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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Aina-Ring-Hands.jpeg?resize=1200,805″] Hardware startup Aina released a smart ring today that features a screen, a joystick, and a mic so that you can talk to your agents and take notes. The $399 ring has a speaker so you can take calls using it as well. The startup, which raised $5.5 million in July, is…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1178603809.jpg?w=1024″] At its developer conference on Thursday, Box showed off a new feature that will build Nvidia’s Nemotron embedding system into the core of its product. Called Box Content Retrieval, the new feature allows agents to answer queries far more effectively by relying on the embedded metadata created by Nemotron.  Box says the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iphone-usb-lighting-charging-cable.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Batteries have transformed electronics, giving us powerful phones, tablets, e-readers, and smart watches. But eventually, every battery runs flat. Maybe not for long. One startup, RadianX, envisions a world in which portable and edge devices can cut the cord for good without running out of power. The key is a better breed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Agility_Digit5_01.png?resize=900,1200″] Almost a year ago to the day, Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock responded to some gentle social media taunting from rival robotics company Agility with a prediction: “You’ll be bankrupt in <12 months.” Instead, Agility is going public through a reverse merger that will see it become a publicly traded company and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/waymo-ojai-getty.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Waymo will end its exclusivity with Uber in the Austin and Atlanta markets starting in January 2028, co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana told Bloomberg News in a report published Wednesday. The robotaxi company will offer rides directly through its own smartphone app, like it does in other cities. Uber confirmed to TechCrunch Wednesday that…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/V8_PHASE-1_LOBTS.jpg?resize=1200,900″] The film company behind the Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything,” A24, posted on Instagram that it granted a request from NASA to screen the film on the International Space Station (ISS). Unless A24 is deceiving us (why would they?), it appears that some astronauts can’t wait to come back to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-13-at-3.33.43-PM.png?resize=1200,649″] Sequoia Capital posted a memo to X on Wednesday morning titled “The Sequoia of Tomorrow” that’s full of surprises. The firm has raised roughly $10 billion in new funds, it says. It is also closing its London office, shutting down its Arc accelerator and its Scouts program, merging its early-stage and growth…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Early-Stage-2024-audience.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Tomorrow is it! TechCrunch Founder Summit, presented by Fidelity Private Shares, brings founders and investors together at Boston’s SoWa Power Station for a full day focused on building what comes next. Secure your ticket savings before prices increase when doors open at 9 a.m. ET. Whether you’re attending solo, bringing a co-founder,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Yvonne.jpg?resize=1171,1200″] Yvonne Bajela knew it was time to launch her own fund. She spent more than a decade as a VC, most recently at LocalGlobe and Impact X Capital Partners, where she made bets on now-unicorn companies like the fintech Wise, the insurance company Marshmellow, and robotaxi Mooves. On Tuesday, she announced that…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/live-rewind-restaurant.jpg?resize=1200,669″] Apple’s AI-powered “Audio Intelligence” technology for the Apple Watch is rolling out into beta testing on Tuesday, initially for developers in the iOS 27.3 update, after first being announced at the company’s Surprise and Shine hardware event in September. The technology includes a set of four opt-in AI features that allow Apple…