Narwal adds AI to its vacuum cleaners to monitor pets and find jewelry

Narwal’s new robo vacuum cleaner switches to quiet mode near a baby’s crib.

CES 2026: Follow live as Nvidia, Lego, AMD, Amazon, and more make their big reveals

CES 2026, the annual consumer tech conference held in Las Vegas, is here. And lucky for you, we have TechCrunch editors and reporters on the ground to cover the news, scout out the interesting, weird, and relevant (and some not so relevant) tech, and of course the people working on it. Even before the official… Continua a leggere CES 2026: Follow live as Nvidia, Lego, AMD, Amazon, and more make their big reveals

CES 2026: Follow live as Nvidia, Lego, AMD, Amazon, and more make their big reveals

CES 2026, the annual consumer tech conference held in Las Vegas, is here. And lucky for you, we have TechCrunch editors and reporters on the ground to cover the news, scout out the interesting, weird, and relevant (and some not so relevant) tech, and of course the people working on it. Even before the official… Continua a leggere CES 2026: Follow live as Nvidia, Lego, AMD, Amazon, and more make their big reveals

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.

Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026

Google TV will let you ask Gemini to find and edit your photos, adjust your TV settings, and more.

French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes

France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker

Plaud is going after the likes of Granola to launch a desktop app that records online meetings

DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI

DoorDash seems to have confirmed a viral story about a driver using an AI-generated photo to lie about making a delivery.

Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit

Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million, according to people familiar with the transaction. The acquisition brings together two of Africa’s leading fintech infrastructure companies. Flutterwave operates one of the continent’s widest payments networks, while Mono, often described as… Continua a leggere Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit

Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media?

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for a social media app that helps users “plan with intention.”