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The last few months in the camera world have been tumultuous, to say the least. Since our previous guide, we’ve seen numerous new models from Sony, Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon and Panasonic with better shooting speeds, autofocus and video. That’s exciting if you’re after the latest cameras, but it also means that deals can be found on great older models, as well.If you’re confused about which models have the best AF capabilities, stabilization or other features, we’re here to clear things up. Our 2023 guide will catch you up on all the latest models and deals, so you can select the best...

If you’ve been following the handheld PC craze of late, you’ll know it’s a very kinetic category. And with ASUS throwing its hat in the ring, expect to see even more gaming handhelds trying to steal a bit of the Steam Deck’s lunch. Ayaneo, a relatively unknown player just a couple of years ago, has become one of the more prolific names in this space and its newest handheld - the Air Plus - is its latest effort to tempt folk over to the warm waters of portable PC gaming.If the Air Plus looks familiar, that’s because it’s the third iteration of Ayaneo’s “Air” series and it comes...

Samsung has revealed that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Health Monitor app's irregular heart rhythm notification (IHGN) feature for Galaxy Watch devices. The company says that, along with the wearable's electrocardiogram (ECG) capabilities, the feature can help to identify signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), a type of arrhythmia.AFib is widely believed to be an alarm bell for potentially major cardiovascular issues that can lead to increased risk of stroke, heart failure and other complications. In some cases, those with AFib are asymptomatic. The Galaxy...

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.Daily Crunch: In its second markdown in 4 months, Invesco slashes Swiggy’s valuation to $5.5B by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

In this issue: Environmentalists sue over Starship; Nuview's plan to make a 3D map of the world; News from Maxar, and moreMax Q: A lawsuit? Over Starship? I’m shocked by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out a rough plan for expanding access to Full Self-Driving (FSD), the company’s advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), throughout North America and the rest of the world. “Once FSD is super smooth (not just safe), we will roll out a free month trial for all cars in North America,” […]Elon Musk teases free Tesla FSD trial in North America by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Illustration: The Verge Google’s I/O event is less than two days away, and a new CNBC report might have just revealed some of the major AI-focused updates to be announced at the show.One big component will be a new large language model (LLM), PaLM 2, which CNBC describes as a “general-use” LLM that is Google’s “most recent and advanced.” The LLM has apparently performed “a broad range of coding and math tests as well as creative writing tests and analysis,” according to CNBC, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see Google show off some of those capabilities onstage. (The first PaLM...

Lucid’s first quarter results showed a company with widening losses and revenue that failed to meet Wall Street expectations, results that sent shares tumbling as investors worried about demand for its luxury Air sedan. Lucid shares dropped more than 9% in after-hours trading as investors reacted to the dismal first-quarter earnings. Shares have since recovered […]EV maker Lucid misses on revenue, earnings in Q1 by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Casey Handmer is not intimidated by very large quantities. Trillions of acres. Thousands of gigawatts of solar power. A billion metric tons of carbon. His startup, Terraform Industries, aims to operate at these ambitious scales. The company wants to turn hydrogen and atmospheric carbon into synthetic natural gas at scale. It’s more than a little […]Terraform Industries wants to solve climate change by making more hydrocarbons by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Time is relentless and, right now, it’s no friend to procrastination-prone early-stage startup founders. The application window for Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 slams shut in just one week. Can you afford to miss this potentially life-changing opportunity? We think not. Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in 7 days The elite […]One week left: Apply to TC Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Severance. | Image: Apple The Writers Guild of America’s current strike is shaping up to be a shining example of just how much power workers have when working collectively. Take, for example, the way production has been halted on Apple’s Severance and HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight due to picketing WGA members and allies refusing to cross the line.Deadline reports that, in direct response to the organized demonstrations of striking writers, production on Severance’s second season in New York City and on The Hedge Knight — which...

“The medium is the message” is the common phrase, but entrepreneur Alexis Traina believes that messages, themselves – text messages to be exact – deserve attention, too. Traina is the CEO and co-founder of HiNOTE, an app that helps people create messages, set over personalized backdrops of anything from a tipped-over wine glass to a […]This app, backed by Marissa Mayer and Peter Thiel, is making texts more expressive by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Image: BrickLink Designer Program Today, five Lego fans are experiencing a dream come true — Lego will turn their design into an official limited-edition Lego set and pay them 5 percent of the proceeds when the sets go up for preorder (limit 20,000 each) in February 2024.Here are the sets that the internet (and Lego’s panel of judges) have chosen to produce:Parisian Street: Image: BrickLink Designer Program Click for larger image. Image: BrickLink Designer Program Click for larger image. The Snack Shack: Image: BrickLink Designer Program Image: BrickLink Designer Program Mountain Fortress...

Image: Nicole Rivelli / Amazon Studios Amazon has plans to sell some of its original Prime Video content to other streaming platforms. In a press release posted on Monday (via Variety), the company announced that it’s forming Amazon MGM Studios Distribution to handle the placement of its shows and movies on outside services, including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hunters, All the Old Knives, and more.This means that some of the shows and movies that were once exclusive to Prime Video could land on cable networks and other streaming services, including those that offer free ad-supported...

Synthetic speech can be a fearful object these days when paired with deepfakes and other AI deceptions, but it’s also an indispensable tool for anyone who can no longer speak on their own. Acapela Group has these folks squarely in mind with its new “my own voice” service, which lets anyone train an AI voice […]Acapela lets anyone back up their own voice for free in minutes — just in case by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Conferences and other in-person events rushing to impose facial recognition on attendees in Europe without doing the necessary due diligence over data protection risks beware: The organizers of the global connectivity industry shindig, Mobile World Congress (MWC), which takes place annually in Barcelona, have been fined €200,000 (~$224k) by Spain’s data protection watchdog over a […]MWC’s organizer slapped with GDPR fine over biometrics ID checks due diligence by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

We can all agree that data brokers are creepy and bad, and that in this age they have feasted upon our personal information like never before. Opting out is hard enough — which is why Optery is there to help — but as the data economy continues to evolve, we may want a more proactive […]Optery using its new funding to evolve from data broker opt-outs to personal info platform by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Crackdowns on the smuggling of U.S. technology in support of Russia’s war effort has wider implications for the tech industry.Western sanctions against Russia: Tips for tech companies managing compliance risk by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

Hollywood's writers already had a mechanism in place to rebuff what they consider to be unfair changes to their compensation and employment. Tech workers don't have that muscle.Tech workers could take labor lessons from Hollywood’s writers by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

Electric boats are still a rarity on America’s waterways, but everyone seems to agree they represent a cleaner, quieter future for our lakes, rivers, and coastal waters. Navier has moved impressively quickly from idea to prototype to production boat, and the startup is now touring the west coast, winning admirers in high places who hope […]Navier’s hydrofoiling electric cruises west coast waterways to line up first pilot programs by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter is purging inactive accounts on its platform, which may free up a number of long-coveted usernames, according to recent tweets by owner Elon Musk. Though Twitter for years has promised to put more usernames back into rotation, it hadn’t yet made any large-scale effort to do so, despite having an inactive account policy in […]Elon Musk says Twitter is purging old accounts, freeing up desired usernames by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon announced Monday the launch of its new unit Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, which will allow the company to license Amazon Originals and other titles to third-party media companies, which could include streaming services (free, ad-supported or subscription), cable TV as well as pay TV distribution. For the first time, titles such as “The Marvelous […]Amazon to license original series and movies to other media companies by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

The feature should eventually be available on the Galaxy Watch 5 (left) and Watch 4 (middle and right) lineups. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Samsung announced today that it received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for a forthcoming irregular heart rhythm notification feature for its Galaxy Watches. This is meant to work alongside its FDA-cleared EKG feature and first arrive on its upcoming Galaxy Watch 6.Functionally, it’s more similar to Fitbit’s passive AFib monitoring feature that was introduced last year than the EKG spot-checks Apple introduced with the...