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  • Apple Working on Three AI Wearables: Smart Glasses, AI Pin, and AirPods With Cameras

    Apple is speeding up its work on three AI wearable devices, reports Bloomberg. Apple is developing AI smart glasses, a wearable AI pin or pendant, and AI AirPods, all of which will connect to the iPhone and will interface with the smarter version of Siri that’s in the works. Cameras will be integrated into all read more

    Apple Working on Three AI Wearables: Smart Glasses, AI Pin, and AirPods With Cameras
  • Adani pledges $100B to build AI data centers as India seeks bigger role in the global AI race | TechCrunch

    Indian conglomerate Adani Group said on Monday it would invest $100 billion over the next decade to build data centers specialized for AI across the country, a move that underscores India’s ambition to play a larger role in the global AI race. The investment, which will run through 2035, is aimed at building renewable-energy-powered data read more

    Adani pledges 0B to build AI data centers as India seeks bigger role in the global AI race | TechCrunch
  • Apple Releases First macOS Tahoe 26.4 Public Beta

    Apple today provided public beta testers with the first release of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.4 update for testing purposes. The public beta comes a day after Apple provided the beta to developers. After signing up for beta testing on Apple’s beta site, public beta testers can download the updates using the Software Update section read more

    Apple Releases First macOS Tahoe 26.4 Public Beta
  • iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 Public Beta Now Available

    Apple today provided public beta testers with the first releases of upcoming iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, and watchOS 26.4 updates for testing purposes. The public betas come a day after Apple provided the betas to developers. Anyone can download and install public betas, and all that’s required is to sign up on Apple’s read more

    iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 Public Beta Now Available
  • Macron Adviser Anne-Claire Legendre Tapped to Head Institut du Monde Arabe

    Anne-Claire Legendre, a senior diplomat and one of French President Emmanuel Macron’s closest advisers on North Africa and the Middle East, has been chosen to lead the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, according toLe Monde,marking a turning point for the institution after weeks of turmoil. Legendre, 46, was selected by the institute’s board on read more

    Macron Adviser Anne-Claire Legendre Tapped to Head Institut du Monde Arabe
  • Just 8 months in, India's vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M | TechCrunch

    Indian vibe-coding platform Emergent was launched just eight months ago, and it now says it’s generating annual run-rate revenue of more than $100 million, thanks to surging demand by small businesses and non-technical users. The startup on Tuesday said it had doubled its annual run-rate revenue to $100 million in the past month, and it read more

    Just 8 months in, India's vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over 0M | TechCrunch
  • SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending | TechCrunch

    Last year, Chris Heckler was coming to the end of a five-year non-compete after selling his last company, a healthcare startup. “I was sitting on the sidelines doing angel investing, and I realized I was too young to retire,” he told TechCrunch. “I wanted to get back into it.” At the same time, Joseph Akintolayo read more

    SpendRule raises M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending | TechCrunch
  • Snapchat launches creator subscriptions in the US | TechCrunch

    Social network Snapchat announced today it’s launching creator subscriptions in alpha with select people in the U.S. starting on February 23. The company noted that users will be able to buy subscriptions to creators, includingJeremiah Brown,Harry Jowsey, andSkai Jackson.This will allow users to unlock exclusive content while creating monetization opportunities for creators. Creators can set read more

    Snapchat launches creator subscriptions in the US | TechCrunch
  • India bids to attract over $200B in AI infrastructure investment by 2028 | TechCrunch

    India has set out an aggressive push to attract more than $200 billion in artificial-intelligence infrastructure investment over the next two years, as it seeks to position itself as a global hub for AI computing and applications at a time when capacity, capital, and regulation are becoming strategic assets. The plans were outlined on Tuesday read more

    India bids to attract over 0B in AI infrastructure investment by 2028 | TechCrunch
  • University of North Texas Faculty Calls on School to Disclose Reason for Cancelation of Victor Quiñonez Exhibition

    Members of the faculty of College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD) at the University of North Texas (UNT) released an open letter on Friday objecting to the cancelation of a solo exhibition of artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez. In the letter, which was addressed to the “Office of the President and University Leadership, University of read more

    University of North Texas Faculty Calls on School to Disclose Reason for Cancelation of Victor Quiñonez Exhibition
  • Apple Intelligence Rollout Nears Completion With Upcoming iPad 12

    Apple’s next entry-level iPad is expected to gain the A18 chip, a change that appears modest on paper but would enable Apple Intelligence on the company’s most affordable tablet for the first time. Apple last refreshed the entry-level ‌iPad‌ in March 2025, adding the A16 chip. ‌Apple Intelligence‌ is supported by devices with the A17 read more

    Apple Intelligence Rollout Nears Completion With Upcoming iPad 12
  • Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100M or more in 2026 | TechCrunch

    Nearly 20U.S.-based AI startups have raised mega roundsof $100 million or more in 2026—andit’sbeen less than two months. If the first few weeks of 2026 are anyindicator, the AI startup market is in for another year ofmonster funding rounds at eye-watering valuations.U.S. AI startups raised more than$76 billionthroughmegaroundsin 2025, per TechCrunch’s count. Will startups see read more

    Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised 0M or more in 2026 | TechCrunch
  • Amazon Fire TV's new interface is now rolling out in the US | TechCrunch

    Amazon is rolling out a new user interface for its Fire TV streaming devices, designed to put more focus on the content, while also simplifying navigation. The update, which is initially available to Fire TV owners in the U.S., represents the first major Fire TV redesign in years. The changes arrive after an explosion of read more

    Amazon Fire TV's new interface is now rolling out in the US | TechCrunch
  • Ocean Vuong Is a Legitimately Good Photographer

    Art Review One might assume that his photography is the nepo baby of his writing, but this is genuinely a great show. Ocean Vuong, “Nicky and Ocean in bed” (2025) (©Ocean Vuong; courtesy the Center for Photography at Woodstock; all other photos Julia Curl/Hyperallergic) KINGSTON, NY — Being really, really good at something is a read more

    Ocean Vuong Is a Legitimately Good Photographer
  • These are the countries moving to ban social media for children | TechCrunch

    Over the past few months, several countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens. Australia became the first to implement such measures at the end of last year, setting a precedent that other countries are now closely watching. Australia’s regulations, along with other countries’ proposals, aim to reduce the pressures read more

    These are the countries moving to ban social media for children | TechCrunch
  • Apple Event on March 4: Heres What to Expect

    Apple on Monday invited selected journalists and content creators to a “special Apple Experience” on Wednesday, March 4 in New York, London, and Shanghai. At an Apple Experience, attendees are typically given the opportunity to try out Apple’s latest hardware or software. Following the launch of Apple Creator Studio last month, for example, some content read more

    Apple Event on March 4: Heres What to Expect
  • UK Case Claiming Qualcomm Inflated iPhone Prices to Be Withdrawn

    A major UK consumer lawsuit alleging that Qualcomm inflated iPhone prices through its patent licensing practices will be withdrawn with no payment (via Reuters). The lawsuit raised on behalf of 29 million UK smartphone buyers will be withdrawn following an agreement with the British consumer association Which?, which had filed the case seeking £480 million read more

    UK Case Claiming Qualcomm Inflated iPhone Prices to Be Withdrawn
  • British Museum Contests Report on Removal of ‘Palestinian’ from Some Wall Texts

    The British Museum contested a Telegraph report from this weekend, saying that it had not entirely stripped the word “Palestinian” from its wall texts in response to pressure from a pro-Israel group. The Telegraph report stated that UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) had written to British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan, claiming that using the word read more

    British Museum Contests Report on Removal of ‘Palestinian’ from Some Wall Texts
  • Apple Podcasts is getting an enhanced video experience this spring | TechCrunch

    Apple is taking on YouTube and Spotify with a new video podcast experience launching in the spring. Users will be able to switch between watching and listening to shows in the Apple Podcasts app, which will begin using the company’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video technology. Users can also switch to a horizontal version of read more

    Apple Podcasts is getting an enhanced video experience this spring | TechCrunch
  • Giant Crocheted 'Dumb Phones' by Nicole Nikolich Tap into Millennial Nostalgia

    For all of the “progress” associated with advancing technologies and the purported conveniences of having tiny, powerful computers at our fingertips, there are certainly some drawbacks. Smartphones today—and their millions of apps—are data-collecting devices as much as they are portals to search engines, maps, social media, the news, and anything else on the internet. And read more

    Giant Crocheted 'Dumb Phones' by Nicole Nikolich Tap into Millennial Nostalgia