samsung

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-04 16:18:47

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. We're hours away from one of the biggest tech events of the year. Apple's "Awe-dropping" iPhone event takes place on Tuesday in Cupertino, where the tech giant will reveal its latest handsets and devices. Rumors swirl about Apple's thinnest iPhone, new AirTags, and three new Apple Watch drops. As a health wearables editor, the latter particularly excites me. In the lead-up to Apple's event, I've rounded up several Apple

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Smart Launcher has a message for grieving Nova Launcher users

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-04 15:15:36

Nathan Drescher / Android Authority TL;DR The team at Smart Launcher has reached out to Nova users, promising them a new, familiar home. The launcher has some of the same features as Nova, and the team is also working on supporting backup imports from Nova. The Android community is still coming to terms with the loss of Nova Launcher, one of the best customization tools that’s been around for over a decade. But as Nova’s story comes to an end, another launcher is stepping up to welcome users

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ASML, Mistral AI enter strategic partnership

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-04 16:10:15

Today, leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML Holding NV (ASML) and France-based AI leader Mistral AI announced a strategic partnership based on a long-term collaboration agreement to explore the use of AI models across ASML’s product portfolio as well as research, development and operations, to benefit ASML customers with faster time to market and higher performance holistic lithography systems. In addition, ASML is investing 1.3 billion EUR in Mistral AI’s Series C funding round as

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Spotify Premium subscribers get ‘Smart Filters’ for playlists, audiobooks, and podcasts

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-04 23:19:38

Spotify subscribers in seven English-speaking regions are getting a new way to filter their content, based on activity, genre, or mood. Here are the details. According to the company’s blog, For the Record, Smart Filters began rolling out last week, and will be accessible via mobile and tablets to Premium subscribers in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and the US. With Smart Filters, users can sort their songs based on mood (e.g., Funky, Relaxing, Solitude), activ

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AMD claims Arm ISA doesn't offer efficiency advantage over x86

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 01:36:00

SL2 I'm surprised that AMD included Intel here.. That doesn't mean that it absolutely can't be done these days. However, I highly doubt that it could be done 20 years ago. Even if it's possible today, there's really no reason to make x86 for phones because the cost for development is too high and there's stiff competition.. ARM does the job perfectly. piloponth There was an initiative from Intel - x86S - scrape all legacy from the ISA and start fresh from x86_amd64. That bavkward com

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Autumn Equinox Is in 2 Weeks: What It Is and What It Looks Like

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-05 06:53:00

Even if the leaves haven't yet begun turning where you live, Labor Day is over, school is back in session and fall is almost here. The official arrival of the season is the autumnal equinox, which occurs in the Northern Hemisphere this month. After a hot summer, the September equinox marks a welcome shift in the seasons for many folks. But what exactly is an equinox? It's all about Earth and its relationship with the sun. Here's how to understand, visualize and celebrate the autumnal equinox.

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-05 07:08:40

Nuclear startup Deep Fission announced Monday that it has gone public in a reverse merger, netting the company $30 million. No, it’s not 2021. The startup is proposing to build small, cylindrical nuclear power plants and lower them into 30-inch diameter holes drilled one mile down into the Earth. By burying the reactors, the company hopes to solve several problems that plague current reactors, including concerns over meltdowns and potential terrorist attacks. Deep Fission’s 15-megawatt reacto

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Some Heart Attacks Might Be Triggered by Germs

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-10-05 11:30:27

Germs might be even worse for us than we thought. New research suggests that certain infections could be a contributing factor to heart attacks. Scientists in Finland and the UK conducted the study, which examined arterial plaques taken from people who died from heart disease and others. They found these plaques often contained a dormant layer of bacterial biofilm; they also found evidence that bacteria released from this biofilm can then trigger heart attacks. Though not yet definitive, the st

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Is Apple Finally Making a Move on Smart Home Tech? 4 Rumored Products We'd Love to See

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-05 14:23:00

It's a matter of when, not if. Apple's take on the smart home is coming, with multiple reports saying the tech giant is ready to release its own line of smart devices and home security products. While it's a little early, Apple's big "awe dropping" event on Sept. 9 could showcase the first elements of its big home expansion. We already expect to see the new iPhone 17, a new Apple Watch and an AirPod announcement. Here's what could happen if there's a surprise home tech release, too, from table

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Wi-Fi Signals Can Measure Heart Rates Without Wearables, New Research Suggests

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-05 14:46:00

Imagine checking your heart rate without strapping on a smartwatch or chest monitor. This future might not be far off. Engineers at the University of California-Santa Cruz developed a system that uses Wi-Fi signals to monitor heart rate without the need for smartwatches, chest straps or other wearables. The project, known as Pulse-Fi, shows in early data that ordinary wireless devices can be repurposed as accurate health sensors. "Non-intrusive monitoring of vital signs such as heart rate is c

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On a day of rebranding at the Pentagon, this name change slipped under the radar

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-05 15:45:02

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday authorizing the Department of Defense to refer to itself as the Department of War, reverting to a more bellicose title used until a 1940s-era military shakeup in the aftermath of World War II. The order approves the Pentagon's use of the Department of War name as an "additional secondary title" for the Department of Defense while the Trump administration seeks congressional approval to officially change the name. Until Congress votes on th

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Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-10-05 15:49:04

In Brief Cognition AI, the startup behind AI coding agent Devin, has hit a $10.2 billion valuation after raising $400 million, marking a jump from the company’s $4 billion valuation earlier this year, reports Bloomberg. Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Ventures. In July, Cognition acquired AI coding startup Windsurf, just days after Goo

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VC giant Insight Partners notifies staff and limited partners after data breach

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-10-05 15:56:04

Venture capital firm Insight Partners says it has completed notifying a number of individuals, including the firm’s limited partners, whose personal information was stolen by hackers in a January data breach. In a statement late last week, the company said it completed its review in August following the data breach, which it described as a “social engineering attack” without further explanation. According to its earlier notice, the stolen data included information about certain Insight Partner

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These potential Apple Watch Series 11 features would make me upgrade immediately

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-05 19:50:00

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. We're a day away from one of the biggest tech events of the year. Apple's "Awe-dropping" iPhone event takes place on Tuesday in Cupertino, where the tech giant will reveal its latest handsets and devices. Rumors swirl about Apple's thinnest iPhone, new AirTags, and three new Apple Watch drops. As a health wearables editor, the latter particularly excites me. In the lead-up to Apple's event, I've rounded up several Apple

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AI will consume all of IT by 2030—but not all IT jobs, Gartner says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-05 19:17:49

In five years, you won’t be able to spell IT without AI, Gartner predicted today. VP analysts Alicia Mullery and Daryl Plummer delivered the sentiment at their keynote address at Gartner’s IT Symposium in Gold Coast, Australia, as reported by The Register. Gartner believes that by 2030, all work performed by an IT department will involve the use of AI. That’s a progression from the 81 percent of IT work that’s done today without any use of AI, per Mullery. By 2030, not only will all IT work re

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6 features I'd like to see on the Apple Watch Series 11 - including a big one for health

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-06 03:02:00

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. We're a day away from one of the biggest tech events of the year. Apple's "Awe-dropping" iPhone event takes place on Tuesday in Cupertino, where the tech giant will reveal its latest handsets and devices. Rumors swirl about Apple's thinnest iPhone, new AirTags, and three new Apple Watch drops. As a health wearables editor, the latter particularly excites me. In the lead-up to Apple's event, I've rounded up several Apple

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