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Amazon is launching two new designs for its Echo Dot Kids devices, the company announced at its virtual event today. The Echo Dot Kids devices now come in new Owl and Dragon designs. The two new designs join Amazon’s current Echo Dot Kids devices: the Tiger and the Panda. The new designs will be available […] Amazon is adding two new designs for Echo Dot Kids devices by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Amazon released Wednesday the second-generation version of Echo Auto, a smaller and slicker device aimed to broaden the e-commerce giant’s reach by bringing its Alexa voice assistant into more vehicles. Echo Auto, which first came to market in 2018, connects to a vehicle’s infotainment system to bring the Alexa assistant into the vehicle. A driver […] Amazon’s second-gen Echo Auto get smaller and adds roadside assistance by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

There’s been a standing question surrounding how seriously we should ultimately take Astro. The product was launched exactly one year ago, in limited quantities as a Day One offering for $1,500 a pop. My interaction with the robot was (at the time) limited to a few pre-launch demos. I came away from the experience thinking […] Amazon’s Astro robot gets pet detection, home security updates and an SDK by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

During Amazon’s hardware event this morning, the company announced new Alexa-powered Echo devices including new Echo Studio and Echo Dot models. One of the more notable upgrades is Eero Built-in for Echo Dot, which allows Echo Dot devices to serve as Wi-Fi extenders for existing Eero networks. The improved Echo Studio — which comes in […] Amazon debuts new Echo devices, including Echo Studio with spatial audio by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Alongside news of new Alexa devices, Amazon today unveiled a refresh of its Ring lineup including new cameras, alarms and more. The flagship addition for consumers is a new “pro-tier” security camera joining Ring’s radar-powered lineup, the Spotlight Cam Pro. However, the more interesting (or creepy?) news is Amazon’s plan to integrate its Ring Virtual […] Amazon’s Ring announces plan to use a robot for security patrols alongside new home security devices by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

In May, Lionsgate announced that it planned to spin off Starz. According to an SEC filing today, the company is switching focus on spinning out its studio business from Starz instead of the other way around. The SEC filing states, “[Lionsgate] remains on a path to separating our Starz and studio businesses. As negotiations progress, we […] Lionsgate to spin off studio biz, announces new ‘Lionsgate+’ brand for international streaming by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Amazon today announced a new feature for U.S. drivers who may need assistance while on the road — like if they get a flat tire or run out of gas, for instance. At its annual hardware event, the company introduced a service called Amazon Roadside Assistance, accessible from the Alexa app, or via Echo Auto […] Amazon Alexa and Echo Auto can now call for roadside assistance by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Exactly a year ago today, Amazon announced its entry into the fitness tracking space, with the launch of the Halo View. The wearable was certainly priced right at $80, with a design that appeared to take cues from some Fitbit offerings. Ultimately, however, the product received the wrong kind of press, over the matter of […] Amazon’s latest Halo device is a bedside sleep tracker by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

While Iranians struggle to access the Internet as civil protests continue to grow against the regime, TechCrunch has spoken to a tech entrepreneur inside the country to get a picture of how a small group of activists is working to get internet access working again inside the country after it was debilitated by the government, […] Iranian tech activists detail how tech industry could unlock Internet access to aid anti-regime protests by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

While Iranians struggle to access the Internet as civil protests continue to grow against the regime, TechCrunch has spoken to a tech entrepreneur inside the country to get a picture of how a small group of activists is working to get internet access working again inside the country after it was debilitated by the government, […] Iranian tech activists detail how tech industry could unlock Internet access to aid anti-regime protests by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hard to believe that, in 2022, the Kindle can still headline an Amazon event — and yet, he were are. We’re expecting plenty of news out of today’s virtual Amazon event (and slightly melancholy that we weren’t able to cover it from Seattle), but the company’s 15-year-old e-reader line is the big news this time […] Kindle Scribe brings writing to Amazon’s popular e-reader by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

After nine generations of Pokémon, it can sometimes feel like the game developers are just pulling random words from a hat and seeing what they come up with. I still can’t decide if Klefki, the sentient keyring Pokémon, is a stroke of genius or madness. Now, there’s an AI generator for that. Justin Pinkney, a […] Make your very own AI-generated Pokémon-like creature by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Despite the boom of education technology investment and innovation over the past few years, founder Julia Stiglitz, who broke into the edtech world as an early Coursera employee, thinks there’s a lot of room to grow. Her new startup, CoRise, sells expert-led programming to people who want to up-skill their careers. It’s a fresh play […] CoRise’s approach to up-skilling involves fewer courses and more access by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

This year, we're told, profit is in and growth is out. And yet there's some indication that growth expectations may be higher than ever. Let's attempt to square the circle. What are the new must-hit startup metrics? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is revamping its Play Store in an effort to help users better discover and install apps to other devices via their phone. The company announced a series of changes to the Google Play Store that will enable cross-device discovery and new tools to help developers better showcase their non-phone apps, it says. Among the […] Google updates the Play Store to make it easier to find non-phone apps by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Several months after making DALL-E 2 available in a limited beta, OpenAI today removed the waitlist for the AI-powered image-generating system (which remains in beta), allowing anyone to sign up and begin using it. Pricing will remain the same, with first-time users getting a finite amount of credits that can be put toward generating or […] OpenAI removes the waitlist for DALL-E 2, allowing anyone to sign up by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

What do more than 2,000 data scientists, engineers and machine learning professionals have in common? They’re all getting ready to hear from a fantastic lineup of speakers at the iMerit ML DataOps Summit on November 8. Over the course of the summit, you’ll hear from 18 of the the most influential and forward-thinking leaders in […] Hear game-changing AI and ML leaders at the iMerit ML DataOps Summit by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

For many non-technical sales teams at product-led growth companies, it’s difficult to sift through reams of data to find out the best way to engage with potential paying customers. That’s a problem that HeadsUp, a conversion engine for product-led sales, wants to solve. The San Francisco-based startup announced today it has raised $8.5 million in […] HeadsUp helps PLG sales teams understand how and when to sell by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

I’m in Toronto, Canada, and I was approved for an H-1B. Can I visit the U.S. on a previous B-1/B-2 visa this November? Dear Sophie: Is it OK to use a visitor visa while holding an H-1B? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Developers are a huge catalyst for growth in the competitive world of layer-one blockchains. Where the devs go, they build out applications and robust ecosystems, and user activity and interest tends to follow. Coral has been instrumental in building out dev tools for the Solana blockchain ecosystem. The startup created Anchor, which it says is […] Solana developer platform Coral raises $20M led by FTX, Jump Crypto to build web3’s iPhone by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch... →