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Google wraps ‘blue links’ search test, lobbies for less maximalist application of EU’s DMA
Google has ended a test in which it was returning basic “blue link” search results for hotel-related searches in a handful of markets in the European Union, in response to compliance complaints related to the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). These blue links appeared instead of visually richer results, where its search engine will display…
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Microsoft anchors $9B renewable energy coalition
The coalition, which is organized by Acadia, is seeking to invest $9 billion to build 5 gigawatts worth of renewable power. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Zomato faces $95 million India tax bill
Zomato, India’s top food delivery and quick commerce platform, has been slapped with a tax bill of $94.5 million. The Indian tax authority has ordered the $32 billion firm to pay 401.7 crore in allegedly unpaid gross goods and services tax for the period between October 29, 2019, and March 31, 2022. The order also…
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Google announces Android XR platform, will launch first on Samsung’s Project Moohan device
Google said that it is launching a new Android-based XR platform on Thursday to accommodate AI features. The company said the platform, called Android XR, will support app development on different devices, including headsets and glasses. The company is releasing Android XR’s first developer preview on Thursday, which already supports existing tools, including ARCore, Android…
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Google wants to sell those Project Astra AR glasses some day, but it won’t be today
Google is slowly peeling back the curtain on its vision to, one day, sell you glasses with augmented reality and multimodal AI capabilities. The company’s plans for those glasses, however, are still blurry. At this point, we’ve seen multiple demos of Project Astra — DeepMind’s effort to build real-time, multimodal apps and agents with AI…
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Humba Ventures raises $40M fund to invest in deep tech, defense tech
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Anthropic’s 3.5 Haiku model comes to Claude users
Anthropic has released one of its newest AI models, Claude 3.5 Haiku, for users of its AI chatbot platform, Claude. Reports of 3.5 Haiku’s launch in Claude began rolling in Thursday morning on social media, and TechCrunch was able to independently confirm that the model is available in Claude on the web and mobile. Claude…
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Mark Zuckerberg sweetens Meta’s $1M donation to Trump’s inaugural fund with a pair of smart glasses
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pulling off a lobbying-public relations combo move by gifting President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund $1 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The money came from Meta, to be clear, but Zuckerberg sweetened the gift further — while doing great marketing — by sending Trump a pair of Meta’s smart…
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Epic Games to pre-install its game store on ‘millions’ of devices with new Telefónica deal
Epic Games is partnering with Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunication providers in the world, to preinstall the Epic Games Store on all new compatible Android devices on its network. Telefónica services Spain, the U.K., Germany, and Latin America. The company says the partnership will bring the Epic Games Store to “millions” of phones, marking…
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United and Air Canada can now use Apple AirTags to track lost luggage
Arriving in time for holiday travel and potentially lost luggage, a new feature that allows Apple AirTag owners to share the location of a lost item is now integrated with the customer service systems of two major airlines. United and Air Canada are the first launch partners for Apple’s “Find My Share Item Location” feature,…