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Google unveils redesigned $499 Pixel 9a

​[[{“value”:” Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 9a smartphone, its new midrange phone that will retail for $499. The A-series smartphone’s biggest change is its appearance, as the latest model ditches the camera bar on the back of the phone. The smartphone is getting a chip upgrade, as the new model features Google’s Tensor G4 processor, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Zoox recalls 258 self-driving cars over unexpected braking

​[[{“value”:” Zoox, Amazon’s autonomous driving unit, has issued a voluntary recall for 258 vehicles due to issues with its autonomous driving system that could cause unexpected hard breaking. The recall follows a preliminary investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last May after the agency received two reports of incidents in which motorcyclists collided […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Cape opens $99/month beta of its privacy-first mobile plan, inks Proton deal, raises $30M

​[[{“value”:” Mobile networks continue to be a major target for cybersecurity breaches, and Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon‘s persistent attacks on multiple carriers are only the latest known examples.  The mobile carrier startup Cape is taking a novel approach to addressing the problem: it has built a service it says can provide a more secure, private […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Google now lets kids use Google Wallet for in-store payments in select countries

​[[{“value”:” Google announced on Wednesday that kids with Android phones can now tap to pay at stores using Google Wallet in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, and Poland. Parents and guardians in these countries can now allow their children to access digital payments on their Android devices with supervision. Kids can also use Google […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

A day in my life

A day in my life

​[[{“value”:” Contrary to popular belief, I hate to report that every day while abroad is not a crazy adventure. But sometimes I think that is a good thing, it gives you the opportunity to slow down and just experience your host city. Oftentimes people who study abroad get too focused on traveling all over that they don’t spend a ton…

Learning a Lot!

Learning a Lot!

​[[{“value”:” This post is going to be all about my classes here in Spain and what I have been learning! I am about halfway through my semester so I will be sharing what I have been doing in class so far. I am enrolled in five classes here through the University of Alicante. Three of my classes are in Spanish,…

Home (…in the Amazon)

Home (…in the Amazon)

​[[{“value”:” I’ve heard a saying from a fish who was asked “How’s the water?” It responded, “What water?” It can be hard to understand the context we’re in until we remove ourselves from that context. Recently, I’ve been experiencing this with my conception of home. When I’m in Michigan, it’s hard to pick out what exactly feels like home. It’s…

Agentic AI startup AMT aims to be ‘Google Adwords for influencers,’ raises seed round

​[[{“value”:” Booking an ad campaign with social media influencers is currently not exactly easy. For starters, influencers’ approaches to marketing can be unconventional, and there’s no standard way to engage with them. On the other side, marketing agencies that employ hosts of people to book and track brand campaigns are limited by how many influencers they […] © 2024 TechCrunch….